Vanderbilt University - Commodore Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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ln her forfy-one years of service +o Vanderbilr, Mrs. Mary Webb Haggard has been an inspiring friend +o sfudenis of fhe Universify. Serving in +he impor+an+ posifion of Regis- frar, she has firsf con+ac1' wifh prospecfive sfudenfs coming 'ro Vanderbilt By 'rhe gracious inferesl which she shows in fhese incoming s+uden+s, Mrs. Haggard facilifaies 'lheir orien- fafion +o 'rhe pracfices, procedures and cusfoms of fhe Universify. Throughouf lheir enlire s+ay al' Vanderbilf, she remains an undersfanding and helpful 'friend 'lo all who seek her advice. A TIZIBUTL T0 MARS. MAIZY WEBB HAGGARD -WW ,,,,. We ...- -Y --W -f ---- - '---ffrrn' 'f fH's'if4F'V A A A A . A A A

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IN MEMORY Oli JAMES HAMPTON KIIZKLAND lSepfember 9, I859--Augusf 5, I939l For fhe firsf fime in fiffy-fhree years fhe name of fhe lafe Chancellor Kirkland does nof appear in fhe lisf of feachers and officers of Vanderbilf Universify. Many have confribufed fo fhe building of fhis insfifufion, buf if may be claimed, wifhouf fear of confradicfion, fhaf he made fhe greafesf con- fribufion fo ifs progress. Bishop McTyeire and Chancellor Garland launched fhe Universify upon ifs career, and ofhers have confribufed large funds for ifs expansiong buf Dr. Kirkland invesfed a long life. His infellecf, his courage, his pafience, his self-sacrifice, his faifh, wroughf mighfily in ifs behalf. Ofhers have spoken of his large place in fhe educafional hisfory of fhe Soufh and of fhe nafion. His influence and his fame are well esfablished fhroughouf fhe counfry. The COMMODORE would emphasize his relafion, over a long period of fime, fo fhe sfudenfs of Vanderbilf. For seven years as Professor of Lafin he helped prepare some of fhe leading classical scholars Of America, and inspired ofhers wifh fhe fhoroughness of his scholarship and fhe loffiness of his ideals. During all fhe earlier years of his adminisfrafion he performed many of fhe dufies of a dean of sfudenfs. His chapel falks and more formal addresses were a feafure of every academic year. Somefimes his voice was like fhaf of a prophef as he inferprefed some Universify or nafional crisis. Such a man's lasf words 'are always significanf. No one will ever forgef his address fo fhe alumni when he refired in I937. Af fhe lasf meefing of fhe Board of Trusf, in supporf of Chancellor Car- michael's recommendafion of a campaign for larger funds, he said: ln faking now a posifive sfand, we say fhaf we infend fo live now in fhe lighf of a larger cause, in fhe lighf of a Universify develop- menf fhaf covers fhe nexf fen years. We are announcing a plan and program for fhaf greafer insfi- fufion fhaf is in our hearfs, and fo which we have all been confribufing our lives. Buf fhe very lasf words fhaf he wrofe for any Universify group were addressed fo fhe Freshman Class of fhis year-words fhaf were wriffen iusf before he leff on his lasf iourney, and were prinfed in fhis year's Handbook: ln fhe new fasks fo which you now puf your hands you will have a hosf of helpers. You will be surrounded also by a cloud of wifnesses wafching your performance and reioic- ing in your success. l bid you welcome info fhe sacred fellowship of sfudenfs and faculfy and wish for you success and happiness in all fhaf you underfakef' Avis Aroue VALE

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l I l l DLANS or fur urilviizslw , , cf! fi fl ,vw , -far DEAN POMFRET . I Dean John E. Pomtret came to Vanderbilt University in the fall of l937 to fill the administra- tive office of Dean of the Senior College and Graduate School. ln preparation for the duties which he so capably performs here, Dr. Pomfret attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated in l9l7 and later received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. Having served on the faculties of Princeton University and the University of South Carolina, he is well known in the educational world. He has achieved distinction in the field of research, particularly of Ireland, in recognition of rhich he was awarded the Tialteann prize by the lrish Free State. Just prior to coming to Vanderbilt, he served as Secretary of the Social Science Council of New York. During the past two years he has spent two months in a study of American col- leges, on a grant from the Carnegie Corporation. Dean Pomfret's wide experience in dealing with young people, his understanding of their problems, and the personal interest he main- tains in his students are his invaluable contributions to the Senior College and the Graduate School. 1