Knox College - Gale Yearbook (Galesburg, IL)

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THE GALE KNOX AS THE EMBUDIME T 0 -r IL In IN 1 m mncr 111 upent 1 pomt of xx 1uI11rIx x grn u IN LTI r 1 mm Ulllleb tmm Lalltorma or rw nm I 1 IELU 1 lr p mt I x eu 1 mllttgrcnt m mner he 15 '1 VVestgrner . n un trwm hm: 1 mm rf the Lmtml W ebtern stlteb m the r wxwnppx 1 1.1 1 mm mm Ir t Xmerxum g nu n mth III the rcmurgu 'III the ruhes 1 N Huh t s xphmlul nmtnrn Ilw the XIlb5lSb11JDl V1 r rrunntx tu t1r Ill u11r 1 1 xwwruu lllllillllllls pmxcrtul mount I'rum N N LN .I ur llk N pun x Xmgru I'rom xtb people rafla e tn 1 amp I IDFIIILIIJIQN purclx Xnmru m XXIIII III the hope thy tempestuousne:-s wrfkrywuxumus t ru W NN t ummm ltls that Ire tv1m.1IIy -Xmeru n 1 er H tn Ier I 1 N 1 L mwnument In the lndustry .mcl clexotlon o uw mum um mum-. nm mu ' thur ul: LIN kl'VStllIllll'Ig thelr splrxt 1 fmtl wrpl r ltll mII int 1 KS um mIIx Nlulmlh XX utcrn st mclb Ixnm x 1 x um llllqlfll part of thu mmmumt uh ls Nm lll 1 4. 1 ilu th xt m ns grmxth dumb Its sL1h5tmL6 from lncrtlu ul xnux Il s 1 xx x gnmn through the vena fed hy rx N pg 1 I'h1 wry I nu xxhuh hum mule thu Muclclle Wes ern ,mtrx 1 1 N U 1 1 16 hhre ot Ixnox 1. Xklll In u Hx 1 11 ' Iv un Qu fm home mm mum ug 5, 1 L 5 plmtu m the s rp hx 1 mev ll m IL more T015 we memg 1 IHC um QI It umm In thur 1ILNLkI11IlI'llS 1 prumus Iurxt me uhuh represents e st t 1 tu no Ilmw wuhl Ixnux h ue grown as It has u 0 1 1 un not mm r Iuthfully thelr lsplrxtnms md tm 1rIL 5 rn u ll xm x mm xlLSIUl'Q mu grwwn up Qule hy side th1s 115 rgu IL an m I1 nt nm s Ixnux to the mmmumty 1 the strong Ihe Cl I 1 U 1.1 um in mturu togntl er Ixnnx hms .mln nys been Imy 115 xery 11111 s ummm tw uuv mu XIHLIII m L unnn ll v t 1 un only he typlm 0 NN XIkINx rm um t1 un mx nm Ire slnukx If Il Illllll cwnws frmu New Y I k, I 1 1i 1 1 f , 1 1 . 1 ' ew pc' '1 c' Quit' who is 1 1 lfzit- lc. If 1 1 ' ' ' ' I ' A ' 2111. I1c1xIsfvI11s 1 1 ' I'1 11' If 'I ',1 ' 1 - 1 ' . I'ut if 1111121 c 1 1-5 ' II' is u'1 U' 1 ' ' ' '1 ich NIi5.','. ' Yzlllcy, hc can nut Iv IIHI 1 tI' 41 u -1 , I,ying' in thc hczlrt nf the :Ur , 1 'Q 1 V thit .I1 I lic in thu heart nf 21 1111 i-rn .ws 5 1 ' ' 1 Ill . ' 1IIey CI Q I - I uhh' g I -' t If 1 ',, 5,1 3, ' I ' ry. I it. 5-+iI fpring the rich f 5 ml -tg -Ir' .Y 1 1m. I ' ' I' t I- -sv 'fw' ' , 1 '. 1 ,S '. 1 3' - he -'klc::l1c::. hc ' YZ fm, ' 1 V ' . a. ,Xnl huilrl I up n I's ' l'I1 nfl, 1 ' 5 ' ' ' f tl 1-II: - Imlu-'xg V ' '1g, ' ' 'lful inc II ' In uf 1 I1 's '1 -' . ' ' ' fl ' V rx. Ifut K11115 is. in ll pc-:uIi'1rIy vital vzly, 1 ' AA 1 ' ' 'y in wh it ft 1tf,-rl. I.'Iv1 1 .' ' . ' ' 3 5 '1 ' the pr 1 1 ' thc czxrth, su I' .' l1s :Iv 'lj ' ' ' , 1 the vc' 1' Iixc. ul' thc L-nic. r ' ' ,' .U ' l' 1 2 l I Cl 1 the typically .XlIl'I'I'1lll gccti n, IIZIY' gone intu tl ' ' ' ', I'we gi '1 't I -in, lin g Iicl nut sprinb' full gr wn frnm the I -Iv: I I ' 'II' zire. It hzul ll wry humlmlc Img irmin-' 5-vcntyfllvc y'11rs ugh. It w1l.f 1 -I ' oil hc ' j simple pcnplc, wh s 1Icx'ulcrI :ull tl i l11I ' tl 1 ' II 't' ' II I ' ', 'md I1'1I1 Ifl' I ' V 1 Q2 5 . th lucy Illlt thcy Cwlll I flu Ill I ' ' rI4I. ' ' ' .' I ' , I , p I1 th' szwrillccs uf its Iruil Icrs. 1 I ' 'u 1' ' if ' 1 ' 1 Ieir I llxlj? BI-I - th11tl1t, I' V1 I C'1I-QI A' I- '- '1 .' 1' , ' fact I1:f1yA-Jltlilr I l1 l' li Y .' ' ' 1II 5 '6l'. M 'ty 1mI th- 'vII'f 'l2 - 1 fl 11 . ' 1' 15' '1 , ':' ture, rcgl 'A J I -Ilq - ' th- ' ll lit- life. I '1 'I t - ' ' in play 'I -1 rszxl, Ilnn'l :my uf yuu .Ik . In .' 1' 1 J -1 Ing.

