Bucknell University - L Agenda Yearbook (Lewisburg, PA)

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OJ t,7i7! 7! ' ' !3fyA?Hi ' Dedcc Xed ta . . . VR. JAMES A. GATHINGS With great pride and sincere appreciation, we dedicate the nineteen hun- dred and fifty-one L ' AGENDA to Professor Gathings, whom we have come to know as a friend, to respect as an educator, and admire as a real person. Whether he is making political science come alive in the class or moving to another room while a freshman fireside takes over his living room, Dr. Gathings has always typified the spirit of student-faculty cooperation of which we at Bucknell are especially proud. Since he joined the faculty in 1 932, he has actively participated in student as well as faculty activities. His belief in the ability of students to accept re- sponsibility has been enduring, and he has supported us as we tried to put our ideals into practice. In addition to many years of service as advisor to Student- Faculty Congress, he is at present proving himself a capable advisor to Omicron Delta Kappa and an enthusiastic supporter of our efforts to establish an academic honor system. As one of Bucknell ' s most popular professors, his faith in the student body remains unshaken in spite of the fact that he has had the rare opportunity of greeting most of us at our groggiest best in an eight o ' clock class. His south- ern accent, his friendly smile, and his unswerving allegiance to the New York TIMES are a few of the characteristics we will remember best about him. A true scholar. Dr. Gathings is a member of numerous honor societies, has written several books, and has served as president of the Pennsylvania Political Science Association. But no matter how busy he is with official duties, his door is always open to the students. We hope that this dedication will, in some small way, make him feel that his efforts have not been unappreciated. He is always willing to lend a sympathetic ear

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. -i;. ,A .:. - -- BZiiai; ' yamx-iMi i iXiiiawtBias tsM - r-JJg J (ttnjaducti(M. It belongs to all of us, and yet it belongs to none of us What words could better describe our relationship with Bucknell? The hill, the classrooms, the Bison, the fraternity house and sorority suite were only lent to us, and yet we considered them our own. We should thank God that we have had the privilege of borrowing this way of life for four years. We probably have not made any significent con- tributions nor will we be remembered longer than any other class, but we will always be united in spirit through the strains of the Alma Mater or the words of that familiar chant You ' re the class that ' s full of fun; you ' re the class of ' 51 . Just a few of the little things we will remember are: President Hildreth ' s cigar, the long-awaited confer- ences with Miss Henderson, the uneventful coke date at Pardee ' s and the ten o ' clock rush at the Bison, the professors who passed us and even some of them who flunked us, the long spring afternoons in lab when we ' d rather be at Halfway, and of course Halfway with hot dog roasts and swimming when it was too cold for either one, the stag parties at the ' Burger and the coffee at Guy ' s, the Glee Club serenade for the Sem, and the decorations for Houseparty Weekend. These are the seemingly unimportant things that we are privileged to take away in memory. :i :•. ' «.%• : ' !, ' ' : ' y? yT ' ' ' ' ' ' ' T ° ' T ' ' ' . ' ' ' ' - VrTXVT ' 7i9 '