Boston University College of Practical Arts and Letters - Sivad Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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ALICE EMMA DYER Assistant to Registrar “Who is that pretty girl?’ asked a C. B. A. man. And we blushed for him and whispered in his ear that Miss Dyer was a member of our office staff. But—need- less to say—that didn’t change his opinion any! RITA HELEN BARNARD College Recorder Last year a student, this year a member of the admin- istrative staff, Miss Barnard surely has proven her love for her Alma Mater this year in all that she has done for us. Despite the fact that we are supposed to view her with dignity, Miss Barnard is still “our Rita’’ with many of us! GENIEVE RANSOM Librarian “It is rather strange, is it not,’? asked Miss Ransom, “that all the members of the administrative staff are graduates of P. A. L.?” But we don’t think it is strange. We think it is quite pleasant to have a P. A. L. graduate help a P. A. L. undergraduate with her library work. And Miss Ransom surely is a “big help”’. [18 ]

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acenl GEORGE RALEIGH COFFMAN, A.B., A.M., PH.D. Professor and Head of the Department of English Did you know that once, during his youth, the head of our English Department threatened to wear ministerial garb, but has since contented himself with the flowing academic gown, accompanied by its significant hood? What caused him to deviate from the path and “follow the line of least resistance’ is not generally known, but—be it whispered softly !— we believe he was so full of compassion toward those of his audience who might have heard him that he didn’t want to disillusion them entirely, and so came to P. A. L. to practise his theological training. Those of us who have been so fortunate as to have heard him deliver a weighty dissertation on the awful doom and punishment meted to late papers, and then have seen his face brighten and with an apologetic smile heard him remark that he didn’t mean anything by what he said, cannot readily visualize him prophesying a terrible end to anything. The pulpit probably lost a splendid man, but its loss has been our gain in the person of a true friend and valuable teacher. JOSEPH RICHARD TAYLOR, A.B., A.M. Pro fessor of English “T think that P. A. L. is a very live department, well organized, well equipped with all that goes to make college life joyous as well as profit- able. I like the social spirit of the college, the cordial co-operation be- tween teachers and the taught. My high opinion of the college is strength- ened with each successive year. “A typical P. A. L. girl is sensible, practical, a good student with marked social grace; she is well-born, well-bred.”’ A message: ‘“‘You have made a remarkable record in the eight years since the establishment of the college in 1919. It is a joy to enter the P. A. L. building. The good cheer, the great range of activities, the general air of efficiency in the administrative office and the class-room, the spirit of comradeship in the corridor, all tell of a live college where hard work and sane enjoyment go hand in hand.” STANLEY ROYAL ASHBY, A.B., A.M., PH.D. Assistant Professor of English With his Freshmen in the Composition courses and the upper-classmen in American Literature and Prose and Poetry, Professor Ashby must cer- tainly be considered one of the family; and knowing us, he likes us. He said so! As for Boston, he thinks it a mighty fine city and would not leave it—even though the greater part of his life has been spent in the South—the immortal South of song and romance. His life has been extremely interesting and varied, and just think, he has been abroad three times ‘‘at somebody’s else’s expense”; first as a Rhodes Scholar; then as a Welfare Worker during the War; and finally, last summer, on a Fellowship from Harvard University. Emerson, Keats, Shelley, and Irving have provided a delightful means of becoming acquainted with Professor Ashby, and his personal enjoyment and interest in the work seem to have been carried over to the girls in his classes. Of course, his greatest interest and enthusiasm is his little boy, and how proud he is of him! [ 20 ]