William Jewell College - Tatler Yearbook (Liberty, MO)

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CATHERINE W. BATES Serving William Iewell as the Dean of Women is Miss Catherine W. Bates. Miss Bates completed her undergraduate work at the Agnes Scott College in Georgia, then attended the Women's Missionary Union Training School at Louisville, Kentucky, and later did further graduate work at Columbia University in New York City. In addition to counseling the women students, Miss Bates serves as an advisor to the House President's Council and Panhellenic Council, schedules all the social events, and supervises the handbooks. at il l 18 Deans E. W. HOLZAI'FEL Dean E. W. Holzapfel, the Dean of Students, has served William Iewell since 1948. He is a graduate of Westmar College and Iowa State College. Dean Holzapfel's duties include counseling, advising students concerning their vocational choices, testing transfer students, and speaking on behalf of students at faculty meetings and alumni gatherings. He also serves as the chairman of the athletic committee and the scholarship and loan committee and is a member of various other committees pertaining to the Ievvell students. DR. GARLAND F. TAYLOR Dr. Garland F. Taylor, Dean of the College, received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from Tulane University and his Ph.D. degree from Yale University. He served as the Director of University Libraries at Tulane University in New Orleans before coming to William Iewell. In his capacity as the Dean of the College, Dr. Taylor has been instrumental in raising the academic standards of the college. Among his other duties, he acts as the chairman of the com- mittees for admission and curriculum.

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formally . . . P1'e5z'dent, WALTER P01115 BINNS informally . . . Dr. Binns Retires After Nineteen Years of Service Early in the second semester Dr. Walter Pope Binns announced at a press conference his intention to retire in Iuly, 1962. During his nineteen years as President of William Iewell College, Dr. Binns has been known as a capable and outstanding leader. He Hrst came to the college in 1943. Prior to that time he had been serving as pastor of the First Baptist Church in Roanoke, Virginia. His undergraduate days were spent at Mercer Univer- sity from which he received an A.B. degree in 1918. In 1923 he earned his Th.M. from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Later he returned to Mercer for his D.D. and LL.D. in 1929 and 1947 respectively. In addition, Dr. Binns has received honorary degrees from Occidental College and Tulane University. Many changes have taken place during Dr. Binns' years as president. The size of the student body has increased from 284 students to over 1,ooo, while the number of departments has increased and the size of the faculty has doubled. Several campus buildings have been added or improved. Iewell Hall, New Ely, Marston Hall, and the President's Home have been renovated and refurnished. Among new buildings added are Greene Hall, Iones Hall, Greene Memorial Stadium, Semple Hall, and the Yates College Union. Also planned for the near future is a new library and a center for married students. Through the years Dr. Walter Pope Binns has added much prestige to the campus atmosphere and taken an active interest in all student and campus affairs. After his retirement Dr. Binns and his family will move to Falls Church, Virginia, Where Dr. Binns will keep active in community and church life. 17

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Board of Trustees E. E. ABIICK, Ktmstts City. Representative, Equi- table Life Assurance Society ot the United States, president and director, Midland Finance Corporation. WILLIABI P. BROWVNING, IR., Kansa.: City. President, William P. Browning and Son, ranch management and live stock. R. E. CooI1ER, Kansas City. Secretary-treasurer, Cooper-Iarrett, Inc. Motor Freight Lines. IoE E. CULIJEPPER, Kansas City. Vice-president and director, Spencer Chemical Company. CHARLES E. CURRY, Kimrtzs City. President, Mid- America Fire and Marine Insurance Co., president, Charles F. Curry and Company. CHARLES F. CURRY, Kansa: City. Chairman of the Board, Charles F. Curry and Company, president, Mid- America InvestInent Company, chairman of the Board of Directors, Home Savings and Loan Association. GRANT Davis, Springfield. Partner, Grant Davis Insurance Agency, past president, Missouri Baptist Brotherhood. HONIEIK EARL DELOZIEIK, St. Louis. Minister, Executive Secretary, St. Louis Baptist Mission Board, president of board of managers, Missouri Baptist Children's Home. ROBEIl'F F. IQEATLEY, Union Star. President, R-K Investment Company, Trailer Investment Company, Franklin Enterprises Inc., Farmers State and Peoples Bank of Union Star. ARTHUR L. LAND, Kansas City. President, South- west Acceptance Corporation, vice-president, Land- Sharp Chevrolet Company, president, Board of Trustees, Baptist Memorial Hospital. W. C. LINK, IR., D.D., Liberty. Minister, pastor, Second Baptist Church, Liberty, Missouri W. W. MARTIN, St. Louis. Vice-president, Board of Managers of Missouri Baptist Hospital. FRED H. PILLSBURY, St. Louis. lndustrialist, presi- dent, Century Electric Co. ALBERT L. REEVES, A.B., B.S.D., LL.D., Kansas City. Attorney, former member, Missouri House of Representatives, judge, United States District Court, retired. WILLIAM T. SEINIPLE, Ph.D., LL.D., Cirtcinnati, Ohio. Educator, financier, philanthropist, former presi- dent, American Association University Professors. I. NEIL SIXIITH, Kansas City. Vice-president and director, Continental Research Corporation, Employees Reinsurance Corporation. ELLIOTT C. SPRATT, St. joseph. Secretary, Hillyard Chemical Company, Board of Governors, Missouri Baptist Hospital, St. Louis. HARVEY M. THOMAS, Ph.D., Liberty. Psychological Consultant to Management. NATHAN A. TOALSON, Centralia. President and director, A. B. Chance Company. PAUL WEBER, IR., D.D., Springfield. Minister, pas- tor, Hamlin Baptist Church, Springfield, Missouri, president, Missouri Baptist Convention. REX M. WHITTON, Iej'ci'.vo11 City. Chief Engineer, Missouri State Highway Department. CONRAD R. XVILLARD, Th-.D., Kansas City. Pastor, Calvary Baptist Church, trustee, Midwestern Baptist Seminary and Baptist Memorial Hospital, Kansas City. BARNEY R. WILLIAMS, Kansas City. Partner, Wil- liams and DeMasters Insurance Firm. GEOIKGE I. WINGEIQ, Kansas City. Attorney, director, Helping Hand Institute, Kansas City. IO!-IN B. WOIKNALL, IR., Kczrmzr City. Vice-president and treasurer, Employers Reinsurance Corporation, director, United Funds Campaign. WILLIAM F. YATES, Rzkhmozzd. Chairman of the Board, president and director of Exchange Bank of Richmond, president and director, Ray Land Co. 19