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

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CHIEF OFFICE BOY He's a swell guy! l-le was, of course, accord- ing to campus legends, a boy wonder -chain man of the department of English at twenty-nine, president-one of the country's youngest-at thirty-three, listed among Who's Who and Phi Beta Kappa, author of scholarly articles and co-author of a novel, founder and editor of the University of Kansas City Review , founder of the Kansas City Chamber Music Society, builder, almost from the ground up, of one of the most exciting young universities in the country. Yet to undergraduates he remains a warm-hearted, enthusiastic human being- a swell guy! lt is true that President Decker, now at the ripe old age of forty-three lthe average age of university prexies is fifty-fivel , eats, sleeps, and dreams the University of Kansas City-more buildings and equipment, more money to build a great community institution, and ever-better faculty. l-le shies away, however, from the oft- repeated observation that the University is his baby, insisting that the real credit goes to faculty colleagues, trustees, community sup- porters, and the successive generations of stu- dents who contribute in their own way to the growth of their alma mater. l-le describes him- self as chief office boy for our big unhappy family. Yet all who know the University and its President know C also t h at Dr. Decker is t h e guiding spirit and the master builder. T h e P resi- dent's home on the c a m p u s i tells the story. lt is a comfort- able, hospitable h o u s e t h a t rambles over the hill. A large section of the l o n g f r o n t room is filled with books- philosophy, literature, history, economics-not ornamental sets with uncut pages, but books that have been read and lived with, used as tools. Page 4 TO 3000 STUDENT Some are autographed first editions from writer- friends. Above the bookcases are original, signed lithographs by distinguished artists. There are shelves of portfolios filled with letters, manu- scripts, and photographs of noted visitors. Ob- jects of art, gathered on trips about the world, add a cosmopolitan air. Above the huge fireplace that takes a yule log 3V2 feet long is an oil portrait of Mrs. Decker, the gracious hostess of a gracious house. Outside, beyond the broad brick terrace and rolling lawn, is the outdoor oven and, still further, the garden that Dr. Decker cultivates partly for use but more, one suspects, as an escape from administration This home, so often the gathering place for students as well as for visiting dignitaries, breathes the spirit of the University. President Decker's avocations are varied- music, hunting and fishing, tennis and chess. He has followed with interest boogie-woogie and other trends in popular music that might have permanent influence, but he thinks that singer sisters and crooners, along with soap commercials, should be ruthlessly exterminated. A student of the violin from the age of four, he continues to play duets-mostly Mozart-with Mrs. Decker, an accomplished pianist, especially late at night when insomnia haunts the house. The tennis years, when Dr. Decker regularly won the campus singles tournaments, are now over, but chess continues intermittently. When England, Puerto Rico, or Mexico are not possible, vacations usually find him in Canada for fish or deer, in South Dakota for pheasant, or about Missouri for quail. lt would not be true, or fair, to describe Presi- dent Decker as a fatherly gentleman presiding over the University in unruffled calm. l-le is too young in spirit even after these many years of presidential wear and tear , he still has the impatience with delays and deterrents, the quick mind, and the driving energy of ambitious youth. The warm reception the New York alumni gave him last spring at the first eastern reunion spoke the feeling of those who lived and worked with him. On many occasions the community has honored him for his achievements. The official biography will be written eventually and it will make a colorful, inspiring story. But for now we repeat as we began, in the words of the typical Joe College student, He's a swell guy! The Kangaroo