University of North Carolina Chapel Hill - Yackety Yack Yearbook (Chapel Hill, NC)

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UEAN A .W. HDBBS; School of Arts and Sciences It may have been a sore arm, a broken fishing Hne which lost a big one, never getting a shot at a turkey, any of all three, which drove this sportsman to the teaching of mathematics. There is an affinity between the vivacious statements of fishermen and mathematical reasoning. It is more difficult to explain how such a man could sink to a deanship, an office in which there is no vacation, in which meetings come thickest and fastest when hunting season is most inviting. He bears the burdens of this office with the quizzical expression of a balky mule, a Gulliver among the Lilliputians, but he remains forever the hunter, believing that students and faculty can be trained to follow the scent of truth. DEANS UEAN CDRYDON PERRY SPRUILL; General College An acquaintance thinking of Dean Spruill would think m such terms as fairness, reliability, common sense, kindness and tact. One who knew him better would underline these terms and would add another. He would add an unfailing, quiet sense of humor, and a fight for quaint, ironic quips — attributes which would lighten the hard days and make it possible for the Dean to practice all the virtues named above in his trying and responsible position. Besides, he is an Oxonian without an accent and a crack gymnast without vainglory. DEAN DeWITT DUDLEY CARRDLL; School of Commerce Growing acquaintance with Dean Carroll showed that his talk to us as fresh- men on Twenty-four Hours a Day expressed his own achievement in full and efficient living. Founder and head of the School of Commerce, earnest thinker, sundown golfer, and vigorous participant in business and civic life of Chapel Hill, he knows the answers and makes them work. DEAN SUSAN AKERS; School of Library Science Miss Akers has two middle names — the one is energy, the other is patience. Her boundless resourcefulness and ability command such respect that one is willing to work and work hard for her. She can bring forth a bit of humor to liven up every occasion. The great variety of her interests makes it a pleasure to talk with her.

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FRANCIS FOSTER HRADSHAW 2)-« » STUDENTS From the spirit of Francis F. Bradshaw have emanated many of the line pre- cepts which won for the University its distinguished position in America. For twenty years as Dean of Students he has been an indomitable champion of student self-government and loyal defender of the mstitution ' s fundamental integrity. Here is a man as impartial as any, a resolute foe of prejudice and a convincing advocate of truth. In a place where the threat of dogma presses relentlessly against men ' s convictions he has maintained courageous allegiance to intellec- tual honesty. At the hands of no man would virtue get more ready praise, or Satan a more honest hearing. Mild of manner, his strength lies not in an external defiance but in the quiet infallibility of logic, kindliness, and patience. In a college community where the trials and dilemmas of youth strike continuously, his insight, sympathy, and understanding are the unfailing refuge of the bewildered and distressed.

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DEAN GRDVER BEARD; School of Pharmacy Since Grover Beard entered U.N.C!. as a freshman in iy(l3, he has been actively connected with the university. Besides this connection he has been secretary of the State Pharmaceutical Association since 1912 and managing editor of the N, C, Journal since 1919. He is a firm believer in pharmacy as a profession. Athletically he leans toward golf and can play a good game. At heart he is a farmer and spends much time after office hours in his garden at home. His great love is his Great Dane dog. DEANS DEAN W. deB. MacNIDER; School of Medicine Everyone knows Dr. MacNider ' s reputation and ability inside the laboratory, but few know that he is an ardent tiller of the soil. His garden as well as his collection of knives and baskets is the en y of every Chapel Hillian. A folksy man who is interested in everyone, his walls are covered with pictures of his friends. Happy in his work, happy in his hobbies, Dr. MacNider is probably happiest in the role of parent of Sallie. DEAN M. T. van HECKE; School of Law The fact that The Dean , supported by little Miss Shewmake, played third base in the recent Student-Faculty Day law baseball game is not indicative of his role in the daily routine of law school. His keenness of judgment is rivalled only by his never-failing good humor. He is as well-known for his friendly wink in the hall as he is for his Restatement of the Injunction Against Torts. DEAN W. W. PIERSDN; Graduate School Pontifical Pierson, who can strut sitting down. They may say that he lives on an academic diet, that he is adamant to student petitions, that he plays his cards so closely that he scorches his best. But for all this, the Dean, who hails from Alamaba, is an able administrator, an authority on Latin America, speaks Spanish fluently, appreciates the nuances of political theory, is possessed of a rare wit, an analytical mind, a profound store of general knowledge, and is a real human being. 27