University of Florida - Tower / Seminole Yearbook (Gainesville, FL)

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BICRNAIHD V1C'ron lilllllS'l'l'INSl'IN Dircclor l'l1.ll. fWisconsinl School of Forestry As a result ol' thc cllorts ol' Profcssor Newins, the University ol' lflorilla saw the installation ol' a School ol' l orcstry. Professor Ncwins came to the Uni- versity in 1935 to act. in his capacity as Heafl ol' the llepartmcnt ol' Forestry of the tlollcgc ol' Agriculture. During thc two and one-hall' years ol' service to the Univcrsity he consistently triecl to establish a School Ol' Forestry anil thc result was the founiling of such a School, ollcring a four-year tlegrce 4'0llrS0 illlll il Iwo-ycar liangcr coursc. Professor Newins is a Fellow ill thc Socicly for the Allvancement ol' Science, a lncmhcr ol' Xi Sigma Pi, national honorary profes- sional l'ratcrnity: Society ol' American Foresters anll l'1lSt Chairman ol' thc Southcastcrn Section: anal mem- hcr ol' Phi Sigma. His social fraternity is Phi Gamma llclta. -27- School of Pharmacy Director Bernard V. Christensen ol' thc School ol' Pharmacy is onc ol' the most aclivc aml capahle men associated with thc University. Hc was gratluatcml from the University ol' Wisconsin where he rcceivecl his Ph.B., lVl.S. and Ph.lJ. llcgrccs. ln l927 lloctor Christensen camo to thc University of Florida as Pro- fessor of Pharmacognosy anal Pharmacology, and in 1933 he was appointed llircctor of thc School ol' Pharmacy. Hc is a mcmhcr ol' thc Ploricla Statc Pharmaceutical Association, 'l'hc American Pharma- ceutical Associaliong Sigma Xi, Honorary Scicntilic Societyg Rho lihi, Honorary 'Pharmaccutical Socicty, National Treasurer, l93l-35, Gamma Alpha Scientific Society: Phi Sigma, Honorary Biological Pratcrnity: Beta Phi Sigma, Prol'cssional Pharmaccutical Fra- ternity: Presitlcnt ol' thc Plant Scicncc Seminar, l93l-32, Follow in the .American Association for thc Advanccment ol' Scicnccg Nlcmhcr ol' lhc National Conference on l,ll1lI'lIlill'0llllt'kll licscarch. lloctor Christensen had the honor ol' having his name in- chulecl in American Nlcn ol' Science. llAll0l,Il S. NICWINS Director PILH. fliafaycllcjg M. F. IYa1cj 2-.L i

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HARLEY W. Cll'ANDl.l:ZR M.S. fUILiUl!fSily' of lowal School of Architecture and Allied Arts Well known in state architectural circles, Rudolph Weatver became the first director ol' the Universityis School of Architecture when il was founded in 1925. Growth of the school since that time has been steadily progressive. Along with courses in architecture, the School of Architecture and Allied Arts now offers commercial art and landscape design as well. Weaver, a member of the state hoard ol' control, developed the first coordinated project method ol' teaching architec- ture. Direction ol' new huilding projects on the campus is also in his hands. Weaver is past president ol' the Florida chapter ol' the American Institute ol' Architecture and a past president ol' the University ol' Florida chapter ol' Phi .Kappa Phi. He is a member ol' Phi lVlu Alpha lSinfoniaj, Sigma 'l'au and Sigma Phi Epsilon social fraternity. '26' The Registrar Since l927, has smiling, round-faced Harley W. Chandler acted as registrar for the University. For four years before this he was an instructor in math- ematics. Chandler, who came here from Minnesota in 1923, has his hands full supervising the involved work of registration and compilation of statistics on students. He is president of the Florida Association of Colleges and Universities., and a memher ol' Sigma Xi, Gamma Mu, Phi Kappa Phi and Gamma Alpha. His social fraternity is Phi Kappa 'l'au. lilIDOLl'll Wmvsn Director

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Acting Librarian Resignation of Miss Cora Miltimore in September, 1937, as University librarian put Miss Henrie May Eddy in line for the position she now holds, acting librarian. Efficient, energetic and with a wide back- ground as librarian makes tall Miss Eddy well fitted for the job. Before coming to the University as head reference librarian in 1927, she managed the circula- tion department at the University of Tennessee library. She attended school at the University of Colorado and has an M. S. degree in library science from Columbia University. Miss Eddy is a member of the American Library Association, secretary of the Florida Library Association, American Associa- tion of University Women and Delta Kappa Gamma. Her social sorority is Delta Delta Delta. D. R. BILLY MA'r'rm:ivs . Director HA. fUniversi1y of Floridaj Librarian Miss HENRIE MAY EDDY fUniversity of Coloradoj WIS. fflolumbmj Director of Florida Union His parents named him Donald Ray Matthews, but everyone knows him as '4Billy. Heis director of Florida Union, and his alfable manner and broad smile have given the building a distinctive person- ality. Billy', was graduated from the University of Florida in 1929 with a Bachelor ol' Arts degree. He stacked up an enviable record of achievements dur- ing his stay here., being vice president of the student body, president of Blue Key, president of Sigma Phi Epsilon and president of the Clee Club among other honors. After a short session in the state legislature in 1935, Matthews returned to the University in June, 1936, to act as director of the new Florida Union. He is a member of Phi Gamma Mu, Tau Kappa Alpha, Alpha Phi Epsilon, Kappa Phi Kappa, Sabres, Lions, Young Democrats and Sigma Phi Epsilon. 128: