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Northwest Arkansas Times from Fayetteville, Arkansas • Page 42

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26-A -NerthwBJt Arkansas TIMES, Friday, March 26, 1971 ARKANSAS Buildings Named In Honor Of Prominent Men, Women Dormitories and dining halls for students on the University campus bear the names of pioneer teachers, early presidents D. H. HILL and others who have ployed im Jportant roles an ils growth. They range Irom Gen. Danic Hill, a Confederate of to Mvs.

Roberta Ful the mother of Sen. Fulbright. The following is a list of the Ihuildings and the men and worn -en for whom they are named HILL HALL i Former Confederate general CHARLES BROUGH ng president" and a favorite petition was, "May we never lishonor The by weak faith." During iiis tenure to 1884, the of study was revised, requirements for administration the Preparatory Department vere more rigidly enforced, standards of scholarship raised and more responsibility was placed on the faculty. building housing school of journalism is named 'or him. It was, in the early days, a dormitory for men WALKER LIBRARY The Vol Walker Memorial Library, which also once housed the office of the president ol the University, is now used by the department of architecture.

The building, located directly across the street from 01 Main, was built in 1935 by the Manhattan Construction Coin pany. The architects were the firm of Haralson and Nelson. II was built during the governor ship of J. M. Futrell while J.

Futrall was president. KIPLEY-GLADSON On the west side of the cam pus is Ripley-Gladson men's dormitory. The dormitory was named after Giles Emmett Rip ley and William Nathan Glad son. Ripley, born in Indian! joined the UA faculty as hea( of the department of physics around 1900. He attended Pur due and tihe University of Chi cago and held teaching posts at Eastern Indiana a University at Muncie and high school in Racine.

Wis. Marquetle ad Valley City. Wis Gladson. born in Iowa, joined the UA faculty in 1894 fls pro fessor of electrical engineer ing. In 1896, he operated the first X-Hay in the slate, first wireless telegraph a later served as water power in vestigator on a team appointed by both Arkansas and the U.

He attended schools in Corn ing, Iowa and Iowa State Co! lege of Agriculture a Mechanical Engineering wher he received his BSME degree in J88B. DROKE HOUSE Drake House, is named fo George Wesley Droke, who wa born in Morgan County, i 854. He came to Bentonvile i 856 with his parents. He.attend school in Bentonville and i 876 was named an assistant i he Bentonville public school and in 1877 taught at prlvati in Hindsville. He enrolled in the UA i September of 1877 as a junior The next year he taught schoo tDaniel Harvey Hill was named of the University of on June 16, 1877--the Jthird man to hold that posi- The building currently Chousing the school of journalism was named in his honor, Hill was born in York District.

IS. C. Both his grandfathers had Sought in the Revolutionary war land he entered the i jStates Military Academy from he was graduated in I He served in the Mexican war, Ithen resigned from the Army in 3849 to accept a position 3rofessor of mathematics at College. He held position for five years and a like period held a similar at Davidson College. In 1852 he married Isabella whose sister.

a lAnna. a few years later became Jthe wife of Thomas J. (Stone- jwall) Jackson. Hill became Superintendent of the Military Institute in Hill was known as Hie "pray at the Sliiloh Institute in Spring dale. In January of 1879 he re G.

W. DROKE tcrcd the University and re- ived his bachelor's degree in 80. Four years later he was rarded his master's degree. Alter graduation he was ham- au assistant in the prcpara- ry department. Then briefly taught in San a In 1886 he returned to is area as principal of Benton- lle High School.

In 1891 he was imed adjunct professor of alhomatics and later profes- jr of math, logic and aslron- my at the University. BROUGH COMMONS (Brough Commons, the dining all, is named for Charles Hill- lan Brough who was born in Union, on July 9, 1876. Brough was the son of rominent banker and mining lan of Ogden, Utah. His molh- as principal of the Central emale Institute, the oldest pri- ale female school west of the lississippi at the time. He was graduated from Olc liss with honors in 1894 ant ludied economics, history anc iw al Johns Hopkins.

He re eived -a fellowship in economics i his doctor dissertatio. He received is doctorate in 898. The University of -Missis ippi appointed him lo the chair philosophy, history and eco omics the same year, Brough was graduated le school of law there in 1902 nd was offered the economics rofessorshlp at Hillman co! ege for one year. In June ol )05 he was appointed professor economics and sociology a le UA. He was, in addition lo eing a teacher, an author and peaker.

YOCUM HALL Yocum Hall was named for lenry Scott Yocum, Sr rominenl South Arkansas lav. er, who died last year, Yocun member of the UA Boan Trustees from 1939 to 1959 the time it was the longes enure ever served by a boar member, 1983. Yocum hall, a isc men's dormitory, was nam in his honor. He was born i Dorado in 188G. He was 911 graduate from the Univer ily and received his law'degre retary of the Student Union and rom Washington and Lee Uni- ersily in 1913.

