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

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THE 1897 UOlllllTEER FiHy years ago +his I88 page forebearer of +he I947 edi+Ion was +he firsi- annual of +he Universify of Tennessee. Liferally sna+ched rom +he pafh of +he greaf Gay Sfreef fire of I897, H1e engravings and copy of +he infanf yearbook were saved +o record +he memorieSw-i-he faces and places, +he profs and sophs-of +he ninefies. Yes, in +humb- ing +hrough +his genesis of He VOLUNTEER, one gefs a kaleidoscopic view of college life, scenes which mighf well make +he gay ninefy grads mis'ry- eyed wH'h nos+algia. There are pic+ures of +he gray-uniformed Corps of Cade+s. +he liferary so- cie+ies, Dr. Dabney's faculfy, +he pre-Nahheeyayli German Club, and even such presenf-day land- marks as Science Hall and Sou+h College. In such a wayI +his Vic+orian VOLUNTEER preserves and keeps alive +he Volun+eer Spirit EDITORIAL STAFF OF THE 1897 VOLUNTEER i am mm v 4:5,:an w mm m: V a5 . wwmma Cm Jiv$we$$2$ gevmgzh

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kg THIS UOlllmE IS DEDIEHTED TO OUR H' is indeed fi++ing +ha+ +he I947 VOLUNTEER be dedica+ed +0 a man who has unfalferingly served +he Universify of Tennessee for over a hahc cen+ury. Yes. if is fiHing since wi+hou+ his con+ribu+ion +0 +he l897 VOLUNTEER and his splendid supporl' of +he publica+ion which was s+ar+ecl when he was an undergradua'l'e on +he Hill i1- is likely +ha+ +he VOLUNTEER would no+ be in exisl'ance +oday. He has wafched +he Universil'y grow and wi+h ii' +he U-T annual. He has given his guidance and un'fal'l'ering clevofion +0 +he ideals of educal'ion and s+uden+ welfare. His years on +his campus will never be forgoHen by sfuclen'rs and facuH'y members wi+h whom he has been associafed. He is a familiar and clis+inc+ive figure where ever he goes in Knoxville Jroday. His office was ever open +0 all sludenfs alike who soughf guidance and friendship. Through his efforls +he Universify has grown +0 i+s presen+ place of high es+eem among s+a+e universi'ries all over +he nafion. Tennes- see and HS Universify may well be proud of him and i+ is wil'h pride +ha+ we dedica're +he I947 VOLUNTEER +0 Presidenf Emerifus James D. Hoskins. SIDEHT EmEBITIJS

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THE 1947 uowmeen This fiffiefh consecu+Ive ediHon of He Tennes- see yearbook capfures a glimpse of +he crowds a+ +he Universify in +he pasf year. HS 400 pages show +he fun and frusfrafion of crowds, +he emergency needs and +heir squHon, and +he classes and masses of I947. The barracks life. +he regisfra+ion linesI Hue campus poli+ics. +he dances and parfies-all +ha+ will someday blend info a happy recollecfion ofcollegelife as caugh+ by +he VOLUNTEER camera's eye. In showing Hie frailers and prefabs, fhe congesfed halls and classrooms, and even +he Corner and game crowds. +he VOLUNTEER aHempfs +0 memo- rialize +he feeling a+ Tennessee in I947. V v- ' , , EDITORIAL STAFF OF THE I947 VOLUNTEER um mega