University of Maine - Prism Yearbook (Orono, ME)

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To stimulate intellectual curiosity among its members is the function of an academic institution. Dedicated to the study of the history of ideas. Dr. Ronald B. Levinson has been the paragon of intellectual attainment for both student and faculty on the Maine campus for thirty four years. Soon after receiving his AB from Harvard in 1920 and Ph.D from the University of Chicago in 1924, Mr. Levinson came to our university in 1926, where since 1927 he has been professor and head of the department of philosophy. The outstanding contribution of Pro- fessor Levinson has been his institution of the Honors Program for exceptional students in the College of Arts and Sciences. All sopho- more honor students individually confer with Dr. Levinson to flavor the fruits of the various disciplines. Known in Who's Who as a scholar of Greek philosophy, especially Plato and the history of Platonism, Professor Levinson has taken all of knowledge to be his province and is equally at home in the sciences and mathematics as well as in the arts. Augmenting his work in the classroom and his individual con- ferences with fellow students. Professor Levinson is a noted scholar throughout academic circles through his membership in the American Philosophical Association and the Society of Ancient Philosophy and also through his publications. In 1938 Dr. Levinson edited The College Journey and in 1953 published In Defense of Plato. Throughout his career he has made numerous contributions to various philosophical journals. Dr. Levinson is currently working on a forthcoming publica- tion to be entitled A Plato Reader. The class of 1963 proudly dedicates its Prism to this most humble and profound man. 5

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Organizations . . . page 40 Underclassmen . . . page 184 Sports . . . page 138 Upperclassmen . . . page 200 7 V'