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

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Presiding Bishop John E. Hines and Mr. Chitty.

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Dedication That a prophet is not without honor, save in his own country well characterizes the sentiment behind the choice of Arthur Ben Chitty to receive the dedication of the 1965 Cap and Gown. Academician, he has published more than most of the teaching faculty. Churchman, he partici- pates in the work of the Episcopal Church on the local, diocesan, and national levels. Civic leader, he was ten years the liaison of the civic association with the Negro community. Journalist, he publishes the Sewanee News, serves as chairman of the Publications Board and as a director of the Living Church. Publicist and alumni director, he is one of the senior practition- ers of his craft in the South. Businessman, he is chairman of the board of directors of a wholesale grocery company. Activist, and, to some gadfly, to some saint, he is the willing patron of a good idea. A committed man, in a time of inde- cision, he believes wholly in the im- portance and relevance of Sewanee in Twentieth Century America. His involve- ment with Sewanee, from her auspicious origins as a someday Oxford of America, her arduous re-birth in discouraging times, to her recognition by the Ford Grant, and her future as a fulfillment of the founders ' dreams seems sometimes overshadowed by his concern for the at- tendant minutiae (he is self-appointed campus trash collector, sponsor of more fraternities for the Mountain, and re- actionary devotS of the coat and tie), though in fact all are representative of a long-term commitment to a towered city, set within a wood, and a host of men who hail from Arcady. It is then, with pride, appreciation, and respect, that the 1965 Cap and Gown is dedicated to Arthur Ben Chitty.

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