Southwestern University - Souwester Yearbook (Georgetown, TX)

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HENRY EDWIN MEYER A.B., B.S., B.M., A.M., MUS.D. DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS. THE ADMINISTRATION Southwestern University is an insti- tution of the Methodist Church. It is governed by a Board of Trustees composed of twenty-five members, both ministers and laymen. These men are selected from the Texas Conferences as well as the New Mexico Conference. These members are elected by the Annual Con- ferences and have a term of office for four years. This board operates under the charter which was ap- proved February 5, 1875. Since that time, however, there have been several revisions. For more than a hundred years now, since its origin as Ruterville College in February, 1840, South- western has had as its ideal the development of Christian culture and character. The administration, as well as the faculty and every member connected with the Univer- sity, adds its part to this goal of de- veloping better men and women. 19