Delaware Valley College - Cornucopia Yearbook (Doylestown, PA)

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Presentation of J|oe Leon Rosenzweig Il7 HAT an appropriate symbol of friendship ' s this remarkable tool — ft » the hoe! With it the soil is made mellow, fine and pliable so that some day we might reap the benefits of it in abundance. Scores and scores of tools have been made to replace this simple device. Some, without a doubt, are much superior, and more economical; but the purpose served in the end is the same. One can trace in the development of such a device, from the crude crooked tree bough of primitive man to the mammoth present-day gang plow, the progress of mankind. So when I say it is a symbol of friend- ship I mean that man, some way or other, is indebted to it, and whether it be in Agriculture or not, he must love it. Accept then, Mr. President, this hoe. You know of its uses through daily contact; but you can still learn more of it through heeding the patient advice of those who labor with vou as instructors. -4 10 h-

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Salutatory Harry Weissman T IS with a keen sense of regret, and yet anticipation for the future, that we gather here today on the occasion of our commencement into the agricultural world. We are happy that so many are here to re- joice with us at our achievements and to bid us Godspeed for the future. We of the 1929 graduating class can recall the feeling of trepidation experienced when our choice of Agriculture as a profession was made. We had been informed through books and through the press of hardships, the drudgery, and the political antagonism which the farmer has had to strug- gle against. We might have been a bit intimidated, too, by those who refused to recognize farming as a profession — or as one of the scientific branches of industry. Discouraging incidents of individual farmers who slaved and sweated for years to find at last a haven in Death, were brought to our attention. Yet, upon the suggestion of those who were really qualified as mem- bers of the agricultural industry to give advice, we came to Farm School and entered upon a career which has thus far been of the utmost interest to us. We have here had an opportunity of becoming acquainted with the really scientific professionalism of our future occupation. We have learned that through a judicious utilization of modern machinery, through the adoption of business methods and management, and through the faith- ful observance of the scientific practices of production, we may enjoy as large a monetary result as any branch of industry in the city, for the corre- sponding amount of capital invested. It is not, however, this monetary gain which urges us on into the oldest, noblest, and most basic industry in the world. The joy of living a life of health amid those surroundings which nature had originally in- tended man to live in is by far the most convincing explanation of our choice. It is certainly fitting at this time to thank our Faculty for their in- valuable aid towards our still incompleted education. They have earned our admiration, our respect, and, what is most important to us, they have secured our friendship. Those principles which they have inculcated into our minds, it is our duty to make use of wherever we may be. We must think of this graduation not as an exit from an institution of learning, but rather as a commencement into the greatest of all insti- tutions — that of life. -4 9 f-

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The Faculty C. L. GOODLING, B.Sc. Dean O. A. Stangel, B.Sc, M.Sc. Henry Schmieder, A.B., M.Sc. Morris Mayer Samuel B. Samuels, B.Sc. W. N. McClung, B.Sc. H. G. Feisser Allen H. Moore, M.D. Harold K. Fleming, B.Sc. D. M. PURMELL, B.Sc Paul McKown, A.B. Frank Plain, B.Sc. Walter J. Groman Mrs. Rose Bergman Miss Rebecca Churchman, B.Sc Wesley Massinger, D.V.S. Roy Cook -4 11 {=■■