University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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ARCHITECT ' S DRAWING OF NEW ADMINISTRATION-LIBRARY BUILDING MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT The students of the University are thoroughly representative of the people of Texas. They come from almost every county, they belong to every Church and nationality and to almost every class of society. Rich and poor, blonde and brunette, tall and short, bright and not so bright, industrious and lazy, in thousands of intermediate gradations, they are very much like their parents and the people generally — a good deal better than some fault-finders find them, a little worse than their fond mothers suppose. They are simply young chips from the Texas woodpile and even their youthfulness will not long continue to distinguish them. From the facts that they all have fifteen units of admission credit and that many more of them come from the top quartile of their high school graduating classes than from the bottom, it is fair to assume that the students of the University are a little better than their contemporaries in training and mental capacity, just as it is fair to assume the University praiseworthy because among its sister state universities it is ranked in the top third in quality and in the bottom third in cost. Without losing confidence, however, in the worthiness of either the University or its students, it is not well to be too much affected by a feeling of superiority. Progress is retarded when too much self-satisfaction is present, and Better yet should be the motto of every person or institution. The University was not created to think too much about itself, but to do a vitally important work. Its task is to lift, mainly through its students, the people who support it to ever higher levels of public service, private efficiency and personal excellence. Page 11

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Lua THE GOVERNOR James V. Allred A Governor who rises at six in the morning to play handball.... youthful enough to enjoy a good workout. . . .to have enthusiasm for his job.... to romp with his children. .. .that ' s James V. Allred. Allred was born in Bowie, Texas, in March, 1899. His political career has been short and successful. . . .appointed district attorney of his county in 1923, at the age of twenty-four. . . .defeated for the office of Attorney General of Texas in 1927. . . .elected Attorney General in 1931 . . . .re-elected in 1933. . . .Governor in 1935. THE TEXAS STATE CAPITOL MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR In nearing the end of another University year, many of you are terminating a long period of scholastic training pre- paratory to a career. You should feel justly proud to be graduated from The University of lexas, because it is nationally recognized as one of the greatest seats of learning in our country. The University of Texas was created to give the most capable youth of the State a training that would fit them to become leaders in their communities. Recent social, political, and economic upheavals have intensified this need of university trained men and women at the helm of public affairs — men and women who are equipped to anticipate and appreciate the significance of varying needs of our complex civilization, and who are willing to render constructive and unselfish service to the State. Wealth, power, position — these are alluring and worthwhile ambitions, but national greatness, even national existence, depends upon the subordination of the interests of the individual to those of the community. This is the hardest lesson civilized man has to learn, but it is a lesson we must learn if we are finally to have peace. Wherever you go, you will be judged as representative of the University. By your words — by your actions, the worth of the University will be judged. I sincerely wish for each of you success in your chosen field and trust you will be a credit to the University and to Texas. Pag e 10

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■■■■■■f ■ T fcJ THE BOARD OF REGENTS Beauford Jester, Chairman Charles I. Francis Edward Randall J. T. Scott Leslie Waggener H. H. Weinert K. H. Aynesworth H. J. Lutcher Stark L J. Sulak NEW APPOINTEES, 1935 J. R. Parten George Morgan Mrs. I. D. Fairchild Edward Randall, reappointed Insert: Jester. Top row: Sulak, Scott, Weinert, Randall, Stark. Bottom row: Francis, Aynesworth, Jester, Waggener. The Board will please come to order! The meeting is now opened. The first item on the docket — the speaker, Beauford Jester, chairman of the Board of Regents, has again convened the group in its regular monthly meeting to discuss means of making this University a better one. Nine people — leading citizens of the state — serve on a board, with respectful admiration for the founders of this great institution, trying to further its aim of higher education in Texas. Nine people empowered with full authority as to the administration of the school, subject only to the appropriations of the Legislature and the laws of the state and federal governments. To the Regents come complaints for a final decision,- the group in reality constitutes the Supreme Court on campus problems. Student politicians, citizens, professors, or what-have-you appeal to the Regents for con- sideration of their problems. The Regents are specifically empowered to appoint a President of the University,- to enact by-laws, rules, or regula- tions which they think necessary to operate the school; to select the textbooks with the advice of the professors,- to regulate the course of instruction,- to appoint professors and officers at salaries fixed by the Legislature,- to confer degrees; and to remove any professor when the Board considers this necessary. Members of the Board who served until January, 1935, were Charles I. Francis of Wichita Falls, Edward Randall of Galveston, and Beauford Jester of Corsicana. Dr. Randall was reappointed by Governor Allred on February 16th. Major Parten was confirmed by the Senate on March 19th as successor to Mr. Jester. Dr. George Morgan of San Angelo, former regent, was appointed to fill the Board. The only other change in personnel occurred when L. J. Sulak resigned to become state senator,- Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson appointed Mrs. I. D. Fairchild to replace him. Mrs. Fairchild thus received the honor of being the second woman to serve on the Board of Regents of The University of Texas. Page 12