Knox College - Gale Yearbook (Galesburg, IL)

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ALI 3lER'l' HURD, A. M., Ph. ll.

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6772 Hurd Jubilee T was at the dinner of the Knox Alumni Association held in the dining rooms of the First Presby- terian Church on Wednesday of last commencement week that the plan to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Pro- fessor Albert I-Iurd's connection with Knox College was first suggested. No further announcement was necessary to arouse the interest of the alumni, and a committee was then appointed to take full charg?-3 of the affair and plan a suc- cessful celebration. That committee was composed of the following persons: Judge P. S. Post, Chairmang C. M. lvl' 'l'lllR'l'Y vlcaus ov ,mi-3. Avery, Mrs. Hettie L. Thompson, J0hl'l S. Phillips, Edgar A. Bancroft, Victor E. Bender, Thomas G. Frost, George W. Gale, Secretary. The idea was to get up a personal tribute to Professor Hurd and with that end in view the committee sent out personal letters to all the alumni asking them to express in a few words their appreciation of the valuable ser- vices he had given them, and also to make suggestions as to the best way to celebrate the event. Many tributes have been received some of which will be found at the end of this article, and it is proposed to pub- lish them all in book form and present a copy to Professor Hurd. The committee has also secured a celebrated artist to paint a life size por- trait of Professor Hurd which will be unveiled on the evening of June 12th, when appropriate exercises will be held. The long period of act- ive service of Professor Hurd, together with his true Worth as an in- structor, are sufficient reasons why the semi-centennial should be ob- served. The articles that follow are tributes from his friends and associates who are most competent to judge of his work. Mrs. McCormack offers the following contribution: A Born in Kemptville, Ontario, Professor Hurd's boyhood was spent on a farm where his was the usual lot of a farmer's son, hard work and plenty of it. Vet we who are permitted to see his vigorous old age, can realize that the rugged train- ing of youth has stood him in good stead during the long years of his life work. Although able to attend school in the winter months only, he made such advance- ment that at the early age of sixteen he began his career as teacher. From that time until the present he has taught at least a part of every year of his life.