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"You mean she picked on The Pope, Henry?"
Chapter 3
John T. Pope had been president of Belmont University for
nearly twelve years. Because of his belief in his own
infallibility, he soon became referred to as The Pope.
He greatly increased the senior administrative staff
which now occupied one whole wing of the administration building.
This wing was known as the Vatican and when a person spoke of
kissing the Pope's ring, it was well understood what part
of the Pope's anatomy they were referring to. The slew
of vice presidents, associate vp's and assistant vp's
around the president were soon called the Vee's. Most people
believed Vee was short for vice president but insiders knew
it really stood for vestigial virgins.
He located the personnel office close by the Vatican. It was
the administration's muscle and the buffer between it and the
so-called support staff. Patterned after the military, it was
directed by, and key positions held by former military men.
The military analogy persists throughout the university structure.
Upper administration and faculty are designated as officers.
In order to insure staff cooperation, President Pope
had created a company union called the Staff Association.
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