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

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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

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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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THE COMPTROLLER John William Calhoun Proud of the progress of the University with which he has been connected for twenty-six years. . . .sensitive to the extent that he tries to please everyone. . . .attempting to do the work of three ordinary men — J. W. Calhoun, graduate of the Class of ' 05, still finds time to make friends among the students. Born in Manchester, Tennessee, in 1871. from Harvard. ... is author of two books and . . . .still teaches. . . .and today is Comptroller o . . .has a Master ' s Degree several magazine articles The University of Texas. Insert: Calhoun. Top row: Stephens, Calhoun, Simmons. Bottom row: Sparenberg, Doss, Long. This is the building that Jack built ' ' — or rather John, since John W. Calhoun, Comptroller, has been responsible to the Board of Regents for all buildings constructed on the campus since 1925. Last year this department, besides it ' s regular duties, was burdened with the task of overseeing the construction of the nine new university buildings. This year only the demolition of old Main Building and the construction of the new Library-Administration Building and two new dormitories, one for men and one for women, have occupied the Comptroller ' s Office. This department was created by the Board of Regents in 1925 as a result of the increasing amount of work necessary to operate The University of Texas. The Comptroller was charged by the Regents to be the direct representative of the President in all strictly business operations not specifically designated to some other officer. All property and all money spent for the operation of the physical plant of the University is under the control of the Comptroller and his assistants. The Regents outlined the duties of this department into three divisions: endowment estates, physical plant, and accounting. Asked to prepare a list of his official duties as Comptroller, Mr. Calhoun said that the information would be forth- coming just as soon as he decided where to move a half-dozen houses, sign several hundred vouchers, see a committee Worn the Chamber of Commerce, show the tree surgeon which of the three hundred live oak trees to treat, decide what automobile to buy for use in the oil fields, dictate six letters on as many different subjects to the President, prepare a speech for a luncheon club, grade a set of quiz papers, attend a meeting of the building committee, and attend to a few other things on his docket. But the compiler decided the information could be found elsewhere and left the busy Comp- troller to his numerous duties. Page 13