Amherst College - Olio Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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Vol. LIII, 1910 7 Such is a brief outline of the past events of Professor Crowell's long and active career. It seems to us, and to all who have felt its influence, a life typical of the studious gentleman and the earnest Christian, a life helpful to many and detrimental to none, a life which in its steadfast singleness of purpose and devotion to duty we may well emulate. We cannot add any- thing to so rich and profitable a life, but we can express our appre- ciation of it and our esteem for the man who is living it by dedi- eating to him, who has dedicated so many years of his life to the service of our Alma Mater, this our undergraduate record of the past year

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6 The AMHERST OLIO lidward Payson Crowell, the son of Rev. Robert and Hannah Choate Crowell, was born in lissex, Massachusetts, September 7, 1830. He prepared for college at Phillips Academy, Andover, and entered Amherst as a member of the class of 1853. After his graduation he taught Latin and Greek at Williston Seminary for two years, and for another year was a tutor in Latin at Amherst, but left to take up the study of theology at Andover. From there he was called to take the Professorship in Latin at Amherst in 1858. For the next six years he was also instructor in German. ln 1859 he finished his theological studies and was licensed to preach. For twenty years Professor Crowell was one of the six stated preachers in the College Church and Chapel, and he has many times occupied the pulpits of neighboring churches. On August 13, 1861, he married Miss Mary H. Warner, the daughter of Rev. Aaron Warner, D. D., formerly a Professor of Amherst College. In I882 he received the degree of D. D. from Williams. From 1864 until last June he held the chair of the Latin Language and Literature, being also Dean of the Faculty from 1880 to 1894. For a number of years he lectured on Latin Literature in Smith College. Professor Crowell has a wide reputation as a commentator and writer on Classical subjects. Some of the best known of his editions are Cicero's De Senectute and De Amicitia , De OHiciis and De Oratore , Terence's Andria and Adelphoe , The Cena Trimalchionisu and Selections from the Latin Poets. He has also been an occasional contributor of papers to philological, biographical and historical journals. From 1882 to 1884 he was a trustee of Monson Academy. He was a member of the American Philological Association from its founding until 1885, and has been corresponding member of the Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, since 1859, and of the American Philosophical Society of Philadelphia since 1898. Last June at the completion of his fiftieth year of loyal service, Profes- sor Crowell tendered his resignation to the Board of Trustees.

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8 The AMHERST OLIO iBrefate. E, the Editors of the. 1910 OLIO, here place before you the record of an active year of college life. Our task is one of the hardest and most thankless that can be found. EJQAQ' If we succeed in setting forth the events of the past twelve months in an entertaining and original way, we gain our slight meas- ure of praiseg if we fail, we bring upon our luckless heads abounding censure. Numerous obstacles faced us from the start. First, we found great difficulty in securing drawings from the undergraduates. We do not doubt the wisdom of obtaining drawings free of charge, if it is possible, but when no drawings are forthcoming, or their quality is poor, we cannot see how the policy of using only undergraduate work can be successful. We think that, although we have used no profes- sional work in this OLIO, coming volumes should have the work of the students supplemented by professional artists. Another obstacle lay in the size of the Board. The additional member added this year makes the already large Board unwieldy. Most of the work devolves upon the Editor-in-Chief and the Statistical Editor. We should recommend that succeeding Boards choose a small committee from among their number, consisting of men whose literary ability is known, to devote their attention exclusively to the Grinds and Class Histories, while the rest of the Board, under the Statistical Editor, compile the body of the book. This plan, however, is only one of many suggested for solving this difficult problem. With the 1909 Board, we heartily believe in retaining faculty grinds. We think that last year's OLIO can well be taken as a model in this respect. We have, therefore, inserted such faculty grinds as