Virginia Commonwealth University - Cobblestone Wigwam Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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The many duties of the provost in elude th e convocation cerennonies that occur several times a year thf school gymnasium. For some stu- dents this is the sole opportunity for them to see and hear Dr. Hibbs . . . We see Dr. hHibbs and Dr. Alvln D. Chandler, President of the Greater College of William and Mary looking over future plans of the ever-growing RPI campus . . . Planning, v orking, and making important decisions for the benefit of our Institute are sometimes put aside for perhaps more pleasant and less demanding pastimes. One of these endeavors, well known to many of his friends, is fresh water fish- ing. We have evidence of this fact in the form of one that did not get away. It seems his formula for success, what- ever it is, is not restricted to his intel- lectual pursuits . . . With this year ' s commencement being planned for nearly three hundred graduates, we see in this last scene the provostatone of his proudest moments, a graduation service which was held In Grove Ave- nue Baptist Church in 1947. This year ' s graduation to be held at the Mosque will bring with it fulfillment of many things for which he himself has worked so long and hard to bring to a reality. 7. ■♦■ - • • iJft

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3)edication . . • 3)r. J4enr Jworace .Mibbd It is our deep and profound privilege to dedicate the Cobblestone for the year 1959 to Dr. hHenry H. hHibbs, our founder and Provost. It remains an established fact that through his tireless efforts and guid- ance this institution we call our own has grown from a small group of build- ings and a handful of students to one of the largest colleges in Virginia. We see on these pages areas of this devoted and productive life that are not so familiar to the majority of the student body. Rather they are more familiar to those who Qre for- tunate to know him more intimately. At the top we see him as director of the Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health in 1917... Later he is pictured as we know him today, busy in planning the present and the future of the RPI campus . . . Pictured Is the Franklin Street Building, then in the early construction stages and now a reality . . . Many students have en- joyed the warm hospitality offered several times a year in the provost house, the home of Dr. and Mrs. Hibbs. ...

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