Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Page Sixteen BOARD OF TRUSTEES GIFFORD PINCHOT The Governor of the State of Pennsylvania J. HAMPTON MOORE The Mayor Of the City Of Philadelphia THOMAS F. ARMSTRONG CHARLES E. BEURY EDWARD G. BUDD PERCY M. CHANDLER CYRUS H. K. CURTIS CHARLES G. ERNY JOHN HOWVARD FRICK ALBERT M. GREENFIELD WALTER C. HANCOCIC ALBERT C. OEHRLE BURTON C. SIMON JOHN H. SMALTZ ERNEST T. TRIGG GEORGE A. WELSH GEORGE XVHEELER MORRIS WILLIAMS ALEXANDER JVILSON WILLIAM T. WYCKOEE GEORGE D. KEIM DAVID KIRSCHBAUM WILMER KRUSEN E. J. LAFFERTY JOHN A. NLACCALLIJM ARTHUR A. JMIITTEN JOHN BIONAGHAN ROLAND S. MORRIS CHARLES G. DIUELLER OFFICERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CHARLES E. BEURY . . WILMER KRUSEN . . GEORGE A. WELSH . . JOHN A. MACCALLUM . JOHN H. SMALTZ . . . E. J. LAFFERTY . . . President . Honorary T'z'ce-Presidenzf . Secretary . Assistant Secretary . Assistavzt Secretary . T reasuirer

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ADMINISTRATION

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x'-'fi-bl i . 'I elumillgff 1 ai 1 PRESIDENT CHARLES E. B HAT will happen to Temple when Dr. Conwell dies? was the question upon many tongues. During the last years of his life he was frequently urged to bring in a man as an understudy. a man whom he could train to carry on after him. But. he would not. It was an evidence ol' the strong faith that was in him. No, was always his reply. I shall never attempt to pick my successor. The Lord will bring forward the man when need of him coniesf' And he did. Like Conwc-ll's own Acres of Diamonds, he was in Temple's dooryard all the time. Charles E. Beury assumed his duties President of Temple University seven years ago. Previous to that time he had served on the Board of Trustees for thirteen years. A graduate of Princeton and of Harvard Law School. he brought with him to Temple a line legal mind with remarkable analytical powers, trained to separate and arrange facts in order and keep them within easy reach for immediate use when necessary. He gave up an honored career at the bar, probably a judgeship, for he has a judicial mind. He has had to sacrifice leisure and personal pleasures, substituting manifold worries of every description and nerve-racking confinement to work. As the years have rolled on, the value of Dr. Beury to this University has become more and more apparent. His shrewd observations, constructive criticism, and quiet, hard-working manner have brought phenomenal results in higher standards, better teaching, and the Hnest of equipment and buildings. No thought for himself, he has been willing to give his all for the nurture and development of another man,s child. because he has a vision that is as large as the one Dr. Conwell possessed. He has given all during the past seven years of his life, but he still has many years of service before him. There is a twinkle in his eye which indicates that he is decidedly human. He enjoys people. VVhile not effusive, he likes to make new friends. His affable manner draws them to him by hundreds, but when he talks, one readily sees that he knows whereof he speaks, and that he gives careful thought to his expression. Day and night Dr. Beury has worked to realize the dreams of Temp1e's founder. His remarkable success is proof that he is imbued with the spirit of Conwell, and that he is the chosen instrument of Conwell's God. Pag