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| Title | Houstonian, 1973 |
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| Date | 1973 |
| Description | This edition of the Houstonian, published by the students of the university in 1973, is the official yearbook of the University of Houston. |
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| Language | English |
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| Original Item Location | LD2281.H745 H6 v. 39 1973 |
| Original Item URL | http://library.uh.edu/record=b1158762~S11 |
| Digital Collection | Houstonian Yearbook Collection |
| Digital Collection URL | http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/yearb |
| Repository | Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries |
| Repository URL | http://info.lib.uh.edu/about/campus-libraries-collections/special-collections |
| Use and Reproduction | In Copyright |
| File Name | index.cpd |
| Title | Administration |
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| File Name | yearb_1973_296.jpg |
| Transcript | By Joan Duffy, Editor, "The Daily Cougar" It is probably because he seldom appears in public that Dr. Philip Guthrie Hoffman is so misunderstood. We all know he exists. His pictures occasionally appear in the paper, and his thoughts and wishes are also relayed to us via the information office. Questions or comments we have about him must also wind their way through the Office of Information. But once past all the press aides, the outer office receptionists and the inner office executive secretary, one can find the living breathing person whose spiritual presence embraces the university. When you meet with the president, you meet on his terms. You make an appointment to see him in his office, he doesn't come to you. You let him know what the topic of discussion will be so by the time you both meet, he has anticipated most any question you could fling and formulated answers which usually don't tell you much. He doesn't spend his day gazing over Cullen Plaza for a student to hassle. He doesn't play the "them against us" game when a student versus administration problem comes to the surface. If he is presented evidence that the students are getting a raw deal he will tell administration cronies to back off. He is not, and never will be, the kind of university president who can stroll through the UC without an entourage of attendants. He cannot casually listen in on an Arbor concert or drop in on a free fair. Publically, he is reserved. He may be filling a contrived image the Board of Regents have assigned him or perhaps he is truly a retiring person. But at least he doesn't make false attempts to be everybody's Big Daddy. 315 |