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1 KNOX COLLEGE Hurd Comstock Churchzll Szmonds It would probably appeal to Dr Snnonds l1vely sense of humor to be told that the stu dents at Ixnox to day are pretty prone to thmk of h1m lll the same category w1th Prof Hurd and Prof Comstock and the other warm hearted and fa1tl1ful laborers who have de voted the1r fullest energy to know IH the past When they hear of the reverence w1th vvh1ch students of other days regarded Prof Bite man for mstance Dr Snnonds would prob ably be offended 1t he knew that the hurr1ed thoug,htless students of to day who are very non sentnnental and very very modern feel for lnm that warm old fash1oned reverence VVll1Cl1 we SOITICUIHCS suppose to be la1cl away among the nngnonettes vv1th LLIITSICS and DR VVM E SIMONDS povx dered llall He would be offended because he conslders h1n1self a young man an up to date man an every Clay mttter of fact man a very busmess l1ke fellow and so he 15 Lut he 15 a creat deal more than that and whether he l1kes It or not he 1nust take h1s place vv1tl1 those other sturdv n1en who vv1ll ever remam hxgh IU our hearts and who vv1ll ever be honored w1th an old fash1oned love for thelr l1ves of beauty and strength can g1V6 them 1S that wh1ch speaks of the 21l:fE'Lt1OIl the students felt for then 111 the rush and struggle of every day l1fe lt 1S 111 the wear md tear of the tollebe routme that a man s true cal1bre 1s shown lt IS only the man of rare sympathy rare po1se who cons1stently and naturally possesses all the conndence all the respect of those w1th whom he comes 111 contact But Dr Snnonds IS o11e of those rare 1nd1v1duals He has done much to g1ve Ixnox a n'tt1onal s1gn1htance He IS tl1e author of a nu1nber of textbooks on Enghsh Llterature and also he has ed1ted several of the EIlgllSl1 class1cs for class room use I-le 1S I'CCOgIl1Z6Cl as an 3.Lltl'lO1'1ty 1n h1s chosen field The 11nportance that IS attached to h1s name 1n 1'121t1OIl1l acadennc clrcles IS grat1fy1ng to us we are proud of It but thxs IS not wl1at makes us want to call hllil Bllly' We gxve l'1lUl our conhdence and estee1n because of the l1ttle every day thmgs that brlng hlm as professor very close to us as students We are lookmg towards the past and paylng our tr1bute to tl1e 1ne11 and women who have been fa1tl1ful to every dlfficult task 1n those bygone days who compel our respect for llllell' loyalty to Knox for the1r care of the l1v es they were shaplng But we cannot forget that we have a 111811 who 1S respected as much as Dlr Gulllver esteemed as much as Prof Hurd as fa1thful to Knox as Prof Churclull and who has a l1fe of 3Cl'llCV6ITl6Ht before l'l1ITl None l1ke them on earth PROF VVELLS AND LA1Rn . . ' ! L . C ' 1 H ' 1 l 1 , - , - C V Y Y V ' ' ' V - 4 V. U W . ,, . . . . V , Q F ' ' ' ' . - u- . ' ' . 2 - - , . - . - . U J . 04 c I Y. . . . . C p 7. 7 p p . - . i . . K fy . When we recall the teachers who1n we love to recall. the highest praise we - C . U . . 2 1 xr qw . , . . . s C C K 1 . y . C . 8' Y , C . . A b . . A, . , . . - x . I , , . . , i I y . -7 I , .

