Delaware Valley College - Cornucopia Yearbook (Doylestown, PA)

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llPfM3lllllIlQ6llfCll' The undermanned faculty of Farm School has carried a terrific burden during the past three years. Vive cannot give enough praise to these men who gave unselfishly of their time and effort when each was doing the work of two or th ree instructors. They did their best to maintain Farm School's high educational stan- dards. Since our entrance, our faculty grew smaller continually. Klany of these men had to supervise farm enterprises that would normally have taken up the time of a competent farm manager. All this was accomplished while preparing and carrying on with their class room activities. Wie also want to give our sincere thanks to hlessrs. Groman. Nlyers. Rose. Rellis. Soskin. Feldstein, Herschler. and Baylesson. who found time when called upon to assist in our instruction. lNe have noticed the faces of many new instructors on the campus. lYe feel sure that with their arrival, Farm School's educational facilities will he greatly improved.

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f7llllIlDlllllllllllNlllllS6lIlllRfMlIllIllfDlIlXlll As graduation nears, we feel more and more that Dr. Nusbaum is an honorary member of the class of forty-six. Gur entrance into Farm School in March nineteen forty-three coincided with his becoming president of the school. With the advent of the war, Farm School experienced some of the hardest years in its history. It was Dr. Nusbaum's supervision and adminis- trative ability that brought Farm School through intact with prospects for a bright and prosperous future. No matter what problems arose, concerning our welfare at the school, his fair-mindedness and patience always helped us to the right solution. The first impression Mr. Samuels gives is that of a hard-boiled, heart- less individual whose Bible is a football rulebook. Only in the past year have we seniors really come to know him and the principles for which he stands. A student's education at Farm School is incomplete unless he has taken part in athletics or come in Contact with lXfIr. Samuels in some other manner. Not only does he instill a sense of responsibility and aggressive- ness in the student, but he imparts a wealth of practical wisdom in the class room and in his oHice. His unique devotion to Farm School makes him one of the pillars of our school administration. Miss Bellield has served the school faithfully in the capacity of secretary for the past twenty-five years. She always has a cheerful smile and a bright word for any student she meets in the administration building. We feel sure that Miss Belfield will be of even greater service to the school in the future. Recently appointed to the position of Director of Student Relations, Mr. Miller has the unenviable job of helping to prepare for Farm School's conversion to a junior college. His is the job of drawing up schedules for classroom and supervised work, for enforcing all campus and dormitory rules, and listening to all complaints and problems ol the student body. lVIr. Miller' has worked very conscientiously in his new capacity and we feel sure that he will continue to do an excellent job. I i

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11801415 fiilllllblll lll1INllSlllDlIlllRAGllflll1lDlINIl ANR lll0lRfIDllMlllllSllE5 In 1894, a young American Jew and a venerable Russian Christian sat on a bench under a famous tree in Russia. One was Rabbi Krauskopf and the other was Count Leo Tolstoy. Before sailing from home, Krauskopf had been a guest at the VVhite House, Where President Grover Cleveland encouraged him to make the trip to Russia. But the Czarls government found it impossible to extend the courtesy of a passport visa to 'fthe Jewish Divine. In spite of this, Krauskopf sailed and the Czar's minions dared not keep him out of the land from which his co-religionists were then being driven, the Refugees of the 1890,s. Krauskopf had come to see the Czar but he met a greater man instead- Leo Tolstoy. The Rabbi reported to Tolstoy how he had come to plead personally with the Czar to stop religious persecution and to permit the Jews to colonize neglected lands, where as farmers and bread givers, they might return to the vocation of their Biblical forefathers. Tolstoy was deeply sympathetic. He loved the good earth. He had faith in the jews. But he had no faith in the Czar's government. Then Tolstoy spoke of the lot of the immigrant Jew in the United States. You have freedom and the most fertile soil-make more tillers and fewer tailors-establish a farm school for your youth, counseled the great Tolstoy. The visit remained vivid in Krauskopfls memory. Sixteen years later, in 1910, when Tolstoy died, Rabbi Krauskopf paid his tribute in four discourses on 'fhly Visit to Tolstoy. His Congregation in Philadelphia heard its Rabbi graciously acknowledge the inspiration he brought back from Tolstoy: Tltere, urzaler tlze Poverty Tree it tear, zelzere I gave Tolrtoy tlze folernn prornire that upon my return ltome, tlze earlieft task SI teoztlcl enter upon 'zeoulrl be the 6'5ldbll5lZ.777.E7ZZ of an agricultural .relzool for jezcfirlt lady-arzcl other lady. And to this he added 7 f'Tlze exirterzce of tlte National Farm Sclzool near Doylertozcrz, if testtmorzy tlzat I kept my promiref' Yes, Krauskopf kept his promise. He founded the school and for twenty- five years he gave to it his all-in leadership. in service. in funds and in loyalty. Affectionately. he remembered the school in his ethical will. Those who had worked at Krauskopfls side, and those who were inspired by him, continued in his steps and the school grew. From the pioneer house and the hundred acres first acquired in 1896. the school has gradually expanded to a group of farms covering 1,000 acres. with a spacious campus, buildings. library, shops, live stock and equipment valued at over One hlillion Dollars-free of any liens or mortgages. From crowded cities, boys have come-slew and Christian-seeking practical and scientific education in agriculture. In almost every part of these United States. National Farm School boys have found their places in life- as owners or as managers of farms. in many fields of agriculture. in profes- sions. or in industry.