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

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tireek 111111 11:11i11, Dean 01 the 8111111111 111 11:111541121511- and Literature. :11111 011- leg'e Chaplain. Since, I899, Dr. 11111 1111s heen in charge 111' the Chapel Services. himself speaking 1111 :1lter11:1te Sundays. .1 change in enmhtetingr the 111111'111'11g' eh:1pe1 exercises w:1s 111:111e in 1905. sinee which time. he has led the service. Let who 111:13'. think these light tasks :11111 duties: the most inspiring . the must eritiez11, the must strength eonsmning :11111ienee is :1 college :111111enee. 111111111 t11:1t some pen 111ig11t 111:11's11:11 the fruits 111 these 1:1111111s in the lives 111 11111111 Stale men. 111 1000. 111', 11111 resigned the 11e:111s11ip 111 the Sehmnl 111 Language :11111 Literature twhieh 1:1ter was merged in the School 111 l,iher:11 Xrtst, :11111 gave :111 111s energy to the work 111' te:1ehe' 111111 cullege eh:1p1:1i11. 11e 1111s 1eeture11 111111111 limes hefore Sehmnls 111111 Colleges. written 101' 1111111111:1tiuns, 11esi11es ministering in e11111111ess ways :11111 1111 e11111111ess oeeztsimis to the varying- needs :11111 changes 11' :1 1'1111ege eumnmnity. In the stress of :1111ieti1t11, in 1111-1- 11'he1n1i11g s:11h1esst i11 110111111 111 jny, 1211111 11111: college enmmnnity 1111s 111111 its 1111c 111 stteht. both student and ewwwrker 11:11'e 1111'11e11 11:11111'1111' 111 Dr. 11111 1111' the appropriate word, 1111' healing ennsuhttiun. 1111' the 11111111111111 touch of 1111111:111 hmt11er1101111. The friend 111' :111. he 11:1s :11wz1ys given his hest 10 his friends. Aezttlemie 111111111's :11111 responsihilities 11:11'e heen his throughout his work. He 1111s relnesentetl the Cullege :1t various :1e:111en1ie eelehrzitinns :11111 Ct111CIl- tinnul 111eeti11g's. He is :1 111emhei' 111 Psi 1111si11111 1511111111111. 111 1111i 11et:1 Kappa, :11111 of Phi Kappa 11111. lle 11:1s been the 'Iire:1s11re1' tiei1e::11. :11111 1111c 111 the Regents of the lust 11:1111e11 organization since its beginning, e111se1y i11enti11e11 with its policies :11111 :1eti1'e 111 its growth. He is the 1:1t11er 111' the Literary 1111111. :111 111'g':111iz:1tio11 111' the 15:11'11111' 111' the I1e1111sy1v:1ni:1 State 011- 1ege, whieh since 1895 11:1s 11:111 :1 vignmus 111C. 111 111112 1Yes1eyzm 1'11i1'et'sity ennfet'i'etl 11111111 111111 the degree of Doctor 111' Divinity. 11e 1111s repeatedly s:1t at the uhe:111 111' the 1111:1111 :11 11'es1ey1111 hunqnets. :11111 11111111 Commence- ment oee:1si1111s, he 1121s 11:111 the 111mm- of distributing the prizes of his whim Mater. 1501: thirty-nine years. Dr. tiill's work :1s :1 teacher 1111s heen :1111111st 0111 timmus. He traveled in linmpe 11111111;r the 811111111111 111 188:; 111111 111 1905, spent the 1:111:1ti1111 in Culifnrniu :11111 the Nurthxx'est. 111 1007, he was urged tn :1eeept :1 liriel' 11:11:11111111, and he again t1':11'e1etl 011 the 1:1ei1ie Cunst. 111 the sztme year, he w:1s 111:11'1'ie11 to IC11e11 111':111i:1 Page Nine