Gannon University - Lance Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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HHUW OKI! The symbol i oui s, hool, the lr ted i the editors ■( the 59 am ■ I- lieve it appn the modi ol the yearbook, the knight In i 1 1 1 i theme, we have endeavored •! our symbol in relation i out vln .l . to demonstrate tome phases in the Lai fifteenth century blight, .m l at the analogoui rituation in the 1 i f - of th non itudent Throughout that period f history wh knii l ) 1 1 ir x 1 are I minant l.i tale of tin- pomp and pageantr) of the N 1 1 i « 1 ! • tsso- dated with the knight is the that has been immortalize l thi Chivalry was the dynamk force which lent tl thundering across the continent of Buropi Asia to tree the Hoi) City from the infid( I marily an ideologkal code wbl re both n and military. Knights wi rn to defend th helpless and the Church. Almost all ■ with knighthood were extremely m- bolic. Every article of the knight's clothing, i even the trappings of his hi ideal of knighthood One ol the airy was the idea of a universal l ond of knightly I which is strongly manifested in our h ; D in the foundation of western civilization whose standards are always lege should indeed feel proud to 1 d in ha its symbol tl product of ■ and the ideals which he rep'

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lOKVIION Doctoi John E Waldron has been Dean ol the Division f Busi- ness Administration al Gannon College rince 1955 Born and reared in Brie, be tapped .1 brilliant undergraduati i pur- suing a distinguished path •! highei education at the Catholu Universit) ol America where he received the degree ol Mattel I Arts in Philosophy, .mil .it the University of Pittsburgh where he continued stud) in the fields of history, industrial relations, and labor law, .mcl received .1 degree f Doctoi of Philosopln in Edu- cation .uul Economics I « « t»»r Waldron's knowledge and capabil- ity have Dot been limited in their application; while concent ing his efforts in the field ( teaching, he has combined principle with qualities of devotion and leadership to achieve .1 fine and envied record in the areas ol business and government Earl) in his career, 1912 to 1944. he served as field representative f i the United State Department of Labor, Wage and Hour, and Public Contracts Division. From 194t (o 1946, as a inantxi ol the Aimed Forces, he served as cryptographer for the Unite Army in the Far Fast Since 1956, Doctor Waldron has been tive as a labor arbitrator for the United States Mediation and Conciliation Service. Doctor Waldron has been specifically concerned with the growth and administration of Gannon College tor over half of the some twenty-five years that he has devoted to teaching As Dean of the Division of Business Administration, he has combined his superla- tive background with the rarer qualities of interest and enthusiasm to emerge as an inspiration to both co-workers and students Gannon College. He b a constant reminder that talent, prepara- tion and devotion to the highest of ideals can and do merit the recognition ol a sometimes too materialistic world.