University of Arkansas Fayetteville - Razorback Yearbook (Fayetteville, AR)

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IN MEMORIAM MISS MARY ANNE DAVIS For nearly half a century Miss Mary Anne Davis, lovable member of the University faculty, willingly and graciously gave her time and kindly advice to whatever student would ask it. Her genuine sense of humor and keen interest in everyone around her made Miss Mary Anne an addition to any group of which she was a member. Miss Davis died on December 26 of pneumonia. She had been ill only a short time. Born in North Middleton, Kentucky, of prominent Southern parents. Miss Davis received her education at Hamilton College, Lexington, Kentucky. She graduated as valedictorian of her class, with special honors in mathematics. Only twenty years old when she came to the University of Arkansas, Miss Davis was an instructor in mathematics and English for 47 years. For 12 years she served as dean of women, and for a time she was in charge of the preparatory hall of the University preparatory school. She also taught in the Washington Ward School. Miss Davis was one of the founders of Delta Phi, a local organization, which later af¬ filiated with the national sorority, Zeta Tau Alpha. A well-known poet of this part of the country. Miss Mary Anne was a frequent contributor to the Ozark Moon, a feature column of the Northwest Arkansas Times, which is conducted by Prof. W. J. Lemke of the University Journalism Department. She was a member of the Poetry Club, and winner of the Club ' s first award for original composition. Her book of poems, entitled From My Window, was published last year by the Bar D Press of Siloam Springs.

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JAMES WILLIAM FULBRIGHT — THE PRESIDENT From the first grade of the training school to the presidency of the University, all in less than 30 years—that is the record of James William Fulbright, youthful and dynamic president of the University of Arkansas. After receiving his A. B. degree from the University in 1925, President Fulbright attend¬ ed Oxford University as a Rhodes scholar, taking his master ' s degree there in 1931. His LLB., degree is from George Washington Uni¬ versity, 1934. Mr. Fulbright was admitted to the bar of the court of appeals and the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. He served for a time with the anti-trust division of the United States Department of Justice. In 1935 he re¬ turned to George Washington University to teach law. In 1937, President Ful¬ bright came back to the University of Arkansas as an instructor in law. He was named president of the University last fall, be¬ coming, at the age of 34, the youngest head of a state university in the United States. Concern¬ ing his youth, Today ' s Young Men, a recent volume of biographies of 70 successful men who are still in their twenties and thirties says: Intelli¬ gence and excellent judg¬ ment, plus the practical experience he has had, qualify him for his impor¬ tant position, age having nothing to do with it. While a student at the University of Arkansas, Bill (as he prefers to be known) Fulbright was an outstanding football player. His senior year he was president of associated students. Although he is very fond of golf, Mr. Fulbright regrets that he has not had an opportunity to play for three years. He likes farming and garden¬ ing; in fact, he lives on a farm north of the city. He is especially proud of his small herd of whiteface cattle. Because he is extremely active in all student affairs and activities, and because he is constantly working toward further improvement and growth of the University of Arkansas, President Fulbright has made him¬ self very popular with the University student body. 14