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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,
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But not to be forgotten is the most outstanding feature of Dr. La Rue's student days here at Teachers College-iithe future Mrs. La Rue. Dr. La Rue, then a senior, was given the head of a table in the dining room, now the library. The Facutly Comr mittee, guided perhaps by Divine Providence, seated her at his table; thus iiboy met girl? Girlein the singularebecame the greatest threat to his mark in deportment. He lingered with her just a few seconds too long after literary society meeting one evening. Some miscreant tname not yet reportedy turned out the lights. iiHurry out? Well, would you? He expected the disgrace of having his name read out in Chapel as a warn' ing, a common punishment in those days, or perhaps confinement to campus. But a call to the ofiice and a reprimand by the principal about sithis conrtwisted girl business, ended the whole matter, that is, so far as the principal knew. Following graduation from East Stroudsburg Normal School, Dr. La Rue enrolled in Dickinson College, where he finished a fourryear course in three years, winning several prizes for scholarship, membership in Phi Beta Kappa, and graduating at the head of his class. After he had taken a Masters Degree at Harvard and gained experience as a teacher and principal, he went to Augusta, Maine, and served for three years as Superintendent of Schools. He was then scheduled to head the school system of Maineis metropolis, Portland, but again the lure of learning drew him back to the University. As a graduate student at Harvard, Dr. La Rue was exposed to the stimulating influence of such world celebraties as William James, Josiah Royce, George Santayana, George Hervert Palmer, and Robert M. Yerkes. Soon after receiving the golden tassel of the doctor, he became joint author with Professor Yerkes of an iiOutline of a Study of the Self? Since then he himself has published a half dozen books, which have won him a listing in the volume of iiNorth American Authors? This is, by no means, a complete list of his achievements; for they are almost endless. Even now, after his retirement from ESSTC, he is engaged in a new project approved by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. We miss the quiet, unassuming manner of our former teacher and department head. A true scholar and a true gentleman, Dr. La Rue leaves behind him a record that may well serve as a model for us as prospective teachers. Awful ??srimcu
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