Penn State University - La Vie Yearbook (University Park, PA)

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131'. Ikenjamin QEt'II A. M., D. D. a 25inumpbttal bkctrb By ERWIN W. R UNKLE XS'III'IilnliIUXS 11:11'et11'o histories. one written in building's. the other in men. The one is expressed in external changes. the other in sehot- 153 :11'Iy lives. I11 our estimates. the former, openly avowed or tzleitIy im- pIietI, Ireqnently overshutlon's the latter. hut SUIK'I' reIIeetion Wings 115 Imek to the moral Worth of personnIities. Adapting :1 sentiment of ICinei'son's. we then zit'tirin th:1t institutions are hut the lengthening shadows of men. In the same sense that Ix'lifrhy wzls Arnold. are our .MHCFICIIH Colleges the 511111 of I a s,x 3A the ehzn'ueter Iorees. the personnel oI zuhninistmtor and scholar. No one doubts that the eonnnon snIT'zlg'es of our thIIege tionnnnnity us- sign to the snhjeet of this sketeh :1 eonspienons plnee :nnong these permanent ehnrztetei' Iorees. 'Iihis nthnission qniekens our interest in :1 sketeh of Dr. tiillis lite. 111111 inspires :1 eomnion trihute ot' :1t't'eetion and esteem for his eon- tinne1I Inhors znnong' ns. IIenjinnin Hill was horn .InI-v 11, 18.13. in the woolen 111111111Iiletin'iner 1Iis- ti'iet of Yorkshire in Northern Iing'lznnl. Me 11115 put into :1 Izletoi'y :11 the early age of eight years, where he worked hziII time. going to sehool the other I1:1It'. In these schools, the one no less than the other. he learned the lesxon-g oi Hiiiilnstry 111111 Izlithhihiess. the terms with whieh he loves best to ehzn'nc- tei'ixe his own life. chen he 1111s: eleven yezn's UItI, the Izunily emigrated to Ninerien. Ioentiney in Worcester. M11551, where Dr. tiiII grew to young IHIIHIHHHI. Hearing his share in the IlllI'tIL'H of establishing the 131111in in the new world. our snhjeet 1111s innnerlintely placed in :1 Cotton Inetory. and late :niprentiewt to :1 hoot- inztker nem' tVoreester. Iiztetoi'y Conditions were severe in those days. the eliek oI the 111:1ehinei'y beginning :11 :1 quarter of live. 11nd eontinning'. twith only Iorty-Iii'e HIIHHICS for dinnert. 11nti1 seven-thirty. Studying :15 oppor- tunity offered at night or in the shop, attending Iyeenin lectures in tYoreester, :nnl remling hooks from its public library. he euine to have 2111 nnzlheruhIe 11111- Iiition for higher UIUCIIIIUII. tiix'ing over his apprentieeship. he returned to Page Seven