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KNOX COLLEGE lf' . L V --5-,N ,N-Xgrrrs' x 'Vf.1.,, 9,X H Xqaxv 'tiff 1 'P.V. f ,1. '15 .f Vlo AMERICA IDEALS AND E ERGY day of that surgmg eager ClCll'l0kl ltlC hfe that Lll'1I'lLtCI'1!CS tlllS co1n111u111tv ll wl11ch It 15 sltuated So Ixnox stands she has reached that ment of those forces less env1ron1nents and Vlllllell are COllSt1lILlCllt parts of her substance These ele ments of strength are 'as potent to day 'ls they haxe been 111 the p lst they w1ll be as potent to morrow Abundant as the ugor of the M1ss1ss1pp1 Valley lS the v1gor of Knox Ixnox has tl1e same power of dex Cl0DlIl6llt the same llflgllt future as thls splend1d xallex becluse 1t 15 so mherently 1 part of It No wonder on th1s seventy hfth '1nn1xers'11y we dehght to honor those dex oted men who left the1r home 1n New l':IlUl'1IlCl to cnme here to tlllS tl1en desolltc pra1r1e to erect a college Wl'l1Cl'l should ex er st md for the noblest m shapmg vounv hxes for careers of usefulness 1n the world NX e who hftxe l6'1DQCl the rexx 'lrds of to day among the xery hrst of the colleges of l1er tvpe and place of honor md nnportance through tl1e n 1tur1l dex elop of sterhng worth Wlllkll haxe been draxxn fro1n her mwtch lfllell' toll and pr1xat1ons are elger to do them rexerence md to repwy 1Il hoxx ex er small '1 measure the debt we owe to the1n We are glad for those men of the past that the work of llllell' hands has en dured for three quarters of a century We are thankful for the sn1 1ll p 1rt we 111 1y have had 1n the strengthenmg and tl1e perpetu'1t1ng of llS hte and work The seventy hfth anmx ersary celebr1t1o11 IS properly ter1ned '1 jl1lJ1lCC yet It IS a Jubllee not unmlxed wlth sadness We tannot forget the Cl1S'1DDOl!ltlll6IltS the struggles the anxc1et1es of those hrst years of lxnoxs hfe wl1en growth was slow and pamful NVe cannot forget the hues whuh haue been gwen oxer utterly and freely to the l,1DlJLlllCl1I1g of the 1nst1tut1on Yet we know those men and women who suhcered for Ixnox would feel that the1r sacrmces were not xam could they see lllell' college 1l'1 the flush of 1tS v1gorous matur1ty lf they could see the1r college the ell'll7OflllllCIlt of pr111c1ples truly Ameruan tramlng l1undreds of young people each year for l1x es of strength and pur1ty we beheye that they would feel the1r sacnhces were not mm So lt IS Wlth proud heartmess that we conxene th1s SDI'1Ilgt1lll6 to I'CCOgIl1ZC tl1e sex e11ty hfth annxwersary of lxnox s lJ1I'tl'l Our 1dea of nothmg Pra1se f od Vl1N1x s exer ready storx ', 1 V W 1 W 1 Z' '. 'Y l 7 , - V ' - - ' 1 , , . V 1 , , , V V - - 1 1 c ' 1 1 ' . '. . V V A V 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 . - ' 1 1 ' 1 1 1 ' 1 V ' - Y. 4 W .... . . 1 V 1 V . ' . 1 , ' K V 1 1 , ' V c ' 1 1 . V - V Y - V ' 1 .1 , , 4 ., , V 51 , 1 V V .. 1 1 - C ' , 5 ' V ' V ' V V . V , f - ' 1 c 1 , ' V ' V V V s . ' V V, 1 1 1 1 1 ' . ' 1. 1 V V 1 e 1' ' 1 . ' 1 ' 2 1 ' 1 U A . .. Y Y c c 1 , . . . . . U. . ,, . ' 1 , 1 V . . 1 V . . . Y , . Y . V V V . V 1 , - 1 ' 1 , ' 1 V V . - ' , 1 1 1 V' - - - V ' V V 1 . , . . . V .K . . . W v c Y - . , , . - - 1. -I 3 .V V V. Y L Y.