Allegheny College - Kaldron Yearbook (Meadville, PA)

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sHAKEsPERE. Time is the one critic from whom there is no appeal. There iS 110 use arguing with or differing from the verdict of three hundred Yeaff' This is supposed to be a free country and every man has .a right to his opinion. But there are exceptions. VVhen three hundred years speak, no intelligent person has the right to dissent. Rail on, friend radical, and storm on, friend iconoclast 3 knock down all our mon-uments, upset all orthodo-Xies and question all our moralsg but spare your destructive energies when you come to Shakespere. He is the anomaly of time, old as a mountain and as solid, evergreen as the pines on its slopes, fresh as this spring's Hovvers at its feet. There is something uncanny in his undyingvirility his everlasting timeliness. lVhyP r . Because he was far and avvay the supreme craftsman of words. He could handle those fiery particles as no other man living or dead. Because he was universal he spoke for all humanity. In him parade the dignities of kings in him roars the coarse laughter of the vulgar, in him lovers speak with infinite tenderness old age philosophizes, villains rage saints aspire clo-vvns antic poets dream-he is the miracle of h-uman self-expression. ' All this talk of his plagiarism of his being but the mask of my Lord Verulam of his lovvly life and of the commonness of station is but the bacl'-stairs whispering of servants at a king s court. ' Three hundred years have buried myriads in oblivion but not him. Three hundred years have dashed their waves against his front but the features of his magnificent mind stand out ever clearer n Xfter three hundred years the World s heart turns tg him and finds him still '1 youth.-E. , uv 1-ow 5:01 in- ' '-:T ' -3' 2-' l -1? S'.' fl 1 1. S - -1 sg- 32 l'l 2. Q- Vl Q Z -. i - 1 1 1 il l -1 Il !l U.l Ili -. C ':-.' -Z D l.4 H - I 14 UA YI ri 3 1 1 l i i Q i Q .2- 5 9 X . c i C a 1 J A 9 x 1 , y W J I , 1 7 x 2 W 1 C D IL , c 7 12' 7 - 'YY , Ti' - i 1 1 T Q L Q Q h Q Q Q T Q 5 Q Q Q Ill Q 1 i 1 1 1 Q T- lu 1 i f' . -n 5 Q - 5 :: i 1 E 1 l S i E 1 l 1 I' 1 E 1 l .- Q 1 Z 3 , i l i 1 J Q T Q Q 1 1 1 Q E Q 5

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e E Q Q Q E K i I 1 1 -1-J 1 5 MR ARTIIUR XX IIBSTER TIIOXIPSON Mr Arthur XV Thompson 97 was born rn Erre Pa X115 6 1873 and came to Meadvrlle as a chrld hrs father berng foreman of the lirre R R Shops In 1893 he entered Alle gheny College and began 'L thorough study of technrcal branches rn whrch he showed a marl ed prohcrency He drd much practrcal work and under the gurdance or Prof XV T Dutton fitted hrmself for the career of a crvrl engrneer In 1898 he began hrs rarlroad ser vrce and rn thrrteen years he became Thrrd Vrce Presrdent of the entrre sys tem of the Baltrmore and Ohro R R From chref of surveyrng corps assrst ant drvrsron engrneer h rose to superrntendency rn IQO3 In 1907 h Was made chref engrneer of Marn tenance of XVay and rn 1910 chref engrneer of the B 81 Q system He soon became the Thnd Vrce Presrdent of that same road He has 6ooo mrles of track under hrs super vrsron and 70 ooo employees He rs a type of Allevhenran that We nee be proud of He has a personalrty of magnetrsm among men and a surety and perseverance that marks hrs success Hrs dutres were accomplrshed through hrs accuracy and precrsron the co ordrnaltron of hrs subordrnates and the confrdence of hrs superrors He rs an authorrty upon the prob lems of hrs pr ofessron and an rdeal rarlroad executrve He rs an alumnus of Allegheny who has brought fame and glory to her name U11 - Q - Q - - l S l l C l it 11 1' 1. fl l Q - - -1 I-L' I- I1 l'l l Q l - ' Q Q H Q Q - -...i -- -- n -C F C - tl- -I- Ili 1U l.l Ill ll Q l Y 1 Q1 C 1 1 1 F l Q - ll -Q I1 Vi 3 - - - - Q - - - - Q l 2 Z Q i Y i Q Q I - ' 17,4 4 lm ' 1 i i 5 I . , pq A . -. I V H g . I' . , , 'c , c., lfc 7 , N, a , - a . l. - 1- 'A .C C . . . , 7 l, ' . Q . .' ' 1 D y . . X, -1 n - I u - r J . .. 23. , 6 A a . . n y C lr . . . 17 Q f . ' . 1 i l 1 i -, - - ls . ' , ' ' - J I f, . ' g ' Cl - I J .. , H . . . . I k 9 I Q ' Q u - lp 1 1 Q 8 ll 1 i Q E t 1 l at

