Simpson College - Zenith Yearbook (Indianola, IA)

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FOREWORD It has been the attempt of the 1962-63 Zenith Staff to capture the entire scope of life on the campus, through pictures. As you look through these pages it is our wish that many pleasant memories will be recalled. 5

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IN MEMORIAM Dr. Hiram S. Doty, Professor of Geology, died on February 15, at the age of seventy-four. Dr. Doty was long associated with Simpson College having taught here since 1919. Dr. Doty was born in Massilon, Iowa in 1889. He received his B.S. at Iowa State College in 1912 and his M.S. from the same institution three years later. He also studied at the University of Chicago. Before coming to Simpson, Professor Doty taught at Iowa State College and Kansas State University. He served in the United States Army from 1917-1919. Pro- fessor Doty taught Biology at Simpson from 1919 to 1940. In 1940, he added geology to his teaching load, and after 1948 taught only geology. With Dr. Doty goes a tradition, a heritage, and a legend. Thousands of students in the last forty years have sat under Hiram Doty. He could recall almost instantly the names of almost all of these students and probably all remember him. Perhaps in some future year we will remember him most vividly as we saw him this summer: sitting in his car near the campus on a deserted Sunday afternoon. Hold- ing a book, but not reading it, he simply looked over the campus, perhaps remembering or perhaps just watch- ing. Those close to him have countless stories and anec- dotes about the man; those who barely knew him will not forget him. And this makes his passing not quite so sad. 4

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A PICTORIAL SEQUENCE