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

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Glassburn Poindexter Scurlock Aldridge Barham Ford West Holthoff Berry Hooper ' Stafford Measel Foreman Hearnsberger Guthrie Houston Vvirtz f- - -v' -a -' ff- --. ' - wg -Y -AP . 1 we ,, , 3 Q ' i., i 1 . ,i f .1 1 .1 fEillli'l?Vff'g'!i Silk 'fill' OFFICERS JACK BERRY .... President ALICE HOUSTON . . Vice-President PATSY POINDEXTER . . Treasurer lVIARTHA Lou Foimzviax . Secretary MEMBERS Sara Aldridge Hooper Bill Ball Atlas Lilly Elaine Barham Marshall Measel James Lee Ford Louise Scurloek William Glassburn Freda Stafford Adam Guthrie Janice Hearnsberger Jack VVest Sue Holthoff Martha Jean lylarvin Thaxton Jim VVirtz JACK BERRY, President .w if , - A .: x 4, H . . 5, .. I A year ago last Nlarch all the big and little campus politicians went around tearing their hair Cif they happened to be Opposition partyj or gloating Cin this case, New Dealj. The two party system had gotten a little off-balance as almost every organized house on the campus crowded into the New Deal fold. The election was more or less a farce, anyway you look at it. But the Opposition came out on top in two contests with Joan Dorris, prospective editor for the next yearls RAZURBACK, and Jack VVest a lone voice in an all New Deal Senate. l.ast fall, things were even more bitter. The freshman election had to be postponed, due to a small argument. Anyway, the New Deal took a clean sweep of freshman ollicers, in each case by a mar- gin of 25 votes. Both parties had their freshmen well trained this year. About this time, members of the two parties just about quit speaking to each other. New Dealers put out a little sheet 'lWhat's ln a Name ? and later found out that they were breaking the rules by doing so, as neither party is supposed to publish any political material. All this time the Qpposition got madder and madder, which didn't do any good unless maybe some of them had too low blood pressure to begin with. ln the spring election, held this February, the Dpposition party gained a little more ground, winning three oflices, which boosted their morale considerably. Announcing Berryls Brainstorm-last but by no means least- Berry beat his New Deal henchmen over the head until they agreed to pass an amendment to the constitution guaranteeing the minority party or parties at least a one-third minority in the senate. If this minority is not elected at the general election, the president is to appoint the remainder from the minority party candidates for the senate and for associated student offices. ln the spring, Bill Parson Flynt, basketball star, took over the oflice of president. Page 26

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.tions, supervising the housing of the Women students, and inter- .i , ,Y . l.I Xl Niki Dr. Robert A. Leflar, Dean of the Law School, was a pro- fessor of law at the University of Arkansas until he left in 1942 for Wfashington, D. C., having been appointed to the Vvar Relocation Authority. He returned to become Dean in the summer of 1944. Dean Leflar graduated from the Uni- versity of Arkansas with a HA. degree, and received his LLB. and S.-l.B. at Harvard University. ln 1924, fourteen lawyers-to-be assembled in the basement of Old Nlain for their first law class with Julian S. VVaterman, Dean of the Law School until his death in 1943. Twelve years later, in 1936, the lawyers moved from their establishment in Old lVlain into the former Chemistry building, which has been known as the Law School ever since. The enrollment of the School of Law dropped considerably in the months following Pearl Harbor, but is now beginning slowly to return to normal. The Law library contains nearly 20,000 volumes at present. The Law School publishes the Arkansas Law Bulletin, contain- ing legal articles, comments on recent Arkansas cases, and dis- cussions of legislation. Two United States Senators, Claude D. Pepper, Florida, and William Fulbright, Arkansas, are former members of the Law School faculty. l Allan S. Humphreys, Dean of lVIen, also acts as associate professor of chemistry for the University. His regular duties as Dean include personal counseling, fraternity problems, stu- dent government advising, housing and employment. Besides all of this, Dean Humphreys has acted as advisor on the lVlilitary Services to all men students. He has helped pre- pare boys for the reserve tests, and kept campus men up to date on thelatest dicta of the draft boards. All deferments have been handled through his oflice, and he kept the reservists advised as to their status. Jeannette Scudder, Dean of VVomen, has taken a special interest this year in helping the women secure material about the various branches of the Women's military services, the Cadet Nurses Corps, and War time jobs for women in indus- tries. She has tried to help the women students to understand their responsibilities toward the war effort and post war work. Nliss Scudder does all of this in addition to her regular re- sponsibilities of counseling, advising various student organiza- preting their needs and interests to the administration and faculty. Page 25

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Owens Nlcfrary Seurlock YVadley Aldridge Smith johnson Oliver Shamel Cole Teeter Hill Trimble Vllilson Gary Houston King Hunt 4. I 'T- The third time was the charm for the Association of Xvomen Students as it wound up a very successful third year under the able leadership of Virginia Shamel. A Shamel took over the job of president last spring in time to plan the annual Spring Festival which took place in the Greek theater on Nlay 11. Five hundred women students went to hear Miss Virginia Reinecke, counselor of women at Oklahoma University, talk and to meet the new members of Alpha Lambda Delta. Phi Chi Alpha, Phi Upsilon Omicron, and Sophomore Council. They also watched the impressive tapping ceremony when new members of Nlortar Board were chosen. At the first of this year, AVVS held an open meeting for all women students at which members of the executive board were introduced and students were urged to work on club committees. Following this, student-faculty teas were held in the Union once each month. Also at the beginning of the year, the animal orientation program and party was given for all new Women students. The Sixth Wlar Loan Drive, which AWS sponsored on the cam- pus, was probably the most obviously successful of all its activities. The campus backed the drive enthusiastically and went 80052 over the quota. liager Kappas bought the Inost and were allowed to name three of the eight ambulances. Nlartha Nlccrary and Shirley blones were chairmen of this bond drive. The scholarship committee, headed by lifllen XVadley, sponsored the giving of vocational guidance tests to all women students. Schedules were made out for each house, and a large number of students took these tests. The annual vocational conference this year was held February 3 and 4. Prominent business and professional women from Arkan- sas and many other states came to the campus to make talks and conduct panel discussions on various fields. As part of the con- ference, a tea was held for speakers. students, faculty, and towns- people, which had a huge attendance, testifying to the success of the conference. Page 27 xidfr OFFICERS VIRGINIA SIIAMEL . . . President NANCY HILL . . Vice-President SARA .ALDRIDGE . . . Secretary BE'I'1'Y CTARY . . Treasurer COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN lNIary Virginia Reichel Mary Clair Blair Martha McCrary Helen Louise King Dora Dean Johnson Nancy Hill Alice Houston Sara Aldridge jane Lee Bankson Doris Owens Lynnette VVilsoII Mollie Trimble Barbara Hunt Ellen VVadley Nancy Ilill Juanice L. Smith Louise Seurloek Paula Oliver Betty Teeter VIRGINIA SHAM EL, Prwsia'wnt ,. 3.