Samford University - Entre Nous Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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DR. HARXVELL G. DAVIS Pl't'Xi4fl'l1f of flu' Coflvgt' l.l..l5.. l.l,.l?. On the right as one enters Main Build- ing is located the office of the Presi- dent. Here, by the light that filter through the Venetian blinds on the windows, students are always welcome to bring their problems for discussion. lior more than fifty years great men have occupied this room in the admin- istration of the affairs of Howard College. Today, a man occupies the office whom the students instinctively trust and admire. Major Harwell G. Davis possesses an unusual combination of qualities which causes him to be pecu- liarly fitted for his responsibility-the penetrating insight of a lawyer, the discipline of an army officer, the aca- demic keenness of a Phi Beta Kappa. Space will not permit even a cursory survey of the many improvements that have come to Howard College during his short tenure of office. The faculty has been strengthened, black ink sub- stituted for red in the account books, and, greatest of all, Howard has be- come as never before the hub of relig- ious activities in the state. The insti- tution has become truly a center of learning and culture. XVe are proud of our President, and we appreciate the new vitality he has brought the college. We sincerely be- lieve that his star is in the ascendency. ll' l'9

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ent on eans DR. P. P. BURNS Dean of ffac' College' The highest academic office on the campus is held by a man whose strong sense of duty and natural love for learning has earned him a lasting place in the hearts of Howard students. A person of quiet dignity and lofty ideals, Dean P. P. Burns is possessed with the truly scholarly desire to learn for the pure joy of learning and to go still further to impart his knowledge to others. Perhaps better than any other man now living, Dean Burns represents the old Howard College of a few decades ago. His inexhaustible store of knowl- edge on a wide range of subjects is a continuous source of wonder to us all. The kind of dean who has, in com- forting small ways, made the rules of Howard fit the student rather than the student fir the rules. By the way he keeps up with and remembers students from the past years, we have the secure knowledge that after graduation we too shall be kept up with and remembered. MRS. I. R. OBENCHAIN Dean of WOIIIUII The first person to give kindly ad- vice to bewildered freshmen girls, and a most important aid in helping seniors to adjust themselves to society after graduation, is Howardis capable and energetic Dean of Women-Mrs. I. R. Obenchain. Not only has she received training in some of the South's best educational institutions, including Auburn, Troy, and Peabody, but she has gone to the sidewalks of New York to do graduate study at Columbia University. Her DEAN P. P. BURNS A. M., LiTT. D. teaching career includes experience at Auburn, Alabama, and Peabody . . . Her ability as a teacher and her de- votion to student affairs certainly war- rant the tremendous popularity she enjoys. Mus. I. R. Oixifxui.-xlN A. M.