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In 1910, Asbury College hired Dr. Henry Clay Morrison, a Methodist evangelist and editor of the Pentecostal Herald magazine, as its president. With the help of his Pentecostal Herald readers and his nationwide reputation as a great preacher (William Jennings Bryan regarded him the "greatest pulpit orator on the American continent"), Morrison was able to buttress the school's reputation and expand its student body. He served until 1925 and returned in 1933, serving as president until 1940.
Morrison's Executive Vice President, Z.T. Johnson, succeeded him as president. Morrison was the first alumnus of the college to serve as its president. Johnson's presidency was marked by continued growth, both of the student body and the campus physical plant. Campus improvements during his administration included an amphitheater, a 9-hole golf course, an athletic field with a quarter-mile track, a 370-acre (1.5 km2) farm, student and family housing, a student center, fine arts building, a library addition, a science hall, and the Z.T. Johnson Cafeteria. During his term as president, student enrollment rose from 526 to 1,135. It was also under Johnson's administration that Asbury College moved to full racial integration in 1962.
James Anthony Betts (1897-1980) was a British artist and arts professor.
Early Life
[edit]Betts was born in Skipton, North Yorkshire. He began his education at the parish school of St Stephen's Church, Skipton a Catholic congregation.[1]
As an adult, Betts was employed by Midland Railway where he worked as a clerk. At night, however, he attended art classes led by Nellie Serena Flexen, a 1917 graduate of the Royal College of Art.[2] With Flexen's encouragement, Betts sought further training at Bradford College. From Bradford, Betts was accepted at the Royal College of Art where he came under the influence and instruction of Paul Nash. While there, he developed friendships with fellow students Eric Ravilious, Edward Bawden, and Helen Binyon.[3]
Academic Career
[edit]In 1925, Betts married Nellie Flexen and the following year took a teaching position at Sheffield College, eventually becoming head of the painting department at the school. In 1930, he moved on to become principal of Kingston School of Art.
In 1934, Betts was hired as a professor of art at the University of Reading. He was elected to membership in the Royal Society of Arts the following year. Not long after that, he became head of Reading's fine arts department, a position he held until 1963 when he retired.[4]
During his lifetime, exhibitions of Betts' work were held in London, Paris, and New York. One of his works is held by the British Museum.[5] His remaining paintings are held by private collectors and by the Reading Museum.[6]
Notable Students
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Turnbull, Harry (1976). Yorkshire Artists: A Short Dictionary. Snape Bedale, Yorkshire: Thornton Gallery. p. 5.
- ^ Mercer, Sarah. "RCA Students respond to international crises in 2020 and 1914". Royal College of Art. Royal College of Art. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ Binyon, Helen (1983). Eric Ravilious: Memoir of an Artist (First ed.). London: Lutterworth Press. p. 26. ISBN 0-7188-2591-0.
{{cite book}}: Check|isbn=value: checksum (help) - ^ Who's Who in Art (6th ed.). London: The Art Trade Press. 1952. pp. 40–41.
- ^ "James Anthony Betts". The British Museum. The British Museum. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ Betts, Anthony. "Discover Artworks". Art UK. Art UK. Retrieved 29 April 2021.