University of Virginia - Corks and Curls Yearbook (Charlottesville, VA)

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IN LOVING MEMORY OF DR. JOHN STAIGE DAVIS THOMAS LYONS FISHBURNE CHRISTOPHER QUARRIER SMITH MEMBERS OF THIS SOCIETY

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walla tion WITH MORE A SENSE OF GRATITUDE THAN OF THE APPROPRIATE, WE DEDICATE THE FORTY-SEVENTH VOLUME OF CORKS AND CURLS TO THE MEMORY OF DR. PHILIP ALEXANDER BRUCE. WE PAY TRIBUTE TO DR. BRUCE AS A SCHOLAR, HIS- TORIAN, AND UNSELFISH SON OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. FOUR YEARS OF HIS LIFE WERE DEVOTED, UN- REMUNERATED, TO THE COMPLETION OF A CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF THIS UNIVERSITY. HE WOVE THE HUNDREDS OF SCATTERED HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS INTO A COMPLETE AND COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. WE 0F TO-DAY AND THE VIRGINIA MEN OF TO-MORROW. OWE HIM A GREAT DEBT OF APPRECIATION.

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in memoriam JAMES NORMENT BAKER, iJR; Born in Alontgomery, Alabama, March 15, 1913 Died in Amherst, Virginia, September 20, 19 3 3 James Norment Baker, 11., a student of this University, died September 20, 1933, the victim of an automobile accident near Amherst, Virginia. His death, with its tragic suddenness, has left a wound in the hearts of those who knew and loved him-a wound which happy memories of his life will never allow of complete healing. Born in IVIontgomery, Alabama, in 1913, he attended VVoodberry Forest School from 1928 to 1930, whence on graduation he came to V irginia. Here his abilities as a scholar and the pricelessness of his friendship were everywhere recognized, while his personality soon became an integral part of our lives. In three years at Virginia he had become a member of the Phi Kappa Psi F raternity, the A II and P. K. Societies, and had been chosen Editor-in-Chief of CORKS AND CURLS for the year of 193 3-34. It is impossible to describe, in words, a character so vividly distinctive-courageous, yet gentle, fearless of others opinions yet of them ever respectful, honest and gentlemanly, full of contrasts yet strangely consistent in thought and action. Our lives must ever be less full at his loss, but lastingly enriched by his friendship; our memories of N orment will remain vivid and dear to us. Inescapably, those who knew him cannot forget, nor fail to draw inspiration from those ideals that he cherished, and to which he steadfastly adhered.