University of Tennessee Knoxville - Volunteer Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES LEGAL TITLE: THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION..........Ex-Officio HIS EXCELLENCY. THE GOVERNOR OF TENNESSEE. Ex-Officio THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE........Ex-Officio THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY........Ex-Officio CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS First—CLYDE 6. AUSTIN. Groeneville..............July I. 1947 •Second—W. T. KENNERLY, Knoxville...............July I. 1949 ••Second—GEORGE C. TAYLOR. Knoxville............July I. 1949 Third-PAUL J. KRUESI. Chattanooga...............July I. 1951 Fourth-HARRY S. BERRY. Hendersonville...........July I. 1953 Filth-W. P. COOPER. Shelbyville...................July I. I9SS Sixth—.......................................To be appointed SeventH-W. P. RIDLEY. Columbia....................July I. 1953 Eighth-1. 8. TIGRETT. Jackson.....................July I. 1951 Ninth—GEORGE C. ROWLETT. Martin........July I. 1949 Tenth-JOHN D. MARTIN. Memphis...........July I. 1947 From the City of Knoxville WILLISTON M. COX.....................July I. I9S7 JAMES A. FOWLER........................July I. I9S7 From the City of Memphis WASSELL A. RANDOLPH..................July I. 1953 THOMAS H. ALLEN........................July I. I9SJ OFFICERS OF THE BOARD W. P. COOPER...................................Chairman JAMES J. WALKER...............................Treasurer JAMES D. HOSKINS..............................Prelident JAMES P. HESS.................................Secretary The Preiident It a member ex-otfeio of all standing committees. EXECUTIVE: Fowler. Kruesl. Cox. Austin. Kennerly. FINANCE: Kruesi. Fowler. Austin. Cox. BUILDING: Cox. Rowlett. Kruesi. Allen. Kennerly. COMMITTEES LIBERAL ARTS: Kennerly . Randolph. Fowler. Ridley. AGRICULTURE: Cooper, Berry. Tigrett. Austin, Ridley. EUGINEERING: Allen. Kruesi. Martin. Berry. LAW: Fowler. Cooper. Randolph, Ken- nerly . HEALTH: Randolph. Allen, Martin. JUNIOR COLLEGE: Rowlett. Allen. Tig. rett. Ridley. •Died, January 29. 1944. ••Appointed. March 23. 1944.

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Six Thousand Five Hundred of our students and alumni have gone into the armed services of our country. A very large number of the others are in civilian services contribut- ing to the war effort. We are very certain that the moving spirit of all these men and women is an expression of the certainty, so often emphasized by your Alma Mater, that consecrated devotion to democracy as exemplified in what is called the American way is worth all effort at preservation. I can give you no better message than that, as you go out from these halls, you carry this spirit with you. You will find as life moves forward that free men and free women merit their freedom only if they exercise wholeheartedly their blessing in the interest of the good life of all. Para- phrasing Nathan Hale, may you realize that you have only one life and it should be given for your country throughout its complete span. Then you shall not have lived in vain and this institution shall not have labored in vain. Apply yourselves to the good life, courageously, devoted- ly, and selflessly, with full understanding that the intangible rewards coming from a consciousness of efforts well spent are the only wholesome, living satisfaction. James D. Hoslcins »