Eureka College - Prism Yearbook (Eureka, IL)

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HIS WORDS SHALL LIVE. This ivy chain upon which our hands are set is a symbol of that tie of love, as real and strong if not as tangible, which binds the sons and daughters of Eureka College to each other. But the full symbolism of this ivy chain is deeper yet. The ivy not only binds, it reaches ever upward. It typifies also, then, the finest aspiration of our hearts, the aspira- tion reaching upward to the ideals of our Alma Mater, the venerable nurse of our souls. l think that you are particularly fortunate in having attended a Christian college where there is a vital faith in one sure unchanging loving power which still rules the world. We like to call this power Our Father and Our God. We believe that His hand has shaped and is today shaping the course of history. We believe the strutting, pasturing, ranting, self-styled dictators cannot hinder the accom- plishments of God's eternal purposes, although, alas, they are causing untold suffering, ruin, and bloodshed in their puny striving. To college men and women college loyalties are strongest. There is the loy- alty of college friends. When you are five or ten years out and chance upon a churn of college days in the throng of some metropolis or in the general store at some crossroads village there will be re- joicing beyond measure because not only have you met one into whose ready ears you can pour tales of long ago and from whose lips you can drink in racy remin- iscences, but one whose hand you can clasp and feel full of confidence. No, there is nothing quite so sweet as the friendships of college days. My earnest wish for you of i938 is that you have laid up for yourselves a goodly treasure of these.

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f A fri? fs 9 L., i mx Truly was Dr. Samuel Glenn Harrod the embodiment of the Eureka spirit. lt is for this rea- son that the 1942 Prism Staff has chosen to dedicate this year- book to his memory. o o 6621, C QZLU VL Dr. Harrod loved Eureka as dearly as he loved his own life. He gave the best years of his life to Eureka. Having completed three years at Abingdon College, he came to Eureka for his fourth year. He graduated from here in l903. Not long after his grad- uation, he returned to teach his beloved classics at his own alma mater. He was veritably a gentleman of the old school . The Latin language, the Greek language, the literatures of both, the history of the ages, classics of all time-these were the charm and the exigency of life for him. In his own words, he believed that grappling with a difficult subject and mastering it developed a tough mental fiber, capable of mastering anything. He studied all his life. He read voluminously, unceasingly, untiringly. A good book brought a sparkle to his eye. His was the supreme joy of knowledge. His students were continually delighted by the prolific background of information which he brought to his teaching. His humor is famous. His wisdom is re- nowned. His students cherish the memory of hours spent in his classes as some of the most profitable they ever spent. His method of teaching was that oi a great challenge to the student's intellect. His method of teaching was that of a learning, opened new vistas to the student. By making known to his students what latent personal powers they possessed, by showing them the pos- sibilities of human comprehension, by laying bare to them the vastness of the world's knowledge, Dr. Harrod created within his students the relentless thirst for knowledge. This was his challenge. Although gruff in manner and formidable in appearance, his was the most sympathetic of natures. Kindliness, gentleness, understanding of human problems-these were his. His was a rich and abundant life. His was a powerful personality. HIS lS A GLORIOUS MEMORY.

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SAMUEL GLENN HARR A.B., Eureka College, 19035 A.M., University ol Chi- cago, 1908: Ph.D., Princeton University, l909p Instructor, Eureka Colleqe, 1903-19077 Professor, l909fg Dean of the Faculty, i923-19365 Dean of the Colleqe, 1936-1941.