Baldwin Wallace University - Grindstone Yearbook (Berea, OH)

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DOCTOR SMITH The liberal arts coilege seeks to develop the whole man. This philosophy of education can find no better exponent than in the life and work of Dr. Harry Jason Smith. Dr. Smith was first a Methodist minister. then professor of church history at Nast Theological Seminary. Later he became head of the religion department and went on to teach English, physics, and psychology. In 1946, he became Vice-President of the college, Continuing in his post as head of the psychology depart- ment. In July, 1954i Dr. Smith was called on to serve as acting President of Baldwin-Wallace for a period of one and onekhalf years. Dr. Smith studied at Alfred Uhiversity, Drew Technological Seminary, New York University, Columbia University. Union Theological Seminary, and Western Reserve University. He previously had served as instructor and librarian at Drew before taking a post at B-W. He married the former Ruth Williams and has two daughters. Elaine and Lenore, both of whom attended Baidwin-Wallace. His hobby he will tell you is collecting bookplates. but anyone Who really knows him will testify that his real hubby is Students. For almost five years he served as adviser to the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity. his own fraternity. A familiar hgure in the ER or anyplace where students congre- gate, Baldwin-Wallace came to love him. This book is dedicated to Harry Jason Smith, teacher, administrator, minister, and friend, who gave of himself for a lifetime that young people might have a future enriched by the Finer things. Baldwin-Wallace stands as a better place because of twenty-six years of devoted service from Dr. Smith whose life is an inspirationiand a lesson. Truly his life exemplifies the statement, l'A man never stands so straight. as when he Stoops to help a youth?