Chicago State University - Emblem Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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IN MEMORIAM II ash, d hi (,jlitn--sn(hJni rlosiiuj of a ]oor- A ( nicidiis (111(1 siisfdii iin j)rcs( lice ( one! The Ixuiittlni rli( of Jiis roicc iritlidroini : A niiiniiiir llntl liis like irill conic no more. Lrnniiii; iras I ' ciifiirc aiid release of son] .- A means to joiions lieinfj. and an end. W(dhin(j file dailji round as fri( nd irifJi friend, He jtlaniied fhe eoiupiesf of a far-off ' oaJ. For minds confused, in faiJiire and disfres. , Xo heidinn in fhe rii ors of flic la if. Bat, irifJi flic Teacher of all fiine. he sair A sidriin jioirer in liojn and h-indJiiu ss. He icins a dreamer ' s friiinijih in an hour Thaf holds no hiftcrness for those irho hnoir This dreamer does ind slccji beneath the snoir: Death is a friend irlio ijires his irisdom jioiiu r. Serene, 1 i i ond fhe clamor and the stress. In lives touched hij an im jnilse of his irill His eai er snirit hairs its challcni i still. h ' (deem(d from strife, and haste, and littleness. Helena (iiicin.

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HIS MANY, MANY CHILDREN Nearest to the heart of Mlliani Bishoj) Owen lay a love for his chil- dren — his own children and those thousands of adopted ones in whose lives he played so loving and important a part. He desired to have his students assume an active portion of the planning, managing and governing of the school, ' e were repeatedly called in to hear and suggest plans for various occasions. The special student and the one who was failing never had a better friend or a finer and more willing helper than Dr. Owen. He has spent uncountable hours with each one. listening to every stoiy. advising, con- soling, counseling. Dr. Owen was keenly alive to the social interests of Xormal. Scarcely anything made him happier than being with the girls and boys at their regular Friday afternoon Social Hour. It is general student opinion that after all we were happier that he had come back to us if only for a short while than if he had prolonged his western trip and spent those last months away from home . No one excejit his students can understand how much he was a part of us, and so we know that he also, if choice had been allowed him, would have made that last hour one of dance and melody. He encouraged many and frequent aiiairs by the numerous clubs in the school and he seldom missed one of these floings. often going from one to several others in a single afternoon. AA ' e can make no finer tribute than that which already abides in the hearts of those who ha e been his students and in whose world he has lived, sharing and encouraging, helping and befriending. We do not feel that we have lost him, for it is inevitable that that in- domitable spirit which prevailed not only in our little realm but also in the Nation ' s educational achievements is carrying on into a wider field than vou or I can estimate. It is growing again in the hearts and minds of those students who have passed under his influence and his teaching and who are today and tomorrow the guides and directors of the youth of America. Bessie Specht.

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JOHN WILKES SHEPHERD After twenty-six years of service as head of the Science Department (1902-28), eight years as vice-president of the Chicago Normal College (beginning- in 1920), and one year as acting president during- Dr. Owen ' s leave of absence ( 192fi-27 ), Mr. Shepherd resigned his executive positions in 1928 to enter the business held. The faculty and students of the (. illege ynn in wishing Mr. Shepherd man}- years of health, satisfaction, and ])r(iht in the W(.irk that he has under- taken.