University of Pennsylvania - Record Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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GRATITLIDE FDR POLICY Front row: Justice J. Roberts, Justice Horace Sterng Dr. George W. McClelland, Vice- Chairmang Mr. Robert T. McCracken, Chairman, Mr. Henry B. Bryansg Mr. Sydney E. Marting Dr. Katharine E. McBride. Back row: Judge Gerald F. Flood, Dr. Alfred H. Vfilliamsg Dr. Merle M. Odgersg Mr. David E. Williams, Jr., Dr. Gaylord P. Harnwellg Mr. Edward Hopkinson, Jr., Mr. Wilfred D. Gilleng Mr. Orville H. Bullitt. THE TASK OF DIRECTING a University of this size is really a difficult one, yet We are confident that it rests with a very capable group. These men and Women, prominent in their own fields, have given their time and effort to the single aim of promoting Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's problems as a corporation take these executives and legal experts into a field varied and unusual. Not only must they cope with ever growing expenses, but they must consider the welfare of their faculty and their students. They must possess the foresight to make long-range depelopment plans for the future. Above all, they must envision Pennsylvania in a larger sphere. Her relationship with the community and the state and her prestige in the future depend upon the actions taken by her administrators today. This, then, is the ever present responsibility and aim of the Univer- sity Board of Trustees.

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i 'T THE E UR MR. ROBERT T. MCCRACKEN, Chairman of the University Trustees, is also a prom- inent Philadelphia attorney. He received his B.S. and his LLB. from Pennsylvania and began his legal career as assistant to former Supreme Court Justice Owen Roberts. A former president of the Penn- sylvania Bar Association, Mr. McCracken is also a director of the Pennsylvania Rail- road and the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. He became a life trustee of the University in 1946. Other positions at the University that he has held include chair- man of the Council' on Development, Vice- President of the General Alumni Society, and President of the Law Alumni Society. 2 Q ..t.l

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DR. GAYLORD P. HARNWELL President DR. HARNWELL HAS BEEN associated with the University since 1938 when he was appointed Director of the Randal Morgan Laboratory of Physics. His ability in the field of physics was utilized in government ser-vice during World War Two and Dr. Harnwell was awarded the Medal of Merit for his contributions to the war effort. His latest book, Atomic Physics, recently went to press. In addition to his duties as presi- dent, Dr. Harnwell chairs or directs several organizations outside the University. Our president abides by the ideal of building a strong Uni- versity through a strong faculty.