Rufus King High School - Kings Crown Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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DEAR MR. CHAMBERLIN In Memoriam But three short months ago We greeted you With birthday cards And wishes deep and true For length of Life And all good things To come to you. But now you're dead And we are filled with grief: And pain so floods our hearts There's no release in words. As mute and inarticulate We can but feel The burden of our loss: The tearing up of roots We planted long ago. How can Death sever All the bonds of close Association through the years? Of patient understanding? Of sharing joy and grief And storm and stress together? How can Death destroy Affection and respect And all familiar routine things Built by unity in Work, Our mutual reaching Toward a goal? Ah, be assured, dear friend, That Death holds no such power! And though your weary body Rests in some far field Forever, and in passing Time, forgot: Your glowing love of God and Man Lives on, undimmed. It lives within the Life Of every child who better serves Both God and Man Because he passed your way. MR. CHAMBERLIN Principal 1934-1957 And our memorial to you Shall be to keep the torch alight To seek the heart and soul Of every child, to see his worth And to so teach, that we. Like unto you, shall ever be Dedicated servants of humanity. Bessie Murphy

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C' 4 gin emurmm Principal Ralph G. Chamberlin was born on October 6, 1887, on a farm in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He attended a rural school and later went to Michigan State University to obtain a bachelor's degree in civil engineering. He began his teaching career at the Milwaukee School of Engineering before he went to Ironwood High School in Michigan as a mathematics teacher and coach. In March, 1915, Mr. Chamberlin became a mathematics teacher at Washington High School, and remained there until 1917, when he entered the field artillery. He returned to Washington High School in 1921 and in 1927 he was appointed vice-principal of North Division High School. Then, in 1934, he took over the job of principal of Rufus King High School. Mr. Chamberlin received the 1956 Caroline Bigelow-McGeoch award of the League of Women Voters of Milwaukee because of his work here and his activities in numerous educational organizations. Some of his many activities include being president of the Milwaukee High School Principals' Association, and a member of the Wisconsin Con- gress of Parents and Teachers, the Wisconsin Education Association, the National Education Association, and the Wisconsin White House committee. In addition, Mr. Chamberlin was a member of Tau Beta Pi, an honorary engineering fraternity, and of the Kappa Delta Pi and the Phi Delta Kappa fraternities. Besides that, he was also a Mason and vice-chairman of the board of Milwaukee Christian Center. On Ianuary 20, 1957, he died of a heart attack in his home. 10

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DR. W. L. BRAUER Principal The World is fast becoming one community. It should be increasingly clear that only rank conceit can justify the belief that any national group can be wholly superior to any other. History is abundant with the lessons that we cannot turn our backs on efforts at understanding of, and cooperation with, the other peoples of the world. In the education of all of the peoples lies the great strength and force to help us move forward to the necessary mutual understandings for a cooperative world with all its fruits of liberty and peace.