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

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Gen. Williams, Bishop Juhan, and Dr. McCrady look over some plans for Sewanee ' s future. f n r n A i n 1 1 1 Fi All of my life I have been deeply impressed by the extraordinary beauty of this mountain and the invigorating and enriching academic and spiritual tradition of this institution. Though, as you all know, it is not a place into which the cares of the world do not intrude (indeed, there is no such place), it is a place in which those who understand and respond can find the strength and competence and grace to meet whatever comes. I hope all of you who have become a part of Se- wanee have felt and responded to this influence which I have tried inadequately to express in the following poor verses. Hail Sewanee, beauteous mountain, Sculptured Mesozoic plain Carved by rivulet and fountain. Clad in forests drenched with rain. Thou, so blessed with wondrous beauty. Give us taste to understand; Make our labors and our way of life Deserve this favored land. Teach us discipline and freedom; Give us godliness and strength; Let thy crags and falling waters Nurture us until, at length, When from cliffs we view night ' s splendor We are moved to search our hearts For the words with which to render praise For what God ' s grace imparts. EDWARD McCRADY, Vice-Chancellor DR. EDWARD McCRADY Vice-Chancellor of the University

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THE RT. REV. R. BLAND MITCHELL Bishop of Arkansas Chancellor of the University ! i E (; n 1 c n n R This age is characterized by mass production. It is turning out the chain-store variety of human product — the same everywhere. Sewanee has never attempted nor believed in mass production education for her sons. Al- ways she has followed the vision of her Founders — that the leadership of the South and of the Nation depended upon the training and development of the individual according to his gifts and genius; that each man is distinctive and should have his distinctive talents brought to fruition by character-training in the setting of Christian truth. The reason Sewanee men have become out- standing in many fields of life ' s endeavor is that they have been trained to stand out as indi- viduals through the moulding power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. As our Founders expressed it: We shall secure to the South an institution of the very highest grade, and raise up a body of scholars of whom no country need be ashamed. . . . We desire to build up a great University, which shall open its arms, far and wide, to literature, to science, to art, to knowledge, under the sacred sanction of religion as we have received it from our fathers. America desperately needs this kind of education for the leadership of its oncoming generations. Sewanee ' s mission is to supply as much of it as possible of the highest quality possible for the benefit of our Nation and of our Southland. R. BLAND MITCHELL, Chancellor 16

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BRIGADIER GENERAL L. KEMPER WILLIAMS Chairman of the Board of Regents BRIG. GEN. L. KEMPER WILLIAMS, Chairman . . New Orleans, La. HINTON F. LONGING, Secretary Atlanta, Ga; THE RT. REV. R. BLAND MITCHELL (ex officio) . . Little Rock, Ark. DR. EDWARD McCRADY (ex officio) Sewanee, Tenn. THE REV. GEORGE M. ALEXANDER Columbia, S.C. THE VERY REV. ALFRED HARDMAN Atlanta, Ga. THE RT. REV.. JOHN E. HINES Austin, Texas THE REV. HENRY BELL HODGKINS Pensacola, Fla. THE RT. REV. FRANK A. JUHAN Jacksonville, Fla. THE RT. REV. HENRY I. LOUTIT Orlando, Fla. CHARLES McD. PUCKETTE Chattanooga, Tenn. ALBERT ROBERTS, JR St. Petersburg, Fla. HERBERT E. SMITH, JR Birmingham, Ala. J. ALBERT WOODS New York, N.Y. The Board of Regents acts as the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees, by which it is elected. The three Bishops, three Presbyters, and six laymen who make up the Board meet officially three times a year with the Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor, who serve as ex officio members. The Board has general supervision of the government and maintenance of the University; included in these powers are those of the approval of all faculty appointments, the approval of plan s for new buildings and of methods for financing them, and the conferring of honorary degrees. u iu u n i n ! s Seated: Hardman, McCrady, Juhan, Williams, Woods. Standing: Hodgkins, Roberts, Puckette, Smith.