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

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PRESIDENT EMERITUS W. H. Bruce, President Emeritus, scholar, educator, and gentleman, has been a member of the Adminis1:rative .ftaff of the College since his arrival on the Cam- pus in igoi as professor of Mathematics. Dr. Bruce became President of the College in 1 06 and faithfully filled that position until he was succeeded by the late Dr. Marquis. Early in life. Dr. Bruce prepared himself well for his profession, having re- ceived the degree of Bachelor of Arts from Alabama Polytechnic Institute in 1883, and the degree of Docftor of Philosophy from Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, in i8c)r. Because of his deep intereft in the progress of education and his valuable service on ate and national committees, diftindive honors have been bestowed on Dr. Bruce. He holds two honorary degrees from well-known Texas colleges. He is the author of Principles and Processes of Education and Plane and Solid Geometry; he is the co-author of a series of arithmetic texts which were adopted by the State of Texas.

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PRESIDENT ' S MESSAGE My Friends of the Faculty and the Student-Body: Dehvery of this yearbook marks the closing days of another long session with its maze of college activities. It appears that the year has been eventful for the College, as no doubt it has been for many of the more than 2,200 men and women who have registered for work on the campus. History in detail, like history in general, can not be read with accurate appraisal from too close range. Close-up perspective often results in distortion. Whatever our achieve- ments have been institutionally or individually, they must await the backward look of coming years to be revealed in true proportion. To say what individual achievements mark the year would require self-analysis on the part of both faculty and student-body. Let us hope that, in the years to come, each of you can look back upon the session with the knowledge of some definite contact, some bit of in- formation, or some new ambition or point of view which has served a useful purpose in the working out of a more abundant life. I would not close this word to you without extending congratulations to the YUCCA staff and to the College Press for this creditable publication, which has been edited and printed on the campus. It is an achievement which can be ascribed jointly to the institution and to the student-body. I give to each of you this expression of my deep appreciation for your united loyalty and concerted efforts during the year ()i,6-yj. Sincerely yours, W. J. McConnell President

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DEAN OF THE COLLEGE The privilege of serving as Dean of the College gives opportunity to know you, the stu- dents who make this publication possible, and affords much pleasure and many interesting experiences. One of the outstanding observations is that many of you have learned the effect of your professional preparation and college attainments upon your future usefulness and happiness. My confidence in you prompts me to believe that you will continue to manifest learning abilities and that you will do independent thinking. Those who have preceded you in receiving the many abiding contributions this institu- tion has bestowed upon them are now widely scattered throughout the State and Nation. Your brother and sister alumni are now teaching in 223 of the 254 counties of Texas and in forty of the forty-eight states of the union; the fact that they are serving in the major fields of use- fulness to society in such a large territory is a record of which each alumnus of the college may well be proud. Down the corridor of years let us hope that you will continue to uphold the faith of your alma mater and that you will return to the campus for many enjoyable reunions. B. B. Harris Dean of the College.