Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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Ade Stadium possible. He has also donated to the University tracts of land, funds, patents, and inventions. He is president of the Ross Gear and Tool Com- pany and Rostone, lncorpo- rated, Mr. Ross has headed the Board of Trustees since l927. Palmer R, Edgerton of West Lafayette, l906 graduate of the University, has served as a member of the board since l924. Mr. Edgerton, the board's agricultural representative, has been a University instructor, county agricultural agent,farmf er, and manager of several farms in northwestern Indiana. Dr. Kathryn McHale, of Lo- gansport and Washington, D, C., named to the Board of Trusf tees in l937 to succeed the late Mrs. Virginia C. Meredith, is the second woman to serve in such a capacity. Dr. McHale holds degrees from Columbia and other universities and is on the staff of Goucher College in Baltimore. losiah K. Lilly, chairman of the Board of Eli Lilly and Com- pany, studied at Asbury lnow Depauwl and the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. He has been a member of the Board of Trustees since i927 and gives unstintingly of his time and re- sources to University projects. His wide experience in manu- facturing, business, and finan- cial fields has made him valu- able in dealing with University affairs. l. Emmett Hall, a l906 civil engineering graduate, has util- ized his engineering training and experience in activities of the board since his appointment in l927, In l9lOhe established and became president of the Hall Construction Company of Indianapolis,

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john A. Hillenbrand, presi- dent of the Batesville Casket Company, financier and farm- er, has served on the Board of Trustees since l9l 3, He is the oldest man on the board in years of service. james W. Noel, who gradu- ated from Purdue in l892, has been a board member since 1917. Mr. Noel, a successful Indianapolis attorney, was sec- retary to the president for two years following his graduation before studying law. He is the author of treatises on law, busi- ness, and finance. Robert A. Simpson of Vin- cennes, a member of the Board of Trustees since l925, is a prominent horticulturist, and directs the Simpson Orchard Company, one ot the largest in the state. He cooperates with the University in horticultural research and extension work. john W. Wheeler of Crown Point, l9l6 graduate of civil engineering, was appointed to the board in i937 following the resignation of james L. Kim- brough. Mr. Wheeler was a contractor and later served four years on the Indiana Highway Commission. He left this post in january, l937, when he be- came assistant to the president of the Burlington Railroad. :CY K. ,, David E, Ross, chairman of the Board of Trustees, gradu- ated from Purdue in electrical engineering in l893. He has become prominent as an in- ventor, business man, farmer, and philanthropist. His con- tributions, combined with those of George Ade, made the Ross- ts' A

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MARTIN L4 FISHER Martin L Fisher has been connected with fill ty Since his graduati from Purdui in 1903. H! flnt on the faculty of the Schoo of Agriculture, bltoming dean of that school in 1921. i 1926, he has hold Of Dean Of Men of the Unive Dean Fisher is a m scientific honorary, Indi- ana Academy of Science, Indiana State Audubon Society, Kappa Delta Pi, educational honorary, Alpha Zeta, agricultural honor- ary, and Sigma Pi, social fraternity. On the campus Dean Fisher is the active manager of N.Y.A., and chairman of the Student Loan Committee, Student Health Committee, and the Committee for the Readmission of Students. Last year Dean Fisher was awarded the Sigma Delta Chi leather medal, given annually to the man who makes the greatest con- tribution to the welfare, success, and reputation of Purdue Uni- versity. He spends most of his time orientating freshmen and advising upperclassmen, but he also aids students in selecting programs and finding positions after graduation. He inspects and approves all rooming houses. Dealing with delinquent students and admin- istering the penalty rule are among his most unpleasant tasks. Says Dean Fisher: Anything of interest to the students is of interest to me, and he means it, for last year he attended l I5 student functions, contacting l7,293 persons. His chief hobby is nature study, but he enjoys hiking, golfing, mushroom hunting, and fishing.