Gettysburg College - Spectrum Yearbook (Gettysburg, PA)

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Dr. William 0. Duck . . . gentleman, friend, educa- tor, soldier, sportsman. Born 1904 in Lewisburg, Pennsyl- vania. Died June 25, 1958 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. On November 4, 1958, a memorial service was held in Christ Chapel in memory of Dr. Duck. The fore- going and following passage: represent segments of a eulogy delivered by John W. Shainline, Dean of Stue dents. . . . Director of Guidance and Placement. In this position he was . . . not only a counselor of note, but a true friend to many. Possessing a high degree of empathy, he worked with patience, understanding, and justice with colleagues and students alike. His was not a path of headlines, but a quiet behind-the-scenes path which reaped good for so many. He was a member of the following organizations: Phi Delta Kappa; Keystone Guidance Association; Association of Collegiate Registrars; National Vocational Guidance Association; College and Student Placement Association; Gettysburg Lions Clubs; . . . When he talked of his association with Alpha Phi Omega and Lambda Chi Alpha, it was with a smilhthese were his boys. . . . . . . thereare those of us who prefer to remember him, not for these professional accomplishments alone, but for his qualities as an individual personality-his love of the outdoors; his intelligent, delightful sense of humor; and his courage of convictions. There was no prejudice in Billehis was an evaluating mind, free of bonds of intol- erance and open always, looking for the best in those around him. We who knew him istudents, faculty, and community friendsi miss him deeply, but we cherish his gentle, wit, his friendship, and his sincerity-in short, we cherish the memories of Bill Duck?