Elizabethtown College - Conestogan / Etonian Yearbook (Elizabethtown, PA)

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' •aP? ' 1 ! urjra ' ; $ M . ;-■■■:■ . .7— v , • • if. 1 H t Hi- ' if 7 ' SLV3 If ' DR. JOHN W. WITHERS Dean N. Y. U. School o[ Education Clommencement S v2ea cet not Lllcl66 yj I93 The commencement address on the day of May 30, 1938, will be delivered by Dr. John W. Withers of New York University. Born in West Virginia on September 23, 1868, Dr. Withers earned his B.A degree at National Normal University of Lebanon, Ohio, in 1891, his M.A. degree at Yale in 1902, and his Ph.D. degree at the same institution in 1904. Upon graduation from Normal School, he taught in the West Virginia country schools for three years, and then held the following positions in rapid succession: the principalship of Kentucky Normal School and of Yeatman High School in St. Louis, Mo., the presidency of Harris Teachers ' College, the superintendency of the St. Louis schools, and the dcanship of N. Y. U. s School of Education, which position he now holds. He has written some outstanding books in the field of education, and holds mem- bership in countless fraternities, national honor organizations and educational asso- ciations. -1

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% ' ateu ofr i In our biennial publication, this the four- teenth, of the Elizabethtown College ETONIAN , we, the Classes of 1938 and 1939, have striven to reproduce faith- fully the essence of school life on the Hill, with the sincere hope that it will recreate fond memories in years to come. » i | i

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