University of Colorado - Coloradan Yearbook (Boulder, CO)

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2 i THE LEADING LADY of Colorado University, Mrs. Ward Darley, drafts the President into a dish-drying detail. close relations he has developed with other state institutions. A favored vacationing spot of the Dar- leys is their cabin in Estes Park, where Dr. Darley of an evening or early morning can avail himself of a nearby trout stream and perhaps add a few rainbow trout to the breakfast menu. Perhaps too, when late fall begins to turn to early winter, presi- dential thoughts may stray from University problems to the possibility of going duck hunting some weekend. Dr. Darley has been a full-time member of the faculty since 1943. In 1946 he be- came dean of the Medical School, in 1949 vice-president of the University, and in July of 1953 he succeeded Robert L. Stearns as president of the University of Colorado. LEISURE TIME comes not too frequently for the Darleys. Their well-furnished upstairs library often becomes a favorite evening retreat. Here President Darley relaxes at the day's end to catch up on his favorite mystery story, while his wife contemplates the week's news.

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CONCENTRATING on a game of Scrabble, Dr. and Mrs. Darley spend a quiet evening in their home on the campus PAUSING REFLECTIVELY on his way home from his office in Macky, President Darley is glimpsed before the portrait of Mr. Macky who donated the funds to build the huge auditorium. president ward darley President Ward Darley, completing his second year on the Boulder campus, has proved himself to be an able administrator, an interested participant in student events, and a vitalizing factor in both student and faculty organizations. Dr. Darley has main- tained an open door policy at all times, en- couraging students to feel free to discuss problems with him. His driving concern for the individual is perhaps an outgrowth of the many years he spent as a practicing physician and as dean of the Medical School in Denver. The Den- ver campus grew under his direction, and Dr. Darley now has plans for the over-all expansion of the entire school. ln any event the individual will remain an important factor, and Dr. Darley hopes the University will not become imbued with the curse of bigness. Dr. Darley must spend long hours in his office, but even when away from it he con- tinues to organize the affairs of the Uni- versity and to represent it. His appreciation of the need for face-to-face contact between the University and the state is illustrated by the many visits he makes throughout the state to alumni and civic groups and by the

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PRESIDENT WARD DARLEY greets Regent H. Vance Austin in the offices of Mack while Mrs. Vir inia Blue and Charles Bromley look on. 2 2 Y 9 board of regents The directors of the University of Colo- rado are its six Regents who are elected-at- large, whereas the university boards in most states are appointive. The office of Regent was created by the first Colorado state constitution. The Regents and the presi- dent of the University meet fifteen to twenty times a year. They have exclusive control of disbursement of funds and a final word on all major issues concerning the University. This year the motion by H. Vance Aus- tin proposing to eliminate discriminatory clauses in campus organizations aroused a great deal of student interest. The Senate Committee on Student Organizations and Social Life and ASUC both made recom- mendations on solving the problem. BOARD OF REGENTS -- Elwood Brooks, Denver, Mrs. Virginia Blue, Denver, President Ward Darley, Erskine R. Myer, Denver, H. Vance Aus- tin, Denver, Kenneth A. Bundy, Gunnison. Absent from meeting: Charles D. Bromley, Denver.