100 YEARS AGO Dec. 14, 1913 FAYETTEVILLE - The first report of the new faculty advisory system, installed for the first time this year at the University of Arkansas, has been made public by Prof. W.M. Briscoe, chairman of the Faculty Advisory Board and head of the department of German in the university. Professor Briscoe is very enthusiastic over the new venture. He is not only greatly pleased with the results already apparent, but is very sanguine of the future. Under the new system each member of the faculty is made adviser for six underclassmen.
50 YEARS AGO Dec. 14, 1963
Mayor Byron R. Morse received a letter Friday from President Johnson thanking him and some 400 other residents who signed a telegram pledging support to his new administration. Frank L. Whitbeck, an insurance man, initiated the telegram to President Johnson and it was placed in the lobby of the Tower Building for all who wanted to sign. Johnson’s reply was addressed to Morse, in care of city hall.
25 YEARS AGO Dec. 14, 1988
Barbs were not the only things shot Tuesday during a Legislative Council subcommittee meeting. Rep. Fred Willems of Paris was sitting at one leg of the horseshoe-shaped meeting table when he launched a rubber band about 10 feet across the room to the other leg and into a group of three legislators. At the time, the subcommittee on the state Department of Human Services was examining the budget for the Division of Mental Health Services. DHS officials were explaining their budget requests. Less than 30 minutes later, Rep. Tom Collier of Newport let loose a high, arching shot across the room. The rubber band landed on the tie of Rep. John Lipton of Warren, who was leaning back in his chair. Rep. W.R. “Bud” Rice of Waldron, the committee chairman, then discreetly fired another rubber band at Collier. The meeting continued as the playful shots were bandied about.
10 YEARS AGO Dec. 14, 2003 FAYETTEVILLE - The Bassett Law Firm will give $100,000 to the School of Law building project at the University of Arkansas. The firm’s attorneys wanted to give back to their alma mater and honor founding partner W.W. “Bill” Bassett for his contributions to the legal profession, said Woody Bassett, a member of the firm and Bill Bassett’s son, in a university news release. One of the largest classrooms in the existing building will be named the W.W. “Bill” Bassett Classroom.
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