University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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III Entrance to the new Administration Building ADMINIS Board of Regents Left to right: Alfred B. Connable, Jr., Vera B. Baits, Charles E. Kennedy, M.D., J. Joseph Herbert, Kenneth M. Stevens, Roscoe O. Bonisteel, Otto E. Eclcerf Missing: Ralph A. Hayward I

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- feint With his prize boxer, Lexy Today we can very seldom find President Ruthven with extra leisu re time. When official duties are not pressing him, he is usually busy with other inter- ests which range over a very wide field. One of them is horseback riding, and he has collected a fine group of horse prints for his study. Another hobby, his thoroughbred boxer, is the pride of the household. He also has a farm near Ann Arbor which enables him to relax in his spare moments. His life is an extremely interesting one though he is often the last to offer information about himself. Study of the Ruthvens in their garden Since his appointment to the presidency in 1929, his main considerations have been focused on the problems of the University. We may meet the President and his wife only at the Ruthven Teas and at graduation while we are in school. However, these pages give you an intro- duction to the head of the University. He is not only the symbol of Michigan but also its active leader. It is under his inspiration that the spirit of Michigan is developing today.

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PROVOST ADAMS VICE-PRESIDENT BRIGGS VICE-PRESIDENT NIEHUSS SECT, ASS ' T. VICE-PRES. WATKINS Today YOUR Michigan is finding its way surely with a high post-war level of enrollment. The demands made upon the administration are increased ten-fold, though smoothly operating daily routines belie this fact. More active student govern- ment, the return to pre-war cosmo- politanism, and the pressure exerted upon higher education by secular changes are the main problems that confront the present administration. The executive officers and the deans directly controlling student affairs co-operate closely for the benefit of both the individual student and the University as a whole. Together they provide guidance for the students, exercise control over their scholastic affairs, and supervise their extra- curricular activities. The completion of the General Administration building gives the administrators a great advantage. They now have up-to-date equip- ment and adequate office space for the first time in years. Now each division governing the University will be able to function more effectively in its relations with students, with the state, and with other institutions. RATION ASSO. DEAN BROMAGE REGISTRAR IRA SMITH