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

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-1 'n In R at 5 g-.J X: 5 f. . ln fir si ASS, Ps . A El, ' I if. is ., Q, .x-,E '5 NJ . if kk ,v X. I 'J . an 1 .4 . 1'F fm W 1 Y ...-Tl Y , :W 444' I 1'-. ?. r I ,, l N-rS-- -.1 .f -. . V M.v-.Sf-' H W- xt-an 1' . H ft 1 'a nrunuurznsiuugir- .. W... . Q . 1 -. . . V- I -..--.nw--m-..1u.-y -M-. ...A JAMES GILBERT WHITE g Success in life is not alone measured in terms of human endurance and human achieve- ment but also in terms of human service. The greatest Teacher the world has ever known once said that the man who would be greatest must be the servant of all. To the ambitious student and to the one interested in the higher things of life, the career of James Gilbert White stands as a beacon in the harbor of self-determination and kindly interest for the welfare of others. To rise from an inconspicuous boyhood in an obscure Pennsylvania town to the active organizer and president of one of the largest engineering corporations in the country, is an achievement worthy of commendation and worthy of the sincerest imitation by every one who owns Penn State as his Alma Mater. On August twenty-ninth, 1864, James Gilbert White was born in Milroy, Pennsylvania, son of the Reverend John W. and Mary White. The boyhood days of James White were Hlled with toil and hardships. The mountains were his playground, his home was his only school. More than anything else, these two infiuences instilled in him that persever- ence and the will and determination to see things through which later in life insured for him a successful career among men of aff airs. At the age of sixteen James White entered the Pennsylvania State College, taking the course in Arts, and was graduated with the degree of A.B. in 1882. The following year he returned to his Alma Mater and concentrated upon a study of civil engineering. Then fol- lowed three years of study at Lehigh and Cornell, and in 1885 he received the degree of Ph.D. from the latter university. Upon the completion of his course of studies at Cornell, Dr. White was engaged for two years as an instructor in the physics department of the Uni- versity of Nebraska. The call of industry finally led him to depart from the field of teach- ing and to adopt his chosen profession of engineering. Today James Gilbert White ranks as one of the foremost engineers in the country and the corporations of which he is the head have achieved an international reputation. The love of Dr. White for Penn State and his interest in the welfare of its students has been perpetuated in a number of scholarships and trust funds of which he is the founder. Several years ago he presented to the college six scholarships and one fellowship in honor of his father. These scholarships, known as the John W. White Scholarships, are presented yearly to one member each of the senior, junior and sophomore classes for high scholar- ship, and to three undergraduates for proficiency in Spanish. The John W. White Fel- lowship is presented every year to some member of the graduating class who intends to continue in graduate work. In addition to these scholarships, Dr. White on the first of January, 1924-, presented to the college -a fund of 5HS25,000, the income from which is to be used as a loan fund for worthy woman students. This fund, known as the 'cMary Beaver White Loan Fund, is in honor of Dr. White's mother, who was a sister of former acting-president, General James A. Beaver. ver maintained an active interest in the administrative affairs of Penn State In 1903 he was elected to the Board oi' Trustees of the college, and since 1914. he has served as vice piesident of that organization. He is vitally interested in the expansion of the college and he has labored earnestly for a bigger and greater Penn State. His faith in the cause of his Alma Mater and his loyalty and devotion to her ideals have marked him a true son of Penn State and a true exponent of Penn State honor. x ,,..,.,.,..,,,,.... ..... .,,. ,..,,.,,,.,,,., ,... , .... , , . ..,. .. I .. ,t H I um A' 1 , - V A .44 , , Lf, ,Kms -, A N mv tr N b' Dr. White has e l . - 7 ll? ' f f.4R22'A.fJ6C61,dffrf1 HM to xx -.. 1.5. -,NN 13