Southern Methodist University - Rotunda Yearbook (University Park, TX)

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DR. CHARLES CLAUDE SELECMAN man of courage, foresight and unlimited energy, who has selflessly dedicated himseIF to the building of a greater University, President Charles Claude Selecman merits this tribute.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES OFFICERS JOHN MONROE MOORE . . MCNEXY LAYTUX W. BAILEY V TRUSTEES LHLRCH A'l LARGE BISHOP HIRAM ABIFF BOAZ, IVI.A., D.D., LLD. BISHOP JOHN MONROE NIOORIZ, Phil, D.D. THE REVFKEND VVJLLIAM D. BRADFIELD, A M., B.D., D.D. JOE J. PERKINS Clmirmzm FRAXK LETCHER I'ics-Clmirmmz . S ccrelary Houston Dallas Dallas XVichitn Falls Dallas Houston Dallas Dallas Dallas Pine B1uf?,Ark. Grab 21m E. GORDON PERRY WALTER WILLIAM, FONDREN THOMAS MARVIN CLVLLLVM, BS. FRANK LETCHER MCNENY W. B. HEAD HARVEY CROWLEY COUCH, LLD. BISHOP MOORE MALcuLM KINTNER GRAHAM, LL.D. CENTRAL TEXAS CONFERENCE THE REVEREND WALTER WILLIAM WARD, AB. . THE HONORABLE jonx EDWARD HICKMAN, LLB. . NORTH TEXAS CONFERENCE THE REYEREND CHARLES CLAUDE SELECMAN, D D., LLD. . . . . . . WILLIAM BENJAMIN HAMILTON, A.B,, M.A. . NORTHWEST TEXAS CONFERENCE THE REVEREND J. O. HAYNES, A B., B.D., M. A. . I M. VVILLsoN, A.B. . . . . LITTLE ROCK CONFERENCE THE REVEREXD JOHN LEWIS CANNON, A B., D.D. Hope, Ark. NORTH ARKANSAS CONFERENCE THE REVEREND GEORGE G. DAVIDSON . LOUISIANA CONFERENCE THE REVEREND W. WINANS DRAKE, A.B., D.D.. MISSOURI CONFERENCE THE REVEREND JOSEPH DRAM; RANDOLPH, A.B., D.D. . . ST. LOUIS CONFERENC THE REVEREND IVAN LEE HOLT, Ph.D., D.D., LL.D. Gntesville Eastlnnd Forrest City, Ark. . Dallas VVlchlta Falls Lake Charles, La. Lubbock Flo d: LL ,V l 1 Richmond,Mo. TEXAS CONFERENCE THE. REVEREND JAMES KILGURE, A.M., D.D. R. W. FAIR WEST TEXAS CONFERENCE Dallas Tyler . St. LOUIS, MO. THE REVEREND RAYMOND AxTn: TAYLOR, SOUTHWEST MISSOURI CONFERENCE A.B., B.D. . . . HENRY ERNEST JACKSOX, AB. OKLAHOMA CONFERENCE THE REVEREND R. T. BLACKBURN, D.D. SENATOR JOHN H. CARLOCK Uvaldc San Angelo AR, B.D. . . . . NEW MEXICO CONFERENCE THE REVEREND NATHANIEL LEE LINEBAUG 11m LL.D. Shawnee, Okla. Ardmore, Okla. THE REVEREND JOSEPH MILLARD SHOCKLEY, Marshall, Mo. H; Roswell, N. M. Fondren Sclccman Couch Fair lVICNeny Perry Grab 21m Shockley Holt Willson Iinymcs Ward Hamilton Taylor I7

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THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF DR. CHARLES CLAUDE SELECMAN Ten years ago, the campus of Southern Methodist University presented an extensive Vista of Texas landscape whose horizon was broken by only seven structures: Dallas Hall and a wooden shack, which housed administrative of- fices and classrooms, three dormitories, a gymnasium; the skeleton of a stadium. Less than one thousand young men and women sought learning under restricted conditions, the national reputation of the young institution was negligible. On March 21, 1923, Judge Joseph E. Cockrell, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, introduced to that group Dr. Charles C. Selecman, pastor of First Methodist Church, South, in Dallas, whom they had just elected president of the University. On the following April 1st the new executive took oHice. The results of the progress of Southern lVIethodist University during the ten years intervening between that occasion and the present have been phenomenal. The merely physical evidences of change, obvious to the passerby, are indicative of the surprising transformation wrought in every part of the Universityls life during this period. A plant valued in 1923 at $1,500,000 has been expanded until now it is valued at $3,280,000. Two new dormitories have replaced older ones, a new stadium and basketball pavillion an Engineering Building and Steam Plant and Tunnels, the hrst floor of an Administration Building, a hall of Science and another of Theology, and Mcllarlin Auditorium have all been added to the prospect of the campus. The endowment has been increased from $880,000 to more than $2,300,000. As a parallel to these changes has been the growth in the Universityls scho- lastic achievements, its prestige and influence. T0 the four schools existing in 1923 have been added a School of Education, a School of Engineering and a School of Law. Besides these schools, new departments within schools have been established, notably, the Arnold School of Cover iment, with its own separate en- dowment of $120,000, and provisions have bean made for a large increase in scholarships available to students. This widening of the UniversityTs facilities and eHiciency has resulted in its recognition by the most important accrediting agencies in the United States. At the present time, with an enrollment almost double that of 1923, it has gained a national reputation as one of the leading institutions of higher learning in the Southwest. To the man whose wisdom, unselfish industry and fortitude have been in a great measure responsible for this development all 8. lVI. U. students and alumni are grateful. We have thought it especially fitting that, at the close of his tenth year of service to the University, we should pay this tribute to our President, Charles C. Selecman. a 19 e