University of North Texas - Yucca Yearbook (Denton, TX)

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Administration Q 7 zeiiffeni 4 One of the justifications for the expenditure of the amount of time, energy, and money required for the production of a college annual such as the YUCCA lies in the fact that it preserves in an interesting form re- minders of scenes and incidents which occasion throughout the life of its possessor a revival of the year which it represents. lt is a history by suggestion rather than one by narration. Aside from the amuse- ment it affords for the first few days after its distribution, this book will be more highly prized in 1956 than in 1936. Preservation is therefore of relatively more importance than possession. The history of the college has been marked by many significant events, both favorable and unfavorable to its growth. Placing a value upon any one year as compared with another involves the balancing of that which is favorable with that which is unfavorable. Measured by that standard, 1936 appears to be significant in at least three respects. Pirst in order, if not in ultimate importance, is the building program. Pour units of permanent improve- ment will have been completed dur- ing the year, representing a com- bined expenditure of 35566,UOU. The building needs of the college are not solved by these additions, but the relief which they afford is measur- able. 6 O I I I I Second, as listed among the achievements of the year, is the in- auguration of graduate instruction. Advancing standards of the better school systems of the state have set up requirements for instructional staffs which can be met only by those who hold the master's degree. The college therefore instituted a fifth year of professional work lead- ing to the master's degree to enable its students to meet these require- ments. ln spite of the late authoriza- tion of its plans, it enrolled during the year seventy-eight men and women for the long session, and, as this foreword goes to press, it prom- ises to enroll many times this num- ber during the summer session. A statement of achievements would not be complete without men- tion of a noteworthy development among alumni and ex-students of Teachers College of a spirit of active loyalty to the institution. The grat- ifying fact connected with this grow- ing spirit lies in the spontaneity of its development on the part of the ex-students. lt has arisen because of the increasing recognition of the fact that there is a service, essential to the welfare of the college, which can be rendered by no one except by those who have been touched by its influence. Cordially yours, W. 1. MCCONNELL, President. Page 6

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gown! of Ze enlfa Bottom row: Ball, Beretta, Paulus, Ulmer, Iackson T p St t Hll I O IOW2 Inset: T uar, i , osey, UTH91' Collins BOARD OF REGENTS STATE TEACHERS COLLEGES OF TEXAS Honorable Henry S. Paulus, President . . . . Yoakum Honorable Thomas H. Ball, Vice-President . . Houston Honorable Iohn E. Hill ...... . Amarillo Honorable L. E. Iosey . Houston Doctor I. G. Ulmer ..... . . Tyler Honorable Sallie Ward Beretta . San Antonio Honorable I. D. Iackson . , . . . Alpine Honorable R, A. Stuart . . . Fort Worth 'Honorable V. A. Collins ............ Livingston U H. A. Turner, Secretary to the Board, Austin Page 5 Administration I

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. . . . zeal mf if fig Caffe 6 As a student at North Texas State Teachers College, as its dean, and as chief executive since l934, Dr. W. I. McConnell has seen the College take enormous strides to- ward becoming foremost among teacher-training institutions. ln fact, it has been his impetus that has had much to do with the tremen- dous growth of the College in recent years. Dr. McConnell's administration has been characterized by a prac- tical execution of his far-visioned ideals. A growth in enrollment, an enlargement and strengthening of the faculty, and a development of the curriculum are tributes to the guiding genius of our president. And through his efforts y we are enjoying a great development in the physical plant of our College. Dr. McConnell was born in Bates- ville, Arkansas. I-le received his B. A. and M. A. degrees from the University of Denver, after having graduated from this institution. l-le received the Ph. D. degree from Columbia University in l925. l-le taught in Wise County from l9U4 to l908 and was superintendent of schools in Van l-lorn from l908 to l9ll and in Petrolia from l9ll to l9l6. Then he came to the College, beginning as professor of mathe- matics. ln l9l9 he was .made professor and director of the eco- nomics department, and in l923 he was made Dean of the College. A unanimous vote of the seven Page 7 l DR. MCCONNELL ..... . . . . . President of the College members of the Board of Regents present at their meeting May l5, l934, made him President to suc- ceed the late Dr. B. l... Marquis. Dr. McConnell holds the distinc- tion of rising to the presidency of his Alma Mater, being a member of the graduation class of l9l3. Therefore he knows the College not only from the teacher's and administrators point of view, but also from the students. l-le is in- deed no stranger to its ideals and traditions and we may look for- ward to a continuation of the pres- tige and growth of the North Texas State Teachers College under his guidance. Administration O