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

Page 28 text:

First Row: Dr. Edward McCrady, Gen. L. Kemper Williams, Rt. Rev. C. C. J. Carpenter, R. Eugene Orr, G. Allen Kimball, Harvey G. Booth. Second Row: Rev. E. Dudley Colhoun, Rt. Rev. G. M. Murray, Rt. Rev. R. R. Brown, Henry O. Weaver, Rev H. C. Gosnell, Rev. C. F. Schilling. R. G. Snowden, Chairman of the Board. Board of Regents The Board of Regents, which is elected by the Board of Trustees, is the executive board of the University. It is composed of three bishops, three priests, and six laymen of the Episcopal Church, with the Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor serving as ex-officio members. This board per- forms all duties pertaining to the govern- ment and maintenance of the University except those particularly reserved by the Board of Trustees. The Regents also have the power to grant honorary degrees. The Board holds regular meetings at Sewanee three times a year. For the past two years, the Regents have been intimately concerned with the Ten Million Dollar Campaign, inspired by a matching grant from the Ford Foundation. The proceeds from the Cam- paign will go to finance the University ' s expansion program, which includes the new duPont Library and plans for new science facilities, dormitories, faculty housing, and a new dining hall. This year the Regents initiated the new policy of conferring with student leaders at each regular meeting. In this way the student body has a more direct voice in the government of the University. 2.4

Page 27 text:

The Vice-Chancellor Sewanee is fortunate to have as its chief executive a man who embodies the ideals of the University. Dr. Edward McCrady, eleventh Vice-Chancellor of the University of the South, indeed personifies the Christian gentleman and scholar which Sewanee seeks to produce. A biologist by profession, Dr. McCrady is an accomplished musician, artist, and woodcarver. His other interests include architecture, theology, and speleology. The institution of the liberal arts college has no more articulate apologist. Dr. McCrady received his B.A. from the College of Charleston, his M.S. from the University of Pittsburgh, and his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsyl- vania. He was chairman of Sewanee ' s biology department and chief biologist at the Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies before assuming his present posi- tion in 1951. As Vice-Chancellor he serves as president of the University Corporation and is the University ' s top administrative officer.

Page 29 text:

Ill M Deans Gaston Swindell Bruton, Ph.D. Provost Since he came to the Mountain in 1925, Dr. Bruton has played a vital role in all phases of Sewanee life. He is chairman of the mathematics department, tennis coach, and faculty chairman of athletics. As Provost he is the University ' s second- ranking administrative officer. John Maurice Webb, Ph.D. Acting Dean of the College Due to the sabbatical leave of Dr. Robert S. Lancaster, Dr. Webb assumed the duties of the Dean of the College this year. He is responsible for the academic rules and requirements of the College. In other capacities, Dr. Webb is professor of American history, member of the local draft board, and a justice of the peace. Charles O ' Connor Baird D.F. Acting Dean of Men In his first year of this difficult job, Dr. Baird is concerned with student counsel- ing, disciplinary problems, and room assignments. He is also associate professor of forestry, a member of the Publications Board, and Director of the Sewanee Summer School.