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 - Class of 1917

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Page 25 text:

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i gfo EFiiToii E afgyi William Suddards Franklin, M. S., Sc. D. t Tr IIE news that g ' lVftt ' il us . ' il the ii|i( ' iiiiii; ' of the I ' liiviTsity year that I ' rutVssor J i. KraiiUiiii hail resigiii ' il thi ' ( ' hair of Physics was iirobahly the most important anil certainly the most discoui ' ag ' int;: fact that mai ' kril oni- life at Jji ' liiii ' li. It is MO cxag ' ut ' i ' ation to say that thr uiKk ' rgi ' adiiati ' s and alumni wci ' i ' aslonishi ' ;! that one of the most conspicuous I ' l-ofcssors and emphatically one of Ihc iimsl stimulating mcmhci ' S of the Faculty should retire without the slightest iutimat ion ol ' 1 he reason without any eX])lanation of its meaning, and without any significant coiuiiicnt. But we were all convinced that the I ' niversity was all the poorei ' hy the resignalion of one who was I ' ecognized in the held (d ' physical science as one of its foremost workei ' s and who cai ' ried the name of Lehigh to all si ' ct ions of oui ' country. Like so many of our eminent I ' niversity men in this part of the Tniou Pi ' ofessor Franklin was from the W ' i ' st. (Irailnatiiig fi-om the Tuiversily of i ;iiisas in 1887 he studied at I5erlin. llai ' vai ' d, and ' ornidl. wliei ' e he received the degree of Doctor of Science iu IDOL Beginning as Assistaid i ' l-otessor at Kansas, then as l ' i ' (d ' essor of Pliysics and Electrical Engineering at Iowa State College from S y2 to ISilT. wh mi he w;is called liy President Drown to a similar ( ' liaii ' at Lehigh. From that year until llHi:! Professoi ' F ' ranklin cai-ried all the respousiliility of the work done in the Phy- sical Lahoi-atory, when the work was divided and he became the Professor of Physics. While at Lehigh Professoi- Fi-aiikliu was active as an invest igalor and wi-itei ' . ] iost of ns are familiar enough with the te.X ' thooks that i-etlect his intellectual inter- ests; hut as a writer in the scientilic journals and as a speaker at the ditferent organ- izations repi ' csenting American science he did an immense amount ol ' work known at its real value liy the scientific woi ' ld. Xo article, no address, uo lettei- ever so short hut was marked by an originality of insight or freshness of view. l ut Professor Franklin never allowed his scientific interests to absorb his activities as a man and as a citizen. The entire field of education claimed him for its work ; and no movement to 11

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(( ifO FBTS SfO I iin| r()vc till ' iiiriitjil .-iiiil |iliysic;il side of trnv jicuplf appcali ' il to him fur siippoi ' t in vain. 1 )iirinu: tile many years ill ' livrd in ' he Betlih ' lii ' ms I ' l ' otVssoi ' i ' ' ranldin was in till ' van g-iiai-il ol ' tliosr rnilra ' iirin; ' lo improve social and |)olitiral coiuiit ions. When tile final word is said, to him will lie •.■■ivcn the eredit I ' nr startinu ' the Children s Play- ;-i-ound movement and all that unes iiiid )- the phrase of wlidli ' snine I ' ecreation, ' I ' ll! ' I ' niversity. the eommuiiity. ami the friends of nearly a seore of years staiid- ini, ' will miss one of tlie most enifaginij personalities it has been their g-ood fortune to know. Above all we will miss one who as friend and tearher put sometliinir into our lives that many a u ' ronp of eollege-meii will treasure as a great Lehigh gift. Wher- ever Professor [ ' ' ranklin goes his old Lehigh students know that that plaee while pleasant will iie -ei ' he lo him what we were. 12

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