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

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iraiKMis... Firsl Ron: Stuart, Ulmer, Hill, Josey, Berctta Second Row: Jackson, Collins, Eubanks, Bates, Turner Honorable R. A. Stuart, President Fort Worth Doctor }. G. Ulmer, Vice-President Tyler Honorable John E. Hill. Amarillo Honorable J. E. Josey Houston Honorable Sallie Ward Beretta San Antonio Honorable J. D. Jackson Alpine Honorable V. A. Collins Livingston Honorable A. H. Eubanks McKinney Honorable W. B. Bates Houf lon H. A. Turner, Secretary to the Board Austin Page 19

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LLL? pram if! Reserved and di ;nihed enoui h to inspire a Good morning, sir, from any sT:udent who chances to meet him on the campus, Dr. W. J. McConnell, President of the College, is yet so friendly and so much the sl:udents ' man that no one is surprised to hear a hearty, old-fashioned ' ' Howdy! in answer to that greeting. Perhaps a great deal of the sympathy and understanding the president has for his ftudents comes from the fad; that he was at one time a student of the College. He graduated with the class of 19 13, and three years later came to begin his service to North Texas State Teachers College as a professor in the Department of Mathematics. Since that time he has been professor and diredor of the Department of Economics, Dean of the College, and, upon the death of the late Dr. R. L. Marquis, he became President of the College. Dr. McConnell ' s firft intereSl:s are those of the school and of the Sludents. He loves the campus, and almost every day he walks around it, dropping in at the dif- ferent buildings to visit with the faculty and Sludents. In this and in other ways he manifests his deep-seated concern for the needs of Teachers College Students. Although essentially a scholar, Dr. McConnell has always shown an adive inter- eft in college athletics and sports. In vacation time, he forgets mufty books and ad- ministrative cares by going away on a fishing party with friends. So enthusiastic is he about roughing it that he is known among his fishing cronies as the hewer of wood and the toter of water. Known to every ftudent who has heard him speak is Dr. McConnell ' s humor. His quiet voice and fine command of language have gained him wide repute as a speaker, a reputation which has been enhanced by his ability to be as informal as the group before which he is speaking. A fine example of his gift for adapting his de- livery to the occasion was his talk on the morning of the Commerce football game when he trucked it on down in assembly. Music and the finer arts make up a large part of Dr. McConnell ' s off-hour interefts. Students may be surprised to know that in former years the president sang in the College quartet with three other faculty members. More than any other type of music he enjoys the lighter classics and old familiar songs. Because of his progressive achievements and attitudes, his friendly good humor, his conservati e task s and discrimination, and his willingness to serve the school and its sludents in every way, Dr. McConnell is eSleemed by the Sludents and by everyone who has been conneded with the school. Page 21