Goucher College - Donnybrook Fair Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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meditation ta Jenna ?Billzl' t is a very rare occasion in the course of human experience that one begins a year of celebration without experiencing some sense of loss from the past. The untimely death of Gaucher Dean and Vice President James Billet at the start of this centennial year was no exception. As we look back and reflect upon this, our centennial year, we cannot help but feel a sense of loss; for such a recollection brings to mind the memory of a man who had given so much of his vision and insight to the goal of furthering the educational achievement of women. It is to the memury of this man, Dean James Billet, that we dedicate the 1984-1985 edition of Donnybrook Fair. A Tribute To Dr. James Billet from President Rhoda Dorsey: He was caring of individuals in distress 1 but tough when those who should have known and adhered to a higher standard, settled for less. He was a romantic we in his vision, his judgment of people, his determination to live life to the full. He was a man of wit and humor, who saw the funny side of any situation, and inserted his own sense of humor to forward any event. His death was in many ways, typical of his life. He took the news of his illness with 0p- timism, resolution, and an insatiable desire to know. I doubt that any patient at Hopkins has put the doctors through their paces as he did But he also found in his suffering a startling revelation of Chris- tian love, and pursued his faith with his own familiar intensity, so that when death loomed, he was able to face it with serenity and deep belief, Two days before Jim died, I went to see him. I had the opportunity to say to him. for myself and for all of you. goodbye and thank you. He understood, and this, I believe, after ten years here, was a formal ending, as it shouid have been, with appreciation, with love, and with a recognition that what he has done will live on in the minds and actions of those of us who honor his life. A Tribute To Dean Billet from Julie Coliier-Adams: l have had the opportunity to work with J im Billet for 8 years. serv- ing with him on the Senior Steffi He was a many faceted person who was interested in all aspects of the College and we will continue to feel the impact of his gentle suggestions, On a more personal note, I do miss his warmth and good humor. 1 am glad I had the chance to work close with Jim, He was a special person.