University of Missouri - Savitar Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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PRESIDENT MIDDLEBUSh OF SERVICl There is a rumor on campus that Dr. Frederick A. Middlebush is the man who isn ' t there. Many students call him the invisible man because they have never seen or met him. This is really an undeserved title, for he is the man who is ever3Tvhere, on the campus and around the country. Besides keeping the Univer- sity operating smoothly, his services are sought by numerous scholastic and governmental boards. In the light of his varied activities it is not diffi- cult to understand how the myth of his being the in- visible man arose. That it is a myth is proven by the fact that, although he is out of town often, while in Columbia he attends many campus functions. In any case it would be well-nigh impossible for 14,071 stu- dents to know him well. The record-breaking enrollment of 14,071 oc- curred in Dr. Middlebush ' s lucky number year. Thir- teen is his lucky number; this is his 1 3th year as president of the University. He was born on October 13, received his A.B. from the University of Michigan in 1913, was elected president in his 13th year on the Missouri faculty, and he is the 13th president of the University. Dr. Middlebush became president of the Univer- sity in 1935. He received his A.B., A.M., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Michigan in 1913, 1914 and 1916. The degree of LLD. was conferred upon him by Knox College and Hope College in 1937, and Washington University in 1944. Upper left — President and Mrs. Middlebush as they first ar- rived at the University in 1922. Middle left — A photograph taken June 4, 1935, of the mem- bers of the Board of Curators of the University with President Walter Williams, Acting President Frederick A. Middlebush and Leslie Cowan, Secretary of the Board. Left — The academic procession at the Centennial Convoca- tion in the fall of 1939, celebrating MU ' s hundredth year. In the procession are President Conant of Harvard University and President Sproul of the University of California. Page 5

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PRESIDENT MIDDLEBUSH Frederick A. Middlebush has been president of the Univer- sity of Missouri since 1935. During this time he has seen the University change from peacetime to wartime and then adjust itself back to peace- ful days agam. President Middlebush has worked tirelessly to insure a finer school along with the in- creased enrollment m the post- war period. He has done much to aid the World War II vet- erans in their college adjust- ment. A graduate of the Univer- sity of Michigan, President Middlebush was Dean of the School of Business and Public Administration from 1926 un- til 1935. Vice-Presidenls of the University- Leslie Cowan, in charge of business operations. Thomas A. Brady, extra-divi- sional educational activities.

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HROUGH 26 YEARS T MISSOURI A professor of history and political science at Knox College, 1915-1922, he joined the University of Missouri faculty in 1922 as a professor of political science and public law. He was Dean of the School of Business and Public Administration, 1925-1935. A few of the many organizations of which Dr. Middlebush is a member include: Industrial Advisory Board, Missouri Resources and Development Commis- sion, Academic Advisory Board of U. S. Merchant Marine Academy, American Political Science Associa- tion, Second Vice-President, 1 942 ; Board of Trustees, Carnegie Foundation, Board of Visitors, Naval Acad- emy, AnnapoHs; Chairman in 1946, Executive Com- mittee of the Association of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities, Naval Civilian Advisory Committee, Na- tional Association of State Universities, Vice-President, 1943, and on Executive Committee since 1944; Com- mittee of University Presidents of the William Rock- hill Nelson Trust, National Commission on the Liberal Arts College. He edited The Dispatches of Thomas Chudleigh and Thomas Plott, 1681-1685, a study in 17th cen- tury diplomacy, which was published in 1926. In 1940 he was co-author with Dr. Chesney Hill of a book en- titled, Elements of International Relations. Although there would seem to be little time left for hobbies. Dr. Middlebush is interested in music, travel, fishing and hunting. Upper right — The procession during the June Commence- ment, 1946. President Middlebush and General Omar Bradley. The University and Dr. Middlebush were cited for their excellent work during the war. Middle right — Dr. Middlebush has always been an avid fisherman, going when possible to the lakes in the north woods. Right — Dr. Middlebush with the annual board of visitors at the U. S. Naval Academy in April. 1946. Page 6