FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1944

 

Victor Hurt Returning
to Manage Philbrook

Victor C: Hurt, former head coach at University of Tulsa, be-
came business manager for Philbrook Art Center’s financial in-
terests with his election as president of the Southwestern Art
association at a board of trustees meeting late Wednesday. Hurt
succeeds Norman M. Hulings, who has held the position since it
was created two years ago, and who returned to the First Na-
tional Bank and Trust Co. as trust officer January 1.

Fred T. Haddock was elected
chairman of the board of trustees;
Dr. C. I. Pontius, vice chairman; R
Otis McClintock and Mrs. Allmand
M. Blow, vice presidents; Mrs. War-
ren D. Abbott
secretary, and
B. B.. Weather-
by, treasurer:

This is an
= addition of two
new officers by
a by-law
amendment
vice’ chairman
and the separa-
tion of the of-
= fice of secretary
5 and treasurer,
© formerly held
Haddock by one person,
This creates an
executive committee of seven in-
stead of five, Rush Greenslade, re-
tiring chairman, pointed out, since
the officers act as the executive
committee of the board,

New trustees elected at the an-
nual) membership meeting which ‘
preceded the trustees meeting were VICTOR C. HURT
A. I, Levorsen and Sidney H. Davis.«
Re-elected weré Mrs. A. L. Farmer,
P. C: Lauinger, R. Otis McClintock,
Dr. C. I, Pontius and Mrs. John 8.
Zink.

A new by-law amendment
which goes into effect with this
election prohibits trustees from
serving more than two terms in suc-
cession. Another new by-law pro-
vides that money remaining in the
acquisitions fund at the’end of, a
year may stay there instead of be-
ing transferred to the endowment).
fund. “This will give opportunity to|
_ accumulate larger amounts and buy).

paintings and works of art of real]
permanent interest,’ Greenslade
commented,

Hurt, who has had a wide and
varied business experience in addi-
tion to his athletic abilities, has
been manager of the Lawrence,
Kan, division office of the Virgil
E. Hurt Co., investments, real es-
tate and securities brokers, since
February, 1942, when he left the
University of Kansas coaching
staff. The company, headed by his
brother, headquarters in Emporia,
Kan., and operates in eight mid-
western states,

The new Philbrook president
has been on the board of. directors
of the company since its organi-
zation 12 years ago and has worked
actively with them during part of:
that period.

 

 

 

     

 

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