Concordia College - Spire / Concordian Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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00-7898 PROFESSOR AUGUST CRULL

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The CoNooRDiA rs DEDICAT(3RY. An educator, who is well equipped by nature and acquirements for his arduous calling, does not confine his efforts to the work of imparting knowl- edge to the students, but he presents to them, above all things, a living example which impresses itself indelibly on their minds and beckons them onward to a life of devotion to duty as well as to a cheerful hope of successful activity. To instruct, to teach, to offer a well-arranged course of stud} ' is one thing, and many are able to perform the task. But it is quite another thing to be a powerful personality, a man in the noblest sense of the term, a controlling force which quietly and irresistibly molds the characters of those who come under its influence. It is this strong and, as it were, commanding individuality which forms the chief endowment of an ideal educator, and such men are rare. They teach by inspiration, giving life to the dormant qualities of the pupil; they awaken in the student the consciousness of his own abilitj and the earnest desire to apply his strength to its full capacity; they fill him with encourage- ment, hope, ambition, and with the firm resolve to persevere in his work until results have been obtained. The Class of Ninctcen-hundred-and-sixteen has enjoyed the advantage of sitting at the feet of such an educator. Together with the faculty and the en- tire studen ' body of the institution, it deeply regrets the misfortune that their beloved teacher. Professor August Crull, was compelled by ill health to resign his position as Professor of German Language and Literature at Concordia Col- lege. The class feels that it honors itself by dedicating this book to him as a sign of that sincere love and gratitude which will be felt by every one of its members as long as he shall live. Page fiv