University of Wyoming - WYO Yearbook (Laramie, WY)

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THE 1923 WYOs i I M 1 1 1 1 H 1 1 1 U XLLLLLLLXLLU j ' ' ' Illllil I I m ill I I h it; Board of Trustees in the meeting in which plans for the new gymnasium were adopted. F. A. Holliday, Laramie. Ex Officio: A. G. Crane, Laramie; Wm. B. Ross, Chey- enne; Katharine A. Morton, Cheyenne. Fay E. Smith, secretary; E. O. Fuller, fiscal agent. The board chooses its own president and other officers, is charged with the duty of electing a president of the University when there is a vacancy, and must approve or disapprove the appointment of deans and professors when recommended by the president of the University. An important function of the board of trustees is keeping a careful watch over the finances of the institution, to the end that efficiency may be attained and extravagance pre- vented. The board authorizes the erection and equipment of buildings, and the physical growth of the institution is limited only by their discretion and the means at their command. They are the direct agents of the people, the patrons and the taxpayers. To the extent that the members of the board of trustees are conscientious, competent and diligent, they will formulate and promote a policy which means success for the Uni- versity of Wyoming and which will meet with the approval of the people of the State, in whose interest the University is maintained. W. C. DEMING 22 ' ■ i m i iiiiiMM ii iM iiiiii i iiiiiiiiii nM iii n iiiii Mn iiiiiiiii M ii nn iiii i iiiiiiiiiii iM ii i iii iM iiiiii iM gStiiD iiiiiiiuiiM i i i iiii i i n n i mumi 1 1 j 1 1 ■ i ■ i FFFFFi i l 1 1 : 1 1 1 F i 1 1 i m jfm;

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The Retiring Members of the Board of Trustees A. B. Hamilton, Lyman H. Brooks, Roderick N. Matson The Board of Trustees and the State W a i i HEN the pioneers and early builders of what is now Wyoming par- ticipated in the creation of the political division then known as the territory of Wyoming they wisely provided for an institution of higher learning. This act was later accepted and amplified when statehood was attained and adequate measures and methods provided for its 5 l — I v} growth and support. The Board of Trustees, who are in a sense the stewards of this institution, are appointed by the governor of the State. This plan, in my judgment, is better than that of election for the reason that the governor may consider geographical loca- tions, as well as the special qualifications of those to be honored with this high responsibility. There are nine appointive members of the board and three ex officio members — the governor, the state superintendent of public instruction and the president of the University. The board of trustees embraces representatives of at least two political parties, and is at present graced by three of Wyoming ' s most talented women. The present board is as fol- lows: W. C. Deming, president, Cheyenne; Dean T. Prosser, vice president, Tie Siding; Fred W. Geddes, treasurer. Centennial; J. A. Elliott, Wheatland; Mary N. Brooks, Casper; E. W. Croft, Cowley; Anna Haggard, Cheyenne; D. P. B. Marshall, Sheridan; 21

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THE 1923 WYOi w V m. Kx Povw jj CC vn OL -i State Superintendent of Public Instruction and Ex-Officio Member of Board of Trustees 23