Springfield College - Massasoit Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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22 THE MASSASOIT « 1911 J. F. Simons, B.H. This cnial enllcnian for many years has filled, with admirable tael and yood jndj mcnt, the difficult ])osition of Assistant Librarian and Super- intendent of vSchool Property. In this latter capacity he has, year after year, abstracted two dollars from each student without even a breath of ill-feeling, while in the annual drawing for rooms he has man- aged it .so that dissatisfaction was never itrovokcd. Xo biogra])hy of Mr. Simons would be comiilete without reference to our new heating plant whose graceful towers are now adorning our campus. We understand tdiat the entire scheme emanated from his fertile brain — a i)roduction of which any man might be justly ])roud. Yet in spite of all that has been .said and done, Mr. Simons has a hard position to fill and the more intelligent of the students are aware of this fact. “ ] ' on had better see Dr. Doggett” “ Though he ' leas rough he u ' as kind.

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THE MASSASOIT 1911 2 1 “Alone, alone, all all alone, Alone on a wide,ivide sea.’’ 4 G. B. Affleck, B.A., B.P.E. Prof. Affleck is one of the singular members of the faculty, loves nature and dispenses bibli- ograj)hy. “No wedding bells for me,” he would say; he would rather ])addle his own canoe. He loves nature. First, “Because nature inspires one.” Point “one” under this heading, “Nature ins])ircs one because She is beautiful.” “Second” general topic, “Nature is loved because she is simple.” Point “one” under this second general head, “Nature is sim])le because she is natural.” The third general characteristic of Prof. x ffleck is that he dis])cnscs bibliogra]jhy. At one sitting of a class he forced u])on them 34,(152 references on the subject of bath- ing. Aside from these qualiheations this member of the faculty is pojjular with those who have an opportunity of spending a few minutes with him. “U’e’ll take some bibliography’’

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THE MASSASOIT -» 1911 23 “ would that he ivere fatter.” 4 A. G. Johnson, B.Pi., B.P.E. Wc had hopes that “Os” would have found a few words, not exactly to add to his vocabulary, but with which to give utterance when he took himself a wife. It was thought that his silence was due to a pre-occupied mind in anticipation of the great event but we see no apparent change in his language. The conclusion is that he is destined to be a man of “few words.” However, he makes up in other qual- ities what he lacks in speech. His willingness to assist the students in any task has won for him many staunch friends. He is favored also with a con- genial disposition which has won for him many friends among the boys of the city.