Delaware Valley College - Cornucopia Yearbook (Doylestown, PA)

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Gleaner 1411311 3 1 101 1 11+ in 11111111.11 zo: 1 1:11 ix ii 1ffi',:1i:-:- Rresentatiun of the lane IRWIN KLEIN RIENDS, Relatives, Board of Directors, Faculty and Undergraduates: Here is a hoe. It is the National Farm School symbol. It has been selected for this momentous function firstly, because it has been one of the farmer's most valued implements since the tilling of the soil has been known, and secondly, through generation after generation it has found employment and still, in this advanced age of industry, is wholly indispensable. A more appropriate or more suitable object for a symbol could not be had. Since 1901 the Hoe has been used by the graduation class to be passed down unto its successor. As a member of the departing class I present this Hoe to you, Mr. Powell, and in doing so I wish to emphasize its chief signiiicance-leadership, co-operation, and justice. Withoiit leaders we are like a ship at sea without a rudder. The ship will not reach port unless guided by a skillful hand. It is the same in life. A few of us are subject to live by the guidance of others. In every group, in every class, and so in your class, there are men who possess this ability to lead. Develop it to the utmost, for unto your class falls the responsibility of guiding the less experienced under- classmen. Do not permit personal glory to divert or estrange you from the paths of righteousness. Overlook your personal selnsh desires. Co- operate one with the other. In our school we have seen the necessity of co-operation and we cannot pass it by. Remember, you are as strong as your weakest link. Above all, let justice prevail. Permit no man to say he has not been given a fair chance. Show no partiality. Treat each and every man alike. You have a Senate elected by yourselves, a jury composed of students from each class-let them be your judges. Give them your unswerving support. Have the Freshmen and Juniors like you for what you are and not for what you might be. With the deliverance of this Hoe, our administration as students of the National Farm School ceases, but as graduates we will ever cherish its achievements. Accept our best wishes and ardent hopes that the coming year may yield fruit rich in fulillment. ,101 popup :iq Q.: 1- Q ququq -up Q qu.. 14- 4-up qu..-Q. 1,10-U-. P A G l' F I X

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Glzaner 11 r1 1 1 1:11141 1 1r1z1r1n1n1oq:u1u1 1 1 1 1 -1 191 21111 1: Qalutatnrp JOSEPH KLEINFELD EMBERS of the Faculty, Fellow Students, Relatives and Friends: To say we have been eagerly looking forward to this day is to state mildly what has been occupying our minds since that memorable day when we first earned the title Seniors On some of us this formidable title rested heavily, on others, lightlyg but on all of us it has left its characteristic impress, which has prepared us to meet this occasion with confidence, each with an ardent desire to prove a worthy alumnus of his Alma Mater. The Class of 1926 was born in March. 1923, and continued to grow throughout that year until it had a membership of sixty boys. Many of these soon realized that agriculture was not suited to their individual taste, and very wisely dropped out to seek their future elsewhere. How- ever, an enviable record has been made by our class in that over fifty per cent of its original membership has felt the lure of Nature and are assembled here today for the last time as students of the National Farm School, ready and eager to spring to their places in the vast mechanism that is our world. What a transformation has taken place in these boys since the day of enrollment! Three years ago we entered the portals of this school with minds unformed and characters unmolded. Today each has his goal, with the will, determination, and ability to achieve it. And as these boys were molded into the new cast, so did they mold the school to blend harmoniously with their collective character. A tremendous influence on the future social status of the school was the advent of sufficient talent to form an orchestra. This made possible numerous dances which brought our boys into intimate contact with boys and girls of surrounding communities and cities. It is largely due to this that our present student body has developed a fine sense of chivalry. In these years that Farm School has been our home, we have wit- nessed many changes in the school itself which have brought its spirit, physical fitness. and standard equal to that of any secondary school in the United States. It has acquired new land until today it boasts 1100 acres of fertile soil. Since its original building, Pioneer Hall. was destroyed by fire within a month of our initiation, we have witnessed the erection of a whole colony of buildings. The first was Ullman Hall, a perfect model of the most up-to-date dormitory in every respect. Not one item was overlooked for the com- fort. and convenience of the ninety-nine students residing in this building. Simultaneously with the erection of Ullman Hall came the remod- eling of Segal, Penn, and Eisner Halls, and the installation of a central heating plan in the first named. The next building to take shape on our campus was the beautifully ornamental, and infinitely useful Library, whose praises have been sung far, Wlde and Often' CConcluclcd on page 279 bluiiollii 1 il lil 1 1 ii1IYlUiIllU'4 1 Ill Tl l 1071? V - -- - --::::...:- PAGE FOUR

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Qleanet 0101 ri rio:-rioioi ring vi 1 nzoinioioioi 5111 vii 1 21311 fini 1 1020 Ealehinturp HAROLD PESKIN R. CHAIRMAN, Members of the Board and Faculty, Friends, and Fellow-Students: We are gathered here this day to participate in the com- mencement exercises of the Class of 1926. We of this class consider ourselves fortunate to be graduating from the school at this time. The combined conditions of an increasing urban and a decreasing rural population are gradually showing their effect. In a few years the sur- plus of products which the farmer now produces shall have turned into a scarcity. Prices in agriculture will rise accordingly, and the impor- tance of the farmer will be brought forcibly before the attention of the nation. The present depression in agriculture may be considered as good rather than evil. It has the effect of forcing the incompetent farmer to turn to some other form of endeavor for a livelihood. The trouble with agriculture in the past has been that it contained too much of the old-fashioned farmer, the kind that did not consider the farm as a business enterprise, but rather as a means of livelihood which he had inherited with birth. The splendid work of our agricultural institu- tions is doing away with these fallacious ideas. The farmer who planted potatoes by the light of the new moon and poured turpentine into the horns of the cow when she refused to eat is a myth of the past. Science is rapidly supplanting superstition. Dr. Krauskopf, a man of clear vision and broad understanding, observed the changes that were taking place in agriculture. He fore- saw that the successful farmer of the future would have to possess a scientific, as well as a practical knowledge of the subject. With this in mind he formulated a plan for an institution in which city boys, especially, could be given an education in agriculture. The plan was then presented to the people at large for their approval and financial support, and it required all of his stamina and perseverance to convince them of its practicability. Today, in this splendid institution, we see the result of his labor. Graduates that have preceded us, by their accomplishments in the outside world, have shown that the work of Dr. Krauskopf has not been in vain. Fellow-Classmates, we part from our Alma Mater with grave responsibilities. It is our duty to uphold the name of our school and to demonstrate that its purpose is being accomplished. We can only do this by achieving success in our chosen profession. This task should be easier for us than it has been for our predecessors, for the educa- tional advantages afforded us during our stay here were far greater than any previous class has ever enjoyed. Many things have happened during our stay here. When we first took up our studies at this institution we were beset by numerous dif- ticulties and hardships. Some of our number were forced to withdraw, but the remainder of us, with a clear conception of our goal, kept steadily at our tasks until today we stand before that goal. The Farm fConcluded on page 307 v3o1w.1.1 1 11.111 2031.1 1 11 1:11 1:1 1 1 1 1 112.11311 3011, PAGE SIX 9:4 rioioioiojoie 1101014 2010101014 njcnj1r14nj014x1o1nio10:o1o1,'j4 uininrjoioioioioicrif v 0.01