University of Detroit - Tower Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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Upper: Rev. George L. Reno, S.J., M.A., Vice-President. Lower: Rev. Frederic Sieden- burg, S.J., M.A., Executive Dean and Sec- retary. What peace of soul! What rest to weary mind, Beneath these shaded arches may be found! By those who wander solitary here, In meditation and in prayer profound. ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCILS Administrative control of the University of Detroit is vested in three groups: A Board of Trustees, an Administrative Council, and a Council of Deans and Regents. ‘The mem- bers of these three groups serve to provide for the normal growth of the University, to out- line policies of educational endeavor, and to conduct the administrative work of the Uni- versity. The Board of Trustees is composed of six men, four of whom are officers of the Uni- versity, and the remaining two are members whom the four select. Its principal duties are to attend to an efficient business administra- tion and to determine the financial policy of the school with respect to its academic activi- ties. Final decision on all matters concerning the University rests with this group of men in cooperation with the Administrative Council and the Council of Deans and Regents. ‘The Board has for its membership the Rev. Albert H. Poetker, S.J.,.President of the University; the Rev. George L. Reno, S.J., Vice-President; the Rev. Frederic Siedenburg, S.J., Secretary; the Rev. John T. Mortell, S.J., Treasurer; the Rev. Joseph F. Flynn, S.J., and the Rev. Arthur D. Spillard, S.J. In July, 1932, the Administrative Council 12

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1 Je To THE STUDENTs: I wish to assure the student body of the University of Detroit in the pages of their ANNUAL that I have their interests, individually and collectively, very much at heart. It is my duty to see that the University does its very best for them; and the only reward the University expects is that they do their very best for the University by cultivat- ing a manly sense of responsibility and trying conscien- tiously to form habits, moral, intellectual and social, in accord with the standards brought to their attention by the University. The name of the ANNUAL, the TOWER, was suggested, I suppose, by the memorial monument which is so con- spicuous and graceful a feature of the campus. It was a happy suggestion, with its reminders of former students who did not hesitate to make the last and greatest sacrifice for the sake of their country. It hints at the lesson which this University has been builded to convey more earnestly than all other lessons, the lesson, namely, that there are things in this world more important than worldly success, more important than life itself. ‘The tower carries with it other significances. In olden times a tower was a place of military strength. Every young man who has had the advantages of a college and university training ought to be a strengthening factor in the commun- ity and the nation. [he word also conveys the meaning of altitude, of a high place from which the horizons broaden and disclose areas not visible to the man down on the ground. And education, if its opportunities are seized, will also help a man to rise above the lower levels, to see farther, to make saner judgments, to be a leader and a prophet for those whose vision has been more contracted than his own. It is my hope that this number of the TOWER will help to keep alive thoughts like these in our students, while it is treasured as a pleasant souvenir of their days on the campus and in the class-room. AM nthe. President

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was formed at a meeting held at the Detroit Club. At that time University authorities, desiring to emphasize the fact that the Uni- versity is a community institution, organized a council from a representative group of citizens. ‘The Council's purpose is the stimulation of interest toward the University on the part of metropolitan Detroit. In addition to this the Council advises with regard to matters of business, public education, and general educational programs. ‘The sponsorship of these civic leaders has given the institution added prestige in the cultural life of the community, as well as a tacit vote of con- fidence and assurance. The Council has been an aid toward secur- ing public recognition and toward helping to mold public opinion in favor of the University. Many men who are leaders in financial, in- dustrial and political circles of the city are included in the membership of the Council. The men who comprise this group are as follows: Waiter O. Briggs, President, Briggs Manufacturing Company; Leo M. Butzel, Attorney and Counsellor; E. F. Connely, President, Detroit First Company; Hon. William F. Connolly, Treasurer, Briggs Manufacturing Company; Daniel IT. Crow- Upper: Rev. Joseph L. Scott, S. J., M.A, Dean of Men. Lower: Florence E. Dono- hue, Registrar and Dean of Women. Above the oaks, above the buildings all, Symbolic of our spirit, towering height! A cheerful, smiling crier of the hout, A guide by day, a sentinel by night.