Eastern Kentucky University - Milestone Yearbook (Richmond, KY)

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' . Y 19. 1859 — April 14, 1909.

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• mc 3 c TO as a token of appreciation and as a pledge of friend- ship and love this voluine is dedicated. 3 C I] C ' T- 3 2 4-3

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Tribute to Dr. Ruric Nevei Roark. I ISII In pa - lliis iriliiile tn nne i if tlinsc rare nicn vlii ni we wrmien, w ' hii are in |uil)lic lile, l ini v hest how tn appreciate. He was a Iwentielli century knii ht. wlinse chi alr was nn mere matter dl sentiment, hut a IcelinL; t lti ' ah ' In wcmen that was pure, true and high. To wnmen imt n) liis nwn Imusehohl or kinch ' ed he was like a kind - hearted and gentle hrMihtr. a fair - minded and cc rdial comrade — a charming ci miliinatii ' U. You think thai Dr. Roark belongs to ou, Intt 1 tell ' ou he was known and loved in other states besides Keutuek . Ever} here he went he lefi a trail of friends behind him. Aten Imed him fur his high sense of hi.unr, his sterling worth, his inspirational ])nwer, but wo men admired him for rarer qualities yet. Thex ' appreciated his excpiisite ciautes ' that came from the heart, his purity nf life and his nubility and largeness of snul. As a Kentuekiau, Dr. Roark gloried in Kentuckx ' as she has been, he grieved over Kentuek} ' as she is, and he gave all the jiowers of his matured manhood to help make Kentucky what she shall be; and in so doing he laid down his life in her service. Young men ot Kentucky — who are ttj be the edu.cators o) our state — here is vour great exemplar. Stud his books, consider his conduct, follow in his footsteps, ' ou are ]jroud of your Clay, dur ! ' . reckinridge. and others whose names the nation honors — but, as 1 believe none on earth todav— -I can but be certain that he vho lived and worked among us. and who has so lately passed away, will be recognized, in time tii come, as the greatest Jventuekian of them all. Lei.i.v E. P. TRin:;K.