University of Chicago - Cap and Gown Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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© 1929 CAP Hno couin Geokck Otis Smith Ernest E. Quantrell Trestees The Board of Trustees of the Liiiversily is ih- linctly ;i working Ijoarci, functioning activeh ' in the affairs of tlie L ' iii ersity. There are eight standing committees which have supervision over such matters as, Finance and Invest- ment, Building and Grounds. Instruction and Equipment. Development, Press and Extension. Audit and Securities, Budget, and Expenditures. During the year 1928 there were si.xteen meetings of the Board, one hundred forty-nine meetings of standing committees, and innumerable meetings of special commit- tees. Thus the University is the fortunate beneficiary of an enormous number of man-hours which are devoted to it gladly liy men whose wisdom and experi- en.ce are of immeasurable value. January 9. 1929, the Board announced the election of three new trustees, n.Tinely; Laird Bell, George Otis Smith, and Earnest E. Quantrell. Mr. Bell is a prominent Chicago lawyer who received his J.l). degree from the University law school in 1 ' ' 07. He received his undergraduate training at Harvard. Mr. Smith, former director of the United .States Geological . urvev. received his A.B. degree from Colby College in 189.1. an A.M. degree from Colby and a Ph.D. degree from Johns Hopkins in 180,1. and from the Case School of Applied Science. Mr. Quantrell entered the University of Chicago in 1901. He was promi- nent in student affairs, winning his C on the track team. He was a member 01 Owl and Serpent and the Phi Delta Theta fralernitv. The Board is greatly pleased to have members whose training and experi- ence in important fields will prove of large valu-.-. Mr. Harold .Swift, president of the Board in making the announcement. The addition to the Board of two more nun who have been students at tin- L ' ni er it -hould be a source of satisfaction to our alumni group. Pane Ttccnty-onc

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1929 CAP fitlD COUin ( r Harold Swin Lairp Bell Trustees Fifty beautiful buildings; 105 acres of valuable city land for campus pur- poses ; a distinguished faculty of 800 persons, manv of them internationally famous: assets of approximatel - $76,000,000, (.f which about $43,000,000 is endowment; 2,185 Doctors of Philosophy trained and serving as leaders in edu- cation and research throughout the nation ; 14,500 students last year. These are some of the things which justify our being proud of a comparatively youthful university. It is perhaps natural that anyone of the present generation should take all this for granted, not knowing the ef¥ort which lies behind the accomplishment. It is an entrancing story — well told in Dr. Goodspeed ' s Story of the University of Chicago. In essence it is this : A conviction in the minds of a small group of men that there should be a great university in Chicago commensurate witli the strength of the city itself; a determination to bring this about, which involved con incing a wealthy philanthropic man of the need and the opportunity and inducing bim to become its founder; raising a large sum of money to meet the conditional gift of the founder; securing as president a man marvelously endowed with the ability to plan and to organize, who, through his fifteen years of leader- ship, became known as one of the three great university presidents in the nation ' s historj-; and enlisting the cooperation of the strong leaders of Chicago to accept the responsibility of developing and safeguarding the new University. This was the colossal task which resulted in the formation of the first Board of Trustees of the University. Since the incorporation of the University in September, 1890, seventv-two persons have served as Trustees. Of the present Board of thirty members, two have served continuouslv since the beginning and one since 1900. two were elected in 1909, three in ' 1912, two in i ' )14, two in 1919, three in 1022, five in 1923, two in 1924. one in 1926, four in 1027. and three in 1920. ( )| ihi- thirty, eleven are alumni of the University. lr

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) 1929 CAP f nD GOivn ( College Marshals aeid Aides The function and iniporlance of the College Marshals and Aides may best be summed up in the words of the formula pronounced by the President of the University at the University Sing when he conducts the ceremony of their investiture with the gown and the characteristic maroon-tasselled mortar boards : The College Marshals and Aides are appointed annually by the President of the University to act as his delegates and to represent the undergraduate student body in the conduct of the University ceremonies. Their appointment to this position of honor and responsibility is based on qualities of high intel- lectual attainment coupled with leadership in non-academic activities ; and each group has the traditional privilege of making recommendation for its successor. The Marshals and Aides are Seniors ; they serve under the direction of the Marshal of the University at the major University functions such as convoca- tions, official receptions and so forth. The President designates one of the men as Senior Head. It is his duty to supervise the work of the group. His dis- tinctive sign of office is an ebony baton with silver ferules. The retiring group of Aides elects one of the incoming women to th.e unofficial position of Senior Aide. Her duty is to supervise the work of the Aides.