Macalester College - Quid Nunc Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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TIIE ,VAC BI,1i N XIAL l l it M ll 2 iv 1 1 i ' ll I 1 1 i 1 2 ii l Richard U. Jones ROFESSQR RICHARD U. JONES was graduated from Macalester' College in 1901, as valedictorian of his class, and upon graduation be- came an assistant in the departments of physics and chemistry, and after two years was made instructor in these courses. In 1906 he received the degree of Blaster of Arts from the University of Wlisconsin, and in 1926 the honorary degree of Doctor of Science was conferred on him by Macalester College. He has been active in two capacities, that of professor of chemistry and Dean of the college. This dual role has not, as is often the case, made him two persons in the mind of the student body, nor has it overshadowed his own personality. His work as Dean is characterized by a firm justice which no one can resent, and the dependability which is essential to the smooth and proper functioning of the administrative department. As a professor he displays a keen insight into the scientihc approach, and by his enthusiasm and command of facts instills in his students a desire for further knowledge and some idea of the ways and means of science. As a friend of the college he is proved. No one knows Macalester better, no one has higher aspirations and hopes for its future, and no one takes a more pro- found interest in each one of its students than Dean Jones. He stands for fair play, clean sports, and a fighting Mac spirit. Pugc 16

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XIXETEE.V TIIIRTY-TWO l P' A P P Nl . N! , 1 l l ll ll 1 1 chwtmw :cg John Porter Hall RUFESSOR JOHN PORTER HAl,l. came to Macalester College in 1897, after receiving his llachelor of Arts degree from Princeton Uni- versity. From 1897 until 1903 he was Assistant Professor of Greek at Macalester. From 1903 to 1905 he was an instructor in Greek at Prince- ton. He returned to Macalester in 1906 to become head of Baldwin Academy, a preparatory school which was then conducted in connection with the college. Lat- er, he continued as Professor of Greek and became registrar of the college. Prof Hall has not only guided us through the mazes of registration, and led his straying pupils deftly through their Greek translations, but he has also built up a Menls Glee Club which has retlected only credit on Macalester. No one who has ever been in one of Professor Hall's classes or in the Glee Club, can fail to admire his charming personality. to say nothing of his wit and musical ability. He has done much to encourage the knowledge and love of all art, and particularly the art and mythology of the Greeks and Romans, both in and out of his classes. 1Yhen a recitation is over before the end of the class period, the students may look forward to a fine bit of poetry, beautifully read, or to seeing pictures of great architectural worth. llesides his academic accomplish- ments, Prof is a connoisseur of music and art and is regarded by his Glee Club men as one of the fellows. Pagr 1,

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