Delaware Valley College - Cornucopia Yearbook (Doylestown, PA)

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Joe Joe is without a doubt the most unaffected, surest, stick-to-his-guns fellow we have seen during our three years at the Farm School. No matter how keen the propaganda, no matter how strong the persuasion, Joe cannot be coerced from his decision; Vogue la Galere. Although this trait has caused the class much deliberation and sometimes great anxiety, nevertheless he can be thankful for this inherent characteristic has served him well during the first half of the senior year. Joe is a diligent worker, dependable and meticulous in his ways. He has freely sacri- ficed many a vacation in times of need. His integrity is unquestionable and his dependability is unwavering. Although Joe gives the appearance as easy prey to a glib tongue, we find him sharp- witted, shrewd, and calculating. He is no orator, yet he has. never fallen short of words to defend himself when in the right or to censure someone when in the wrong. Speed is his mania. In fact, no tractor is geared high enough for him. When appre- hended for speeding one day, Joe was cut down to a mere 70 miles per hour as punishment. Though Joe never uses profanity, (and I mean never), his temper is quick and violent. Being the only senior in the agronomy department, Joe has helped the class greatly by securing special favors and the loan of various implements from the austere Mr. Groman. Joe has contributed his time and energies unflaggingly in every social activity of the class, until that particular job was completed. In epilogue, may we say that Joe has given his class that extra bit of color which has helped make ' 45 a more complete and perfect body.

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S echel . . . Translated, Sechel refers to brains or intelligence. At Farm School it has assumed the propensity of referring to people obsessed with peculiarities; and Ray is certainly living up to his title. He has two obsessions. The first and foremost is his mania for propagation (plant propagation). Sechel can be found at any time of the day or night making cuttings of every plant conceivable. During field trips to neighboring greenhouses and nurseries, he would stuff his pockets with everything new which he chanced upon. Science is his watchword! In fact he is so scientific that the new varieties are named before they are generated. Since the desired results of his experiments never mate- rialize, they all bear the same name — Solomania. The second obsession of which he is possessed is that of diplomacy. He is second only to Handlesman in this respect. Ray has been active on the Gleaner Staff ever since his entrance to the school. In his senior year he worked himself up to the editorial staff of the magazine, beside class president, band member and council president. He resigned from the latter position after a short time as it seriously interfered with his numerous other activities. Ray is a good plantsman but a much better poet. It ' s true that he is very licentious in his writings; but after all that is how all new trends in any field originate. One thing we must say for him, and that is he will try anything once; though too often he does not stick to what he starts. The Student Council was a place where many of his intrigues became part of school legislation. Because Ray is the youngest of our class, people are placed under the delusion that he is an innocent, naive kid: Ray exploited this advantage-to the utmost. Although he is continuing his studies of Ornamental Horticulture at Ohio Stale Uni- versity, we are not certain whether Sechel will be a plantsman, poet, or businessman.