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

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PROVOST DR. LAWRENCE ORR EALY Dr. Lawrence Ealy, provost of Hobart College, received his L.L.B. at Temple University in 1934, his A.M. at the University of Pennsylvania in 1947 and his Ph.D. in 1951 at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Ealy came to Hobart this year from Naval War College. Before this, he served in the Navy from 1941 to 1946 and retired a Commander. Concerning scholarly endeavors. Dr. Ealy has published seven books on world affairs and his- tory. DEAN BENJAMIN P. ATKINSON Benjamin Atkinson, Dean of Hobart College, received his B.A. at Amherst in 1938, graduat- ing Magna Cum Laude. He obtained his M.A. at Syracuse in 1941 where he became an instruc- tor in English until 1947 when he came to Ho- bart. At Hobart he became Assistant to the Dean in 1950, associate professor of English in 1954, Assistant Dean in 1955, and Dean in 1959. Aside from his affiliations with the College, Mr. Atkin- son is co-editor of Literature For Our Time, a college anthology of modern writing. 26

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The Reverend Doctor Louis M. Hirshon Since Reverend Doctor Louis M. Hirshon’s inauguration as the nineteenth pres- ident of Hobart College, the campus and curriculum has broken from its stagnant condition, and made incredibly rapid strides towards becoming a respected small liberal arts institution. Dr. Hirshon’s rich and varied career are the obvious reasons for his dynamic leadership. Receiving his B. S. degree from Harvard University in 1922, he was ordained in 1925. From 1946 to 1956, he was Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Hartford, Conn., and in 1956 received his S. T. D. from Berkely Divinity School, New Haven, Conn. President Hirshon has also been engaged in the business world. He was a salesman for Proctor and Gamble in Ohio, coached a professional foot- ball team for three years, and has been associated with the founding or trusteeship of several schools, two of which are graduate schools of theology. During World War Two, he was chairman of the Pittsburgh, Pa. Area War Labor Board Com- mittee and since 1950, trustee of the Inter-Professional Commission on Marriage and Divorce Laws of the American Bar Association. This is an unusually rich preparation for a college president. There is nothing hidden about Dr. Hirshon’s plans for Hobart in the future; they are to push in every concerned area, and to put the college into the forefront of America’s truly fine liberal arts institutions. 25

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MR. JOHN STEPHENS WITTE Director of Admissions A.B. Columbia 1945 M.A. Columbia 1946 MR. CHARLES P. BOSWELL Assistant Director of Admissions B.A., Hobart 1951 REVEREND DAVID A. CRUMP Chaplain B.A., Alfred 1950 B.D.. Virginia Theological Seminary 1953 27 MR. WILLIAM C. STILES Director of Student Activities Assistant Football Coach B. A..Hobart 1943