University of Missouri at Kansas City - Kangaroo Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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CAMPUS PERSQNALITIES It is only necessary to talk with Frank Collins, a familiar figure about the campus during the past year. to convince one that he is a man extraordinary. I rank prefers to make his bid for fame as a con- noisseur of tobacco and horseflesh, but these abili- ties are only two of many. Frank seems to have worked miracles in the way he has triumphed over his blindness. He has been blind since he was thirteen. He is an expert automobile mechanic, a radio technician, an Eagle Scout, and operator of a first- class broadcasting station. Since finishing high school, Frank has steadily continued his education. He attended Idaho's Lewis- ton State Normal for four semesters, then en- rolled in the University of Idaho for one and a half semesters. He became deeply interested in radio while still in high school, and he received a station license from the Federal Radio Commission after undergoing a stiff examina- tion. To prove his ability, Frank be- came an Eagle Scout in the mini- mum time of a year and three months. Frank is continuing his technical training at First National Televi- sion. His station is now VYQQBT. He also conducts an International Code Class at First National. Frank's pet invention is a gadget used to tune a transmitter to a de- sired wavelength without the use of cumbersome, and hitherto neces- sary, equipment. He says it works, so the name Collins may some- day be listed among the immortals of the broadcasting fraternity. Pk Pk Pls Versatile is the word for tow- headed Arthur England of the Ala- bama Englands. He is only a freshman at the U. yet he is also pastor of the Tower Grove Methodist Church in Gverland Park. Any Saturday afternoon, Art might be found on the football field, nailing opposing football lug- gers with precision, and Sunday morning, he will be in the pulpit of his church, delivering the sermon with the same skill and energy. A l'r1.rff 'l I1 iffy I have always preferred the major sports, Sufih as basketball, football and baseball, Art declares. In the Alabama high schools, where he played, Art won numerous letters for his athletic ability. Contrary to the usual athlete, Art kept a high average in schoolastic work. He was offered a foot- ball scholarship by Birmingham Southern College. He almost accepted, but was offered the pastorate at the Tower Grove Church, and he immediately accepted this post instead. His work keeps him busy, for he delivers a sermon twice on Sunday, conducts Sunday School class in the morning, and conducts an Epworth League meeting during the week. Enthusiastic about his profession, Art aspires to a diploma from the theological seminary at Emery University at Georgia, or from Central College, Fayette. -Bernard Rafwlings -1 . ' ' 'E yn- -. ,, A -1.4 L-9.4 Q.. 'W :-3,-.--...,. ' ' I.. yd: , . 1, X. 90 l 9u-,,,u Ab... s .ARTHUR ENGLAND FRANK COLLINS WHAT MAKES OUTSTANDING PEOPLE? It is not always great popularity that makes out- standing people. Individuals who hold many offices or attain high popularity honors are not always the real outstanding personalities of the campus. The editors of this yearbook are endeavoring to bring you those individuals who we feel are deserv- ing of appreciation and honor for their ambition. fl C if gi

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Man of the Year Dr. Clarence R. Decker, as a hun- dred-minute biographies have told us, A - is thirty-three years of age, was the youngest man ever to receive a Ph. D. at the University of Chicago, was form- erly head of the English department of the University, is at least a genius, has done wonders in making the school something to be proud of, never uses an ash tray, spent a night in a Cana- dian jail standing on a stool Qbecause of the rats and other wild-life on the floorj, is perhaps the youngest uni- versity president in the country, went to Europe on a cattle boat, was known as Clawncy while in college, has a charming wife with whom he once collaborated on a novel. All of this information is frightfully irrelevant but has a very definite effect on the community, which is beginning to re- gard Dr. Decker as a combination child prodigy, sleight-of-hand artist an d prophet, none of which he will deny. Admired by the student body, re- spected by his associates, and beloved of the womenls clubs, Dr. Decker's background and great personal charm have aided him in his meteoric rise. He has been compared to President Hutchins of the University of Chicago, who at the age of thirty became head of that in- stitution. Dr. Decker, we feel, more generally resembles in qualities and ambition, the great build- er of the University of Chicago, Dr. Harper. In his short term as head of the University, he has accomplished more in a concrete and satisfactory way than had been accomplished since the school opened its doors five and one-half years ago. As examples of the advances that the University of Kansas City has made under Dr. Decker's ad- ministration, we could cite recognition by the North Central Association of Colleges and Universities, ranking of the faculty, establishment of a substan- tial and far-reaching program for expansion, and the many other positive moves that augur so well ' fWCQ DR. CLARENCE R. DECKER for our future, However, the greatest single triumph of the new era is the changed attitude that is so evidently pervading the campus. The University has become to the student body not a makeshift secondary choice as it was to so many of us, but actually a school that it prefers to attend. This feeling of pride has been engendered largely in the last few months. Dr. Deckerls popularity was at such a high point when he became executive of the University in january, that continuation of it seemed rather in- conceivable. However, this popularity seems to have been enchanced rather than diminished in the intervening months. -Hoaurci Gossage Page Thirty-one