Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Oak Yearbook / INSTANO Yearbook (Indiana, PA)

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In the teaching profession Dr. LeRoy A. King had a long career culmin- ating in the presidency of Indiana which he assumed in 1939. His activities included the supervising of the Training School at Lock Haven, teaching Education Administration at the University of Pennsylvania and elsewhere, serving as a member of the State Council of Education, and as president of the Education and Child Labor Association. He was also well known in edu- cational circles as a writer on rural schools and financial policies. In all his work and writings, he held to the belief that The true purpose of education is to cherish and unfold the seed of immortality already sown within us; to develop to their fullest extent the capacities of every kind with which the Cod who made us has endowed us.

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WORTH FIGHTING FOR ■ ' ■■■■• ' ■ ' ■ ' .■i ' f-if.tt n ' i ' .f ' i.i. ■:.-. ' ■• ,, ' ii.i i- ' :.:. We hold that to all freedom-loving people learning, playing, and living under a free-flying flag are the things worth fighting for. Learning freely from the accumulated knowledge of the world; playing fairly in every game; living boldly, courageously meeting every problem of life — these are the bases of our faith. In so declaring, we show our certainty that neither war nor peace, neither failure nor success, neither problems nor complacency can take these things from us. For this belief, Indiana has sent many of her sons to battle in every part of the globe. To these sons, and to the things they find worth fighting for, we dedicate the Oak of 1943. .- ' ' Mi ■.■pi 00 - ■ - - .l iv.; :! ! ' ' .

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MyemMAMM- Both students and faculty will long remember Dr. King as an integral part of the Indiana scene, for each of us carries memories of him walking through the corridors of Sutton Hall — guarded al- ways by the faithful Tunney — smiling and nodding to those he met on the campus, appearing unex- pectedly at Saturday night parties or dances, greet- ing commencement guests and Homecoming alum- ni with that hearty handshake, talking enthusiasti- cally to the coach on the field or floor, clapping loudest of all at our theatrical productions, giving or receiving suggestions at Student Council meet- ings, entertaining the trustees at luncheon in the college dining room. In all the activities with which he was connected. Dr. King was an unusually vital, interested leader.