Milton College - Fides Yearbook (Milton, WI)

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.a i W 3f5:'i i'i 'fi!i A fi' :lf':Q 1 1.094 fa-1 .-10.5. fa., elf: ng A ',Q,5.' vw 1 ge!-' .5 1 -40.1. r 1 w 'rw .Ts 1-'-'slr 91: 'fu u - im- - ALQBIERT' ROGERS CRANDALL, lN'I.A., Pl-LD., SC.D. l,I'0fl'X.S'0I' ElIll'I'ifIl.Y of Nrzturuf llixlory 111111 Physiology Wliezicvex' 1 hear someone declaiming of the chasm between the Scientist and the Christian there arises before my mind a picture of f'Prof. A. R. as he used to stand before our class and with reverence teach. us of the world and they that dwell therein. His attitude toward nature without beinr dictatorial was so sane and kindlv com- ? 35 , Y bmed as it was with the experience of nearly four score years of splendid Lhristian living, that for most of us at least, the. studv of science instead of arousin f conflicts ' n . ' 1 l iq in our minds, only deepened and broadened our faith. As a teacher, Prof. A. R. was a leader, not a driver. If some chose not to follow they could get whatever they wished out off the courseg bult let one show an interest, he could not do enou fh to helm him alon f. W' n s l n u 1' ield tri us with Prof. A. R. were always delwhtful. He seemed to have attained ' ' u u , P' 4 1 1 an intimacy with nature that in itself inspired. l often wondered it his attitude was ffforlliflllrrrl on page 281 lg ..-iii.. . W rd, , 5-wi-sk 9:1511--'Q Qu--gif: 7, ww-.5 MW. 1-5 . -.-'f ww -ww A. A .,.,,1,W. v i Wi 'fk WE,-v J lv :l -.1 gn gl . ' -. z, 1. I.. 5 :-QQ-ff f- 97a-fm 3,Mu K.:.4ff he .--.A 1'-'. i'd?f 5:mc3NS,:.-'ef '13 i1,Eli1iil'15l 5Eff'i.,,:'lf Page Tfweniy -scfuwz

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F-'ID ALBERT WHITFORD, M.A. fC0llff1l1ll'd from page 262 He helped found, maintain, nurture and establish Milton College, and finally in his son he has given it a new President Whitford. Without his untiring labor, un- selfish devotion, and conserving wisdom, our College would have had a short life. As a scholar he was careful and thorough, not showy and specious. As a teacher he was unassuming and mild, but earnest, successful, and inspiring. As a friend he was sincere, gentle, and sympathetic. As a man he was modest and humble,'a home- loving, gentle, true husband and father, of strong mind, big heart, true faith, willing hands, great in deeds and small in profession, touched not by ambition, serving with- out praise, uncorrupted by flattery, devoted to duty, loved for what he has done, and respected because he did llOt as others. His was not to shine in prominence, but to ionize others like the invisible power house. Tlzf'rr x nothing so kindly as A'il1dlll'S.Y, And nothing so royal as truth. If you would know more, remember the First Psalm. H.T.P. '96. ALBERT ROGERS CRANDALL fContinued from page 271 not like that of the old Greek Teachers with their disciples. As he walked, he talked -not in long scientific terms or Latin nomenclature- but with loving intimacy of the birds, the grasses, the trees, a cloud that passed, a mushroom in our path, a Hash- ing butterfly. It paid to stick close to his elbow, to suit your pace to his slower foot- steps. Not so much knowledge did we gain, as appreciation and a habit of observation. He would rather have a student interested in a subject than know the facts of it. He is remarkable in that in spite of the decided opinions that are inevitable to a strong will, his mind has not set , He has never stopped growing, and whether he may agree or not, he sympathetically understands the trend of present day thought. He has always been a student of the. times and interprets events with remarkable clarity. I remember in 1914 he had a grasp of the significance of the European situation, the keenness of which later events verified. Best of all, Prof. A. R. is interested in people. I do not know of a more pleasant way of spending an afternoon than to listen to the charming stories of his experiences among the mountain folk of the South. You somehow feel that he is interested in you, too, and what you are doing, and when you come back to Milton with a new specimen, or a newly acquired husband, or a wonderful baby, you are sure to want Prof. A. R. to see it and exclaim over it with you. H.S.T. ,20 .tml sum., 4110:-1 .H .steely A .fa xl? 11: are Page Tfwenty-eight