He served as a Union County udgc, probate judge and stale nheritance attorney. He was chairman of the dis- rict Exemption Board during he first World war. member of El Dorado bank Board of Directors on the Board of Direc- ors of the El Dorado pharmacy. Yocum received a honorary doctor of laws degree Irom the University in i960 and tha dls- Inguished alumnus citation in 1954.. GREGSON HALL The long-time resilience hall 'or athletes at the University.

3regson Hall, was named for iV. S. (Pop) Gregson. Gregson came to the University in 1918 as secretary of the Young Men's Christian Associa lion. He was one of the best nown and most beloved of all University staff members.

Born in Canada, lie was a minister of the Christian Church and served as director of religious activities. He was also sec- HENRY S. YOCUM was named acting dean. CARLSON TEHRACE Thorgny C. Carlson, a former registrar, is the man for whom the married students' quarters are named.

Carlson served as registrar from 1915 until the'outbreak of World War then went into the army. Returning to the University in 1921 he was made executive secretary to the-president and two years later became auditor and secretary of the Board of Trustees. He re-entered the Army as major after the outbreak World War II, attaining the rank jt colonel. In 1945, he came back Ihe University and was made I'ice president in charge of finance, Ho held the position for more than 25 years. WATERMAN HALL The University School of Lawis housed in Waterman Hall.

It was for Julian Sessel Waterman who, in 1914 at the age of 22, taught economics and sociology. He was born in Pine Bluff and attended both Tulane and ibe University of Michigan. He received his jurisprudence degree in 1923 from the University of Chicago. He returned to the University as chairman of the department of economics in 1924. When the school of law was established here in 1926 he was made the first dean.

An authority on taxatio. Waterman served repeatedly on slate and national commission W-atcrman also served as chairman of the University Alh- letic Board In 1933 and was vice president of the Southwest Ath letic Conference from 1937 to 1941 and president from 1941 uiv 111 his death in 1943. FUTRALL HALL John C. Futrall, president from 1914-1939, spent 45 years in the leaching and administrative staff ot the University. He was killed in a car wreck near West Fork on Sept.

12, 1939. Futrall Hall, a dormitory, Is named In his honor. Horn in Jackson, he received both his BA and his MA from the University of Virginia. He taught Latin and Greek here following graduation and completed graduate work at University of Chicago, Joiins University as professor of sec- Hopkins, the University of Bonn on dary education after having and Halle, in Germany. He also au giit at William and Mary received honorary doctor of law college in Virginia.

He had re- degrees from University of New ce i ed Iiis doctorate at Columbia University. In 1934, he was appointed acting dean of the college of educa- Mexico and Tulane, den(. of Land-Grant Colleges md Universities in 1523-33. HOTZ HALL Henry G. Hotz came to the World War I.

He gave full i except for eight years as personnel director for men and later dean men as a chemistry Instructr. Her held degrees from Drury College and Springfield Teachers Col- ege in Missouri and from lha University of Pennsylvania. HOLCOMBE Holcombe Hall, built residence hall CONGRATULATES The UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS ON ITS 100 YEARS OF PROGRESS The Fields Of Education-Culture-Athletics One Mile North of Rogers Phone 636-4282 We Honor American Expres and BankAmericards I87H97I A CENTUM OF PROGRESS an era when it is sometimes difficult to determine if any progress is being made, it is encouraging to view the University of Arkansas, advancing into another great Century of Progress. Bank SERVICE of VlV Bentonville POP' GREGSON and director of the summer session in that college the same year. Two years later, the man for whom mulli level dormitory was named, became dean of the college and in 1945 named emeritus professor.

PEABODY HALL The College of Education has been housed in Peabody Hall near the student union since 1912. In the 191(5-17 school term it listed 171 students. Educalion was originally a part of the college of arts and sciences The Hall was named for George Peabody, the Amrioan philan thropist who gave 50.000 English pounds for the endowment education during his lifetime to various schools in the south. HUMPHREYS HALL This many storied dormitory on campus was named for Allan S. Humphreys, former dean of men.

Humphreys joined the UA as a chemistry instructor shortly JOHN FUTRALL Keenly Aware of the Many Fine Contributions The University Has Made in the THE DOLLAR SAVER, Inc. IS COMPARATIVELY NEW TO FAYETTEVILLE AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. However, We Are Fields of Education, Culture and Athletics OUR CONGRATULATIONS ON 100 YEARS OF TRULY GREAT PROGRESS The DOLLAR SAVER Specializes in Bankrupt and Insurance Loss Stocks We Buy For Less and Sell For Less ONE VISIT WILL CONVINCE YOU DOLLAR SAVER, Inc. 337 S. School, Fayetfeville 800 Rogers Fort Smith "Our Business Is Saving You Money".

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