University of the South - Cap and Gown Yearbook (Sewanee, TN)

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VICE- CHANCELLOR O F T H E UNIVERSITY DR. BENJAMIN F. FINNEY Likes good coffee with plenty of cream. . . His favorite food is roast beef. . . . His favorite novelist, as we might suspect, is Joseph Conrad. . . Loves blood and thunder reading. . . Doesn ' t dislike people who play bridge, but lets it alone. . . He is one of football ' s greatest friends, but is confident that football is dying as a college sport. . . Favorite expression — Gosh ding! . . . For relaxation, he visits the homes of his friends, where he is always welcome. . . His hobby and his life are Sewanee. . . Spends his summers preparing for the students in the winter. . . Has always loved boys . . . also fond of dogs. . . He is President of the Brotherhood of St. Andrews. . . Smokes Bull Durham and rolls his own. . . His life at Sewanee began in 1885. . . Since then he has never been for a long time far away. . . He feels that endowment is all that is needed to make Sewanee the best place this side of Heaven. . . His ex- ceptional accomplishments during the last endowment campaign exhibited his love for Sewanee as nothing better could. . . Through his efforts the University has been placed upon a much sounder financial basis. . . Of this alumnus, his Alma Mater, Sewanee, will always be proud. 4 Page 17 ►

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THE CHANCELLOR O F T H E UNIVERSITY RT. REV. THOMAS F. GAILOR The Chancellor is an enthusiast over all forms of athletics. . . . Was captain of the Racine College baseball team at the age of 19. . . . Graduated the same year. . . . Hobby was carpentry, at which he became adept. . . . Enjoys reading history and biography. . . . Detective and adventure stories also interest him. . . . Thinks movies are good if you are not inclined to movieitis, which means four movies per week . . . . Feels that the Americans wear themselves out seeking amusement. . . . He is extremely fond of poetry . . . Browning and Wordsworth are his favorites. ... As a novelist he prefers Thack- eray. ... At one time Dickens and Scott held his preference. . . . He crossed the Atlantic first in 1889 in the company of Mr. Wiggins and Billy Nauts of Sewanee. . . . He holds degrees from ten universities, including a D.D. from Oxford. . . . He came to Sewanee in 1882 as a teacher in the Seminary. . . . He became chaplain in 1883. ... A holiday was declared by the students in 1890 when he turned down the offer of the Bishopric of Georgia. . . . On this day, the chapel bell rang from morning till afternoon. . . . The greater part of his life has been spent in Sewanee. . . . Says Sewanee needs more endow- ment, nothing more. . . .

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DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES DR. GEORGE M. BAKER It takes more than a little fog or rain to keep Dr. Baker from his golf. . . He thinks all men should play it. . . Enthusiastic over Sewanee football. . . His favorite quotation is Life is long but art is short. . . . His attitude toward contract bridge is very un- favorable. . . His constant companion is his pipe — with Briggs. . . He spends his summers doing a little farming. . . He has crossed the Atlantic a dozen times and has lived abroad for several years. . . He enjoys movies. . . He likes clean pictures but his judgment differs with the critics on good pictures. . . His favorite actor is Lionel Barrymore. . . His actress, Dolores del Rio. . . He feels that he drinks entirely too much coffee, but It is delicious. Page 18 ►