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liked Lambuth, and he promised to contribute to its endowment — later. One evening Dr. Gobbel called Mr. Duffield and asked once more for a contribution to Lambuth. Dr. Gob- bel ' s last words on the telephone that evening were, " Remember the uncer- tainty of life and the certainty of death in Texas. " Not long after that conver- sation Dr. Gobbel received a call from Mr. Duffield ' s daughter. Mr. Duffield had taken his dogs to a field trial in Canada and on his way home had died of a heart attack. In his will he had left Lambuth $10,000. This gift, Dr. Gob- bel felt, was only the beginning of what Mr. Duffield might have done for Lambuth College had he lived. Not only did Dr. Gobbel " go to the dogs " for Lambuth College, but also was he humorously accused of matric- ulating " dead beats " to increase its en- rollment. This accusation was made because the students needed an athle- tic field. In order to procure from a The campus as it looks today: FAR LEFT TOP - The Luther L. Gobbel Library. LEFT - Jones Hall. TOP LEFT — Sprague Hall for women. TOP RIGHT — Shannon Wilder studies in the Common Room of the College Union. RIGHT — The Memorial Chapel, located at the heart of the campus. A*
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