Springfield College - Massasoit Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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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?”

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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 1 8 Elmer Berry, B.S., M.P.E. Gray’s anatomy and Howell’s i)hysiology form the field of Mr. Berry’s activity as a })rofcssor at T. S. He is especially interested in the matter of proteid diet and its effects on the human system. His chan ;in i; of any old kind of fat into “Berry fat’’ has become a part of Trainin ' School history. T ' hc Second Football Team has benefited greatly as a result of his coaching and through his efforts have sprung many tricks which have ke])t the Varsity guessing. As coach also of the Fencing Team he has met with a large degree of success and has heli)ed to establish this sport on a firm basis. His untiring efforts in School work and his activity as Secretary of the Sunday School Athletic League have gained for him the friendshij of the students of the School as well as of the citizens of Springfield. What say you to a piece of beef a)id nmsiard ? ’’ 4 ‘LI hi h or loic proteid diet, that is the question