Hobart College - Echo of the Seneca Yearbook (Geneva, NY)

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i President Hirshson, as an Episcopal clergyman, follows a tradition which existed since Hobart's founding, with the exception of the years from 1936 to 1956. He continues in his plan to make Hobart one of America's finest liberal arts col- leges. We feel sure that he is succeeding. Hobart is fortunate and blessed to have such a man at the helm. Since his arrival at Hobart in July of 1956, Dr. Hirshson has lost no time in endearing himself to us all. Familiarity with his collections of shav- ing mugs and train records has spread, and stu- dents and faculty alike regard him as a personal friend. 15

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THE REV. LOUIS M. HIRSHSON Louis Melbourne Hirshson received his B.S. degree in 1922 from Harvard University, and was ordained as a clergyman in 1925. He was Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Hartford, Connecti- cut, from 1946 to 1956. In 1956, he received his S.T.D. from Berkeley Divinity School, New Hav- en, Connecticut. In addition to these activities, Dr. Hirshson held other varied positions before coming to Hobart. He was a salesman for Procter Gamble in Ohio, coached a professional football team for three years, and has been associated with the founding or trusteeship of sev- eral schools, including two graduate schools of theology. During World War II, Dr. Hirshson was chairman of the Pittsburgh Area War Labor Board Committee, and has, since 1950, been trustee of the Inter-Professional Commission on Marriage and Divorce Laws of the American Bar Associa- tion.

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TRUSTEES The Rt. Rev. Dudley Scott Stark Chancellor of the Corporation Merle A. Gulick Chairman of the Board Carroll R. Harding Vice-Chairman of the Board Merle A. Gulick, chairman of the Board of Trustees at the Colleges of the Seneca, is vice- president of the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, and a Hobart graduate, class of 1930. In his undergraduate years, Mr. Gulick was president of his freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior classes, played varsity football, basketball, and lacrosse, and was named to every campus honor society. In December, 1958, Mr. Gulick was nominated for inclusion in the National Football Hall of Fame. He is a member of Kappa Alpha. In 1930, Mr. Gulick joined Equitable as a service supervisor in the Group Department, and has since then, worked himself up to his present high post. A Lieutenant Commander in the Coast Guard, Mr. Gulick helped or- ganize the Port Security Division, the organization which protected two hundred and fifty ports against sabotage during World War II. He saw action in the European and Pacific theaters. Joseph J. Myler George D. Whedon Paul E. Vogt The Rt. Rev. Lauriston L. Scaife Robert E. Doran William F. Hamilton, Alumnus Trustee Byron S. Miller Helen M. Overs, Alumna Trustee Lynn Rumbold, Alumnus Trustee Mrs. G. Robert Witmer, Alumna Trustee Helen P. Maney, Alumna Trustee Richard H. Mansfield Harry G. Haskell, Jr. Lawrence I. Clarke, Alumnus Trustee A. Lachlan Reed Ivar N. Hultman James W. Bampton, Alumnus Trustee Cebern L. Lee George E. Wasey Donald W. Goode, Alumnus Trustee Henry P. Bakewell The Rev. Louis M. Hirshson, Ex-officio H. Newton Hubbs, Secretary 16