University of Missouri - Savitar Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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If Sliadoivs and Reflections SARA LOCKWOOD WILLIAMS i ' ' Kt h Is.::: Sara Lockwood Williams First Lady of Ihe University t ;i %■ A GRADUATE of the School of Journal- ■ ism of the University, Sara Lockwood WilHams has contributed much to Mis- souri ' s reputation as the best, as well as the oldest, school of its kind in the world. Mrs. Williams has the honor of being the first woman to hold a professorial rank in journalism in any school. During the time of her active service in the School of Journalism she greatly influenced its ad- vancement, starting the Missourian Maga- zine Supplement and introducing courses in literary reviewing, newspaper and maga- zine departments, and the special article, all of which still remain in the journalism curriculum. In active work in journalism Mrs. Williams first reported for the St. Joseph Gazette. She has held important posts from time to time on the Philadelphia Evening Ledger, the Tulsa, Okla., Times and Democrat, and the Honolulu Star- Bulletin. In Philadelphia she served on the publicity department of the Philadelphia Public Health Service. From 1925 to 1929 Mrs. Williams had the honor of being na- tional president of Theta Sigma Phi, na- tional journalism sororit ' , the local chapter of which she was instrumental in getting installed and which still profits by her guidance and help. Elected also an hon- orary member of Kapj a Tau Alpha, jour- nalism scholastic fraternity, she is a mem- ber of the Press Congress of the World. Although since her marriage she has held no official position in the School of Jour- nalism, her services to the University have rather increased than decreased. She has been able to hel]) vastly the president in his work, especially in journalism. Not a little of the success of the annual Jour- nalism week programs must be attributed to her making such a charming and gracious hostess to the hundreds of guests and alumni who gather in Columbia from all over the world. She has two volumes on journalism to her credit, one A C()untr - Weekly and Its Editor, and the other Twenty Years of Education in Jour- nalism, a review of the work of the School of Journalism since its founding in 1908 and those who ha c contributed so much to its success. Page 17

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jjft; jh!;?- .-:- - ■ j, . ■ 7 5 Walter Williams President of the University and Dean of the School of Journalism The 1934 Saviiar PRESIDENT WALTER WILLIAMS I ' HEN Walter Williams decided to pur- sue his chosen journalistic profession in Columbia, that he should some day be associated with the University of Missouri and should eventually become its president was inevitable, for no one realized more fully than he the close relation between the school and the press and the powerful educative factors of the newspaper. However, the fact that he was twice offered the presidency of the University before he finally accepted in 1930 is striking evidence of his quality of not swerving aside until he has first reached his predetermined goal. In this case his predetermined goal was the building up of a journalism school which would approach perfection in training future editors and reporters of the world and which would foster the ideal of educating as well as informing the people. In the twenty-five years since the first journalism school in the world was founded at Columbia, the school under the leadership of President Williams has achieved success and international fame and has sent its graduates to the four corners of the earth. Then, and then only, would Walter Williams turn his attention to other fields. A summary of his traits and character- istics is unnecessary if one ponders over the fact that though he never went to college as a student he has frequently been said to possess the degree of B. E. — Best Edu- cated. Should one expect to find a brisk, snappy individual he would be disappointed, for he would find a quiet, unassuming dignity, for Walter Williams is not the classic example of what one should expect to find as a go-getter. But, as President Williams, he is the classic example of what one should expect to find in the ideal uni- versit ' president.

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The 1934 Savitar BOARD OF CURATORS OFFICERS Frank J. McDavid President H. W. Lennox Vice-President Leslie Cowan Secretary R. B. Price Treasurer Frank J. McDavid President - ' % y ' npHE state constitution of Missouri provides for a board of curators composed of nine members to be appointed by the governor. Each member serves for a term of six years. The curators serve without pay, receiving only expenses. In order the board might never be made up entirely of new members the constitution requires that three members be changed every two years. Not more than five of the curators can be from one political part}-, and no two are to be from the same congressional district. The law requires that the board hold at least two meetings each year. These are set for December and June unless different days are fixed by the board. There are two committees of the board. The executive board is in charge of the l niversity at Columbia. The executive committee has charge of the Missouri School of Mines at Rolla. Each of these committees has three members elected from the board in June of each year. The com- mittees meet each month. The board meets at least four times each year, although the law requires only the two meetings. The board is subject to meet on call. Up until April 1 of this year the Board of Curators had already held four meetings. c- u l - Cowan Lennox Blanton Walsh Arnold McDavid Ward Speer ZWICK WlLLSON Williams : 5tJ V«J Pasc IS