Springfield College - Massasoit Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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THE MASSASOIT 1911 1 6 J. H. McCurdy, A.M., M.D., M.P.E. I)r. “Mac” (lis])cnses learning to the dignified Seniors iii the subjects of phvvsiology of exercise. ])hysical diagnosis and ])rescription, and physical dcpartmenl methods. In his spare moments during the fall term, he may be seen turning out a football team which brings fame to T. S. and arouses the admiration of its o])poncnts. Occasionally he ad- dresses aiidiences on various subjects but his special delight is to address a gathering on the subject of “Honesty,” and then proceed to purloin the Chair- man’s watch as a concrete illustration of his talk, llis de.sire to get at the bottom of things has led him into many a basement of the tall buildings to inves- tigate the heating and ventilating system. Dr. “Mac” has endeared himself to all because of his sym])athetic interest and friendship. “Hi ' a concrete illustration” “He was a man, take him for all in all, 1 shall not look upon his like again.” 4

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THE MASSASOIT 1911 s 1 5 “Like the driving of Jehu, the son of Minshi; he driveth furiously.’’ H. M. Burr, B.A., B.D. 4 Automobilia is one of the most recent diseases to which the human race is subject. It has invaded the ranks of the faculty and attacked one of the best and brainiest meml)crs. Prof. Burr has fallen sick of the malady. He not only rides around the city in his automobile but he also talks about them in chapel. Gas engines and motors arc to him not only modes of locomotion, but also are an unfailing source from which to derive lessons and to draw similes. Yet in spite of this affliction, Prof. Burr is able to write books and fill the useful position as a teacher at the School. Mis ability as a lecturer in class and his habit of springing e.xamination sur- prises make him especially fitted as a pedagog. “And then he went SMASH to the other extreme.’’

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THE MASSASOIT 1911 1 7 What can be found equal to modesty, uncorrupteJ faith the sister of justice, and undisguised truth. W. G. Ballantme, D.D., LL.D. Under ;ra(luates and graduates alike look upon Dr. Ballantinc as a big man, although he would never be mistaken for the coach of the football team. Every student of the Doctor’s classes knows him l hysically, as the little man with the small twinkling eyes ])eering out of a glowy face which extends con- siderably upward and backward. Mentally and spiritually, however, this important member of the faculty is great. Dr. Ballantine has won the affec- tion of every T. S. man by his modest and scholarly life as a revealer of religious truths. Unassuming in all his actions and painstaking in his efforts to inspire his classes with the spirit of scholarship, he goes about his daily tasks. To him the men of T. S. look as the source of that inspiration which has resulted in nobler Christian lives of service and of fellowship with God. Isn’t it queer?”