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. IC' I I 1' llllll ,, 'l T i ' -Il 'll 'II' IIIIIIII E IlIlIllI.n..llllrf!e. llllll ....f1.1IIIlv. n..! 5 3 . i 5 1 -nn L l 1 s S 'S 5 1 1 5 5 . E g 5 Gbiiirml Qlalrnhar : Q 3 2 E S i E : 1915- , . : 2 , 2 Sept. 14, Tuesday-1411 st Term Begins. un- E E 13, 14, Monday and Tuesday-Entrance Examinations. 2 E E I4 Tuesday-Registration of New Students. :, '-, : 2 I5 VVednesday-Registration of Old Students. i 2 , E E 16 Thursday, 8:0o a. m.-Recitations Begin. I-I E 5 Nov. 3 Wednesday-Last Day for Submitting Subjects of Senior 2 : E Qrations or Theses. 2 E E 25 Thursday-Thanksgiving Day, a holiday. ' -2 : 2' Dec. 17, Friday, 5:00 p. ni.-Reeitations Close. 1 1 1 l 1 1 1 E E Glhriatmaz ilirrvzm , 2 1 Z IQI6. i E E Ian. 5, Wednesday, 8 :oo a. m.-Recitations Resumed. 2 E 2 12, Wednesday-Last Day for Presenting Senior Orations or '- 1 i ' i - 2 Theses. 2 E E 19-28-First Term Examinations. 2 E E fam. 28, Fvfiday, 5 :oo ji. m.-First Term Ends. 2 E E Feb. 1, Tfziesday-Second Term Begins. Registra-tion of Sfudeizfs. i 2 : . 2, VVednesday, 8:00 a. m.-Recitations Begin. A 2 E 4, Thursday-llfakefield Qratorical Contest. i E E 22, Tuesday-llfashingtonls Birthday, a holiday. The College 1 E E 5 ' Dinner. I ' ' V . -- S ' Mar. 1, Wfednesday-Last Day for Submitting Subjects of Senior 2 E 2 . Qrations or Theses. ' S I 24, Philo-Franklin Qratorieal Contest. 2 - 1 pril 14, ri ay, 5 .oo p. m.- eci a ons ose. -1 S : A ' F 'd ' R 't ti Cl '-' E E - g -1 Spring Enema . ':, 1 i : f - I 1 - . . Q S 2 5 April 25, Tuesday, 8 :oo a. m.-Recitations Resumed. -1 5 2 26, Wfednesday-Last Day for Presenting Senior 013.t1011S or 1 E E l Theses. g 5 E ' May IO, Wfednesday-Choice of Senior Speakers. . i S 'i ful ' C 6' t 2 4 -. 11-e 14, ommencem 11 . . 4 S - 5 1 1 - 2 5 : '- f i I 3 1 i A l 5 : 0 -1? E '-2 1-... r: , 4 ,. IQIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll llllIIIllllllllllIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllll K Q Y 1 f - I '-' , 7' lj J