Duke University - Chanticleer Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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3n iMrmnriam 3nB pI| tU Irnimt ffinni. Nniirmbrr 5, 1S55 lirii. 3)aniiaru 3D. lU2r He served the institution throush every sta e iif its (Ie ' el( p!nent and in every sort of va ' — as loval son, as patron, as benefactor, as trustee for thirty-four years, and as president of the Board of Trustees for ten vears. He deserves to live ainouK those who, throu li guid- ance and inspiration of the young, have most effec- tively served their day and generation. Dr. William P. Fi:w. In most fields of service he «as accorded the hinli- est honors his associates could confer; the exceptions were, where in accordance with one of the rules of his life, he declined to bid and work for his own promo- tion. It was his habit, however, not to run from re- sponsibilities. If he belie ' ed he could serve to the good of his fellow men he gladly accepted responsibil- ity. He found joy in service to the last . . . Next to his home, Joseph Ci. Brown ' s intense pride and de- votion went out to Puke University ... So deepl ' impressed is his influence upon the life of Duke I ' ni- versity that neither time nor changing conditions can easily efface that stalwart personality whose leadership we still accept with gratitude and even a deeper sense of security. Colonel John F. Bruton. .■Mma Mater looks to all of her sons and daughters to measure up in the scheme of life to the highest ideals which she sought to inculcate in their very souls when they were students. Joseph (jill Brown, ex- ' 75, em- bodied all of the finest qualities that one looks for in the True Son, and more, he lived a life of such ex- emplary conduct and achie ' ement that true inspira- tion is to be derived from a study of his life Thk Alumni Register, Marc i, qj .