University of Houston - Houstonian Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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C. F. McELHINNEY Business Manager T. S. SPENCER Student Services C. F. HILLER Development and Public Relations

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MR. LEON HALDEN The word service besT Typifies The kind of life ThaT Leon G. Halden led for sixTy years. He spenT his life in service To his famiiy, his friends, his school and his counTry. AfTer TwenTy years in The service of The UniversiTy as an insTrucTor in governmenT, Mr. Halden suffered a sTroke on July 26 of IasT year which proved faTaI. For TwenTy years, long days of hard work and much Tireless energy wenT inTo Train- ing sTudenTs in all fields of governmenT, politics, and inTernaTional reIaTions. A nationally known figure in Who's Who in America, Mr. Halden also served as a maior in boTh World War I and World War II in service To his counTry. NoT only did he serve his counTry in miliTary duTy, buT he was well known ThroughouT The UniTed STaTes as boTh a speaker and wriTer on foreign affairs. Three of his besT known books are: Japan, Colossus of The Far EasT; STudy of Diplomacy of The EThiopian Crisis; and Red Fascism. YeT This man who sTood aT The Top in learning and who was weIl-known ThroughouT The counTry for his knowledge of foreign affairs spenT his life help- ing Those who were iusT beginning To climb The ladder of educaTion success. Even as ye do This unTo The IeasT of Them, ye do iT unTo me seems To have been Mr. Halden's philosophy. 2i

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Ema; Dr. Williamson quotes his iob as being one to assist the student body in gaining and main- taining a faith in the goodness of their fellow man. John H. Vincent's words, I will this day try to live a simple, sincere, and serene life- exercising fidelity to every trust and a childlike trust in God, lead Dr. Will through each day. Every student on campus can look to Our Dean of Men for advice and leadership. DR. J. E. WILLIAMSON Dean of Men Mrs. Temple's invaluable assistance R3 the wo- men of our campus is based on her favorite quotation, God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the dif- ference. MRS. THEO TEMPLE Dean of Women 23