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

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HARRY L. PONDER — TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS OF SERVICE First appointed to the Board of Trustees by Gov. Joe T. Robinson, H. L. Ponder has since served under twelve governors and acting governors of this state. During this time, Mr. Ponder has seen the University grow from a small student body of 600 or 700 to nearly 3,000; from a small building and little equipment to the magnificent plant that we have today. As the oldest member of the Board, in point of service, Mr. Ponder has exerted a continuous influence on the University ' s remarkable growth. A graduate of Arkansas College at Batesville, Mr. Ponder makes his home at Walnut Ridge, here he is an attorney. Service as County Judge, Circuit Judge, Member of the State Senate! leutenant-Governor, and at present on the State Bar Examination Board, are just a few of the things ' Ut mark Mr. Ponder ' s long career as a servant of Arkansas. 17

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First row: Jay W. Dickey and daughter Barbara, Dr. F. A. Corn, Louis McDaniel, Mrs. J. C. Futrall, and H. S. Yocum. Second row: Will Steel, Brooks Shults, and Raymond Rebsamen. BOARD OF TRUSTEES Answers to a questionnaire sent to members of the Board of Trustees by the Razorback last fall, show that these eight fellows and a lady, who run our University, form quite a versatile and interesting group. Dr. F. A. Corn, Lonoke physician, believes that the University is a grand service institution, with unlimited possibilities. In his particular hobby of fishing. Dr. Corn has a kindred soul in H. S. Yocum, El Dorado lawyer. Mr. Yocum also enjoys hunting and golf. Brooks Shults, Fulton, owns a plantation on the Red River. Mrs. J. C. Futrall, widow of the late president of the University, thinks that the University speaks for itself. Beloit Taylor, Little Rock lawyer, also says the Univ ersity occupies a high place among the institutions of the South, but believes that we must work unceasingly in order to retain our relative position. Louis McDaniel, automobile dealer at Forrest City, goes on record for a larger University band. He lists football and hunting as his special hobbies. Raymond Rebsamen, Little Rock, is the second automobile dealer on the Board. Will Steel, Tex¬ arkana attorney, is deeply interested in the University football team, and attends all games in the State. Jay W. Dickey, Pine Bluff City Attorney, was afraid his newest heir. Jay W. Dickey, Jr., had arrived too late for this section. But his clever letter to the Razorback editor did the trick, and Junior ' s name goes in. Father hopes he will grow up and make a quarterback on the Razorback squad. 16

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GRADUATE SCHOOL JOHN CLARK JORDAN The aim of the graduate school, in the words of its dean, John Clark Jordan, is to work out a program that will suit a particular student in view of what his particular preparation has been and what his particular aims are. In building up such a unified pro¬ gram, the graduate school has open for it all the resources of the Uni¬ versity. Courses are takbn from any department. In fact, the entire rela¬ tion exists between the dean, the student, and the student ' s major professor. Well equipped and well recog¬ nized among American colleges and universities, the Arkansas Graduate School offers its courses to any stu¬ dent who is a graduate of a recog¬ nized institution. Dean Jordan received his A. B. degree from Knox College at Gales- berg, Illinois, and his Master ' s and Doctor ' s degrees from Columbia University. Before coming to the University of Arkansas in 1918 as professor of English, he taught at the University of Illinois and at Drury College. He was appointed Dean of the Graduate School when it was established in 1927. Music and the theater are two of Dean Jor¬ dan ' s special interests outside of his University work. While he recog- nizes the skill and clever orchestrations of modern musicians, he admits that he is partial to the classics. Al¬ though reluctantly, he also admits playing the piano some. His rock cabin in the country is one of Dean Jordan ' s other special inter¬ ests. He supervised the building of the cabin, and did all of the car¬ pentry work himself. Every once in awhile he likes to go out there alone. Last summer, for instance, he spent five weeks at his cabin, Cooking my own meals, washing my own dishes, and I hope doing my own thinking, he adds jokingly. He especially likes to cook at an open fireplace, and steaks are his specialty. A member of Phi Beta Kappa, Dean Jordan is also president of Blue Key, national honorary fraternity. He made a trip to California this win¬ ter to install a Blue Key chapter at Santa Barbara, and while on this trip, contacted eight collegiate chap¬ ters of the organization. 18