University of Nebraska Lincoln - Cornhusker Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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Although at every meeting the Board of Regents disposes of important bus ' ness, the most important meeting from the stu- dent ' s standp oint this year was the one in which the board decided to use the funds from the Love Instate for the building of a new library. Fighting against a drastic decrease in the state appropriation for the University was a delicate task confronting the board. The sponsoring of the appro- priation petition is one of its most impor- tant functions. This year it assumed an importance of great magnitude heretofore unrealized. Functioning through committees in or- der to better correlate their work, the board acts as the supreme administrative unit of the University. Each committee deals with a particular phase of administrative work. Members ot the board are elected from the former six congressional districts at a general state election. The new president, Robert W. Devoe, replaces in that capacity Charles Y. Thompson who retains his mem- bership on the board. BOARD OF REGENTS Dv ight Griswold GOVERNOR Long a prominent figure in Nebraska politics, Dwight Griswold recently received the highest honor the state electorate can bestow, the governorship. After gradua- tion from the Lav College, class of 1917, the governor ' s career progressed rapidly via the army, banking, newspaper publishing, and the state legislature. .Board of Regents: reading from left to right, seated — Long, Thompson, Shaw; standing- Johnson, Gunderson, Boucher, Seaton, Reed, Devoe. [13]

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Elswortli Duieau Did you ever wonder who publishes the FOOTBALL TABLOID, THE NE- BRASKA ALUMNUS, or THE UNIVER- SITY NEWS? Their sponsor is the Alumni Association, headed by Els- worth DuTeau, prominent Lincoln res- ident, and former outstandmg Ne- braska track and football star. As a student he won further acclaim in a speech urging the student body against The Evils of the University Social System. But his fame did not end there,- Mr. DuTeau worked on the Cornhusker and Daily Nebraskan, was elected to Innocents Society and Phi Beta Kappa. Accepting the position of Alumni Sec- retary on Christmas day, 1938, he as- sumed his new duties March I, 1939. All of our work, states Mr. DuTeau, is based upon one thing. All of our justification for exist- ence on the campus is that the University has an enduring part in the aachievements of each alumnus. lOHN SELLECK -dreams came true. John K. Selleck ACTIVITIES AND ALUMNI ELSWORTH DUTEflU 54,000 alumni are a fertile field. John K. Selleck ' s ca- reer as Director of Stu- dent Activities may be traced in the develop- ment which has taken place in that depart- ment since he took over the position in 1922. In that year the last football game was played in the old stadium, and ground was broken for the present sta- dium. Then a twenty year plan for the athletic department was devised. As a result of this plan the Coliseum was built, the intramural field laid out, and plans drawn for one of the largest and most complete field houses on any campus. Hopes are that this last ad- dition will be completed and ready for use in the fall of 1941. Mr. Selleck also has found the time to nearly complete the picture series for the trophy room in the Coliseum. Thus, his dream of perfect buildings and equipment for the athletic depart- ment has been almost realized. fl4]