University of Iowa - Hawkeye Yearbook (Iowa City, IA)

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PRESIDENT WALTER A. JESSUP Twenty

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Administration and the Student THE university student of today takes a different view of the administration than his older brothers did. He realizes that the faculty has certain duties to perform sometimes unpleasant ones. He understands that most of the members of the ad- ministration could be making five times as much money as they now are if they wanted to go into com- mercial enterprises. The student knows that the only reason the admin- istration is as fine as it is, is simply because there are still some individuals in the world who place love of work and satisfaction gained from time well spent above intrinsic rewards. Today ' s student is aware of the fact that under an austere countenance there may be one of the most likeable personalities to be found anywhere. He un- derstands that a balmy old duck in a class room may be the best of companions at a football game. He pities the professor for what he has to contend with, and hopes that the various faculty members with ' whom he has come in contact will forgive him some day for all the moments of anxiety he has caused them. The student is an awfully good sort of a chap, after all, and he is beginning to resent the erroneous comic strip idea which has been set forth to the effect that he hates all faculty members. As a matter of fact, if one of these quaint species of Studio-Stu- diarum could be caught unawares he would probably break down and admit that the university is a good place to be, that he actually enjoys his work, and that every member of the administration department fills a needed place and is a pretty good sort of a scout. Nineteen

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TIME was when the president of a college or university had to be a moss-back. It was simply traditional. But, to phrase it in -the words of a modern cartoonist, Them days are gone forever. Today, the president of a university must be more than an edu- cator, lie must have more than a background of learning. In addition to possessing that necessary factor, he must be an execu- tive. He must be a good fellow, ' ' one whom the oft-abused younger generation will admire and revere; and he must be a real man. Iowa ' s prexy answers all of these qualifications. President Walter A. Jessup has endeared himself to every student, frivolous or serious, who has come into contact with this university. For his is the democratic, kindly nature which the student of today loves. This university. What does it mean to us? We point with pride to the splendid buildings and equipment which it has added in the past few years. We are tremendously proud, all of us, deep down in our hearts, of the strides our Alma Mater has taken. But who is responsible for this seven-league boot advance 1 There is one man who has done more for this institution than any other person now connected with it. One man has fought for us, and has ' struggled for a chance to show the world that his confidence in us has not been misplaced. That man dreamed of a university of the future and when he saw his dream come true, he was not con- tent, but started striving for still better facilities for us. That man is prexy. If President Walter Albert Jessup were addicted to self-praise, he might well revamp an old song to read, ' ' I Made You What You Are Today. For he has literally made this university. But he is most assuredly not addicted to self-praise. Prexy, we want you to know that, although we are thoughtless in our every-day hurrying and scurrying, and do not find the time to tell you about it, we are, to express it in our vernacular, strong for you. THE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS OF TODAY. Twenfy-nne