East Stroudsburg University - Stroud Yearbook (East Stroudsburg, PA)

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THE DEMIS CHARLES J. NAEGLE DEAN OF INSTRUCTION Ph.B., A.B., A.M., PhD. Isn t the town dentist good enough? , RUTH L. JONES DEAN OF WOMEN B.E., A.M. We,re one big happy family? EUGENE H. MARTIN DEAN OF MEN B.S., AM. s VX7611 men, I mean...

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In Honor of Dr. D. Ill. la Rue THE FAMILIAR DISTINGUISHED FIGURE, tall and erect, is no longer seen meditatively striding up the campus walk. Dr. Daniel W. La Rue has retired from his teaching position at ESSTC. To most upper classmen, he needs no introduction, being remembered for his well'known teachings in psychology and as head of the Department of Education. Just over half a century ago, a shy countryrbred youth with very limited prepara' tion enrolled in the then Normal School at East Strousburg, feeling much like a small dog racing to catch a speeding car. This feeling grew when he faced a daily schedule that kept him in the classroom from eight in the morning until four in the afternoon, with a rigorous three'hour study period in the evening. Yet he would not open a textbook on Sunday, in conformity with the discipline of his newlyradopted Methodist Church. His motto was klEver in earnestf though he laughed and joked a great deal. His philosophy of fun was, llJust enough to keep in good condition for work. Those mottoes were to serve as guiderposts during his two years at the Normal School. Dr. La Rue enjoyed all branches of studywwas a llgeneralistl, who had no idea of specializing. But psychology, he thought, was something everybody should under! stand for happy social relations, smooth adjustment in daily living, and for religious insight. Some of the fun Dr. La Rue liked best consisted of walking, skating, gymnastics, and bicycling. You had to walk forest, field, and roadside, if you collected your fifty specimens for Botany. He sang in the glee club, acted in plays, wrote essays and poems for the Normal Echoes, and was a member of its board 0f editors. Twice he served as president of his literary society and once as president of his class, Too, he was very active in the religious organizations of the community. However, these extracurricular activities were never allowed to interfere With classes. He established a perfect attendance record for his two years at Normal School and his policy of narrow concentration won him valedictory rank, but left him still untutored with regard to many things outside of books. To learn them required severe training in the iiUniversity of Hard Knocksfl liA shy countryrbred youth. The future Mrs. La Ruef,