University of Maryland College Park - Terrapin / Reveille Yearbook (College Park, MD)

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§i HIS IS THE UNITY rouiaei the eaucation. BOARD OF REGENTS Henry Holzapfel, Jr., John E. Raine, Wil- liam P. Cole, Jr., J. Milton Patterson, Treasurer; Mrs. John L. Whitehurst, Secre- tary; W. W. Skinner, Chairman; Clinton L. Rigqs, Harry H. Nut- tie, W. Calvin Ches- nut. J. H E University of Maryland, composed of its administrators, faculty, equipment, and traditions, is the unity which has provided the educational environment for 1937-38. Reflecting the student body ' s pride in the growth of the University during the year, the editors have gathered together pictures and facts about the University, of the men and women who guide it, about the existing order and innovations made during the year with a hope that the unusual progress made will be appreciated not only now but also in the future. BOARD OF REGENTS The government of the University of Mary- land is vested in a Board of Regents consist- ing of nine members appointed by the Gov- ernor with the consent of the Senate, for a term of nine years, one membership termi- nating each year. The Board selects the President who acts as Executive Officer of the University and of the State Board of Agriculture. The Board of Regents is com- posed of the following members: Chairman, W. W. Skinner, Kensington. Dr. Skinner has been a member of the Board since it was formed in 1916. He is Assistant Chief of the Bureau of Chemistry and Soils of the United States Department of Agriculture. Secretary, Mrs. John L. Whitehurst, Balti- more. Mrs. Whitehurst has the distinction of being the first and only woman member of

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From countless hours of hard study and mental discipline comes the reward of y(r een Vl llnd Participation in extra-curricular activities requires and cultivates yv f e6omte J pint r Athletics, major or intramural, bring about the development of yv S ound i5odi The good fellowship of fraternity and dormitory life helps to create yv Ljemai =Jji5position

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the Board. She is an active officer of the General Federation of Women ' s Clubs and a former President of the Maryland Federation. Treasurer, J. Milton Patterson, Baltimore. Mr. Patterson, a former District President of the Rotary International, is Executive Secre- tary of the Board of State Aid and Charities, which has responsibility of carrying out the state and federal program for social security. W. Calvin Chesnut, Baltimore. Mr. Ches- nut is regarded as one of the most able Fed- eral Judges of the country and is famous for his decision against the N.R.A. For many years he has been a member of the faculty of the University of Maryland Law School. William P. Cole, Jr., Towson. Congress- man Cole represents the Second District in Congress. He holds the rank of Ca ptain of Infantry for service in overseas duty during the World War. His son is now attend! the University of Maryland. Henry Holzapfel, Jr., Hagera vir. Holzapfel, a member of th Rnce its formation, is Vice-PresiJ ffne Potomac Edison Company. t HRted from the Uni- versity of Maj J HB a two of his sons also graduate H 9University, while a third 5er of the Sophomore Class. Nuttle, Denton. Mr. Nuttle is lent of the Maryland Farm Bureau and The outside and inside of business management THE UNIVERSITY OF MARY N D