Roanoke College - Rawenoch Yearbook (Salem, VA)

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X DEDICATI BECAUSE HE UNSELFISHLY DEDICATED AND GAVE THE BEST PART OF HIS LIFE TO OUR COLLEGE AND THROUGH HIS HARD WORK AND OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP REALIZED HIS AMBITIONS IN MAKING IT A RICH SOURCE OF INSPIRATION AND LEARNING, WE DEDICATE THIS, THE 1949 RAWVENOCH, TO DR. CHARLES J. SMITH.

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REW RD Oh, our manhood's prime vigor! No spirit feels Waste, Not a muscle is stopped in its playing nor sinew unbraced. Oh, the Wild joys of living! The leaping from rock up to rock, The strong rending of boughs from the fir tree, the cool silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living Water, the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair. And the meal, the rich dates yellowed over with gold dust divine, And the locust-flesh steeped in the pitcher, the full draft of Wine, And the sleep in the dried river-channel Where bulrushes tell That the Water was Wont to go Warbling so softly and Well. How good is man's life, the mere living! e 1ROBERT BROWNING CONTENTS C ll ' ' - . 0 585 .4ctw1tzef 4-Ytliletzcf Campuf L55

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, l. b if 1 V , 7 f Q' f if. . A iq ea, 'J. ' 17.77 - 'nfs .,7'Qg. fy,-ff, ., X .,,,- fri..- F, , , ,, it-.. aff ' ' n2 f,+-J-li' 1 . ,L i,'1f'if .. -'Q ,Ar 4.1 Y lr 4' ' ,fi 1' . -7 . fr- ' 1 l.. .i' l.,1 lv . v ,e ua lil rn-, l. A ABOVE: Dr. Smith pictured at the agef of two and ...V . three year-.f old. BOTTOM Row: Dr. Smith at the age of four, the Smith family at Strafburg CDi. Smith third from leftjg Strafburg hafeball team i I f- CDL Smith fecoiid from left on laft fowl, and , Dr. Smith when cz .vtudent at Roanoke College ' 'r 1 '. -,, ' Q R, -,. 1. s 1 . nl f- 2,1 if, ,i , W Dr. Charles Jacob Smith was born in the little village of Middle- brook, Virginia, on March 8, 1882, the son of Rev. Luther Lee Smith and Virginia Elizabeth Smith, and the eldest of six children. Later the same year, his father answered a call from St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Strasburg, Virginia. Dr. Smith was then only ten months Old, and the remainder-of his boyhood was lived there. It was a small town, less than a thousand, and picturesquely situated at the foot of the Massanutten Nlountain in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley. Characteristic of most ministers' sons, Dr. Smith was a lively, carefree boy, and enjoyed his early days to the fullest. The Shen- andoah River was but a short walk from the parsonage, and its pure, clear waters made it a veritable paradise for this young boy, who soon learned to love fishing. The surrounding countryside, too, abounded in game, and he spent much of his time hunting. Another of his favorite pastimes was baseball. According to his boyhood friends, he held down the position of catcher with ease and was no mean slugger. lt was during these days of youth that he was nick- named Lobby, a name which has followed him all his life. Preparation for college started when he was enrolled at Shen- andoah Valley Academy, Winchester, located just eighteen miles north of Strasburg. But much of his basic education was received at home. His mother, who devoted much of her time to tutoring him, inspired him with enthusiasm for learning and culture. In the fall of 1898, he entered Roanoke College, a step which profoundly in- fluenced the remainder of his life. During the next three years, he learned to love the college he was destined to guide for nearly three decades. A member of Sigma Chi Fraternity, he distinguished himself in oratory and made a splendid academic record. He was graduated in the spring of IQOI with a B.A. degree. . 'fl f' V' J 'A' '. 'HU ' . , .,,, ., D U ,,, x., ..g1,- .-.4-.. -Ni -, A ,. '.- Jar- I, 3 ,.' ' 'l,- . .,'l '- 'f -'if' , 'Fx-'Y.1.1 -:ix ' , ', ' - 'W' 'ff'-'Lj 'i'f -4--1' v' -'f , -,5,.- ---..- 'BJ' wi 5-97 'F ' 'Yi' 'V' 7'1 - max-T ,ffl ,,. s g,,',,L T-- .,.,g5-'ix 1: -,fy :--L, .4. 3' . ,-.ygf-'.,.' -rx Sify, G. 1 ,ifhfiffa !LLivt'.J-.. I1,g,:m .i .' - .11 -.' .- ' --71: Q ' if .- ' 1' -'. ' .1 .- . .. . .. - , . . - e - , f '. 7.