Springfield College - Massasoit Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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18 THE MASS ASOIT — 1912 ”) ' ou know him slightly. 11V Who knew him well, Saw something in his soul You could not see.” 31. It). QCKCurDp, QU.p.dB. Dr. McCurdy has the hard task of instructing the seniors in the subjects of physical diagnosis and prescription, physiology and physical department methods. He not only knows the theory of physical education but is also acquainted with the proper method of putting it into practical use. Very seldom does a man grow stale or become over worked on his famous football teams. These teams moreover have brot great honor and credit to Old Springfield, not only by winning their games, but also by the determined way that they go about winning them. Dr. McCurdy’s interest and enthusiasm in scientific physical education have led the students to make many very interesting studies on ventilation and humidity, heart rate and blood pressure, studies of growing bovs. and other subjects valuable for the advancement of physical education. Dr. “Mac is loved and admired by all the students who know him, for the genuine interest he takes in the welfare of every one who goes to him with any subject whether large or small. “ ' The point l wish to make.”

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THE MASSASOIT — 1912 17 Altho Prof. Burr has never made the varsity emblem on the football field, we who know of the part he has played in our lives award him the laurel wreath of victory. Fie is our ideal type of an all-round man. A devotee of tennis, a first rank pedagog, a good mechanic and a successful farmer; a student of men and their affairs and tremendously interested also in boys; writer, speaker, scholar; these arc some of the accomplishments of our ver- satile professor. Prof. Burr has contributed a considerable portion to the success of the college. He has introduced many of the courses now taught, e. g., sociology, economics, municipal sociology, social psychology, religious education and ethics, and has during leisure time given us inspiration in concrete form, such as the readers of “Donald MacRae” and “Around the Fire” will testify to. He also finds time to make a personal study of the men enrolled in his and other classes. Prof. Burr is an inspiration to all of us. His forceful spirit is always manifest whether in the class room, chapel, or in private conference. By his wide knowledge of books and men he has proven himself to be invaluable to the student body. His ever ready spirit to help has won the admiration of all, and we who go out carry away something of his influence. “ Virtuous and wise he was, but not severe; He still remembered that he once was young. 1 ’ ID. €13. T5urr, T5.3., T5.D., 90.il). “ Let me back up and start over again.

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THE MASS ASOIT — 1912 19 “By aspiring to a similitude of God in goodness or love, Neither man nor angel ever transgressed or shall transgress.” 0. IBallantinc, D.D., LL.D. As a great teacher and a revealer of religious wisdom we have grown more and more to respect and admire Dr. Ballantine, in the clear refreshing atmosphere of whose class room we have drunk deeply of his spirit of con- secration. W e have come to know him as a devout and diligent seeker after God’s Truth. Above all we have caught a glimpse of the concepts of a great mind and the vision which inspires a big heart and a pure soul. As we have studied with him for two years we have learned not only to love him, but also to better appreciate true values; to separate the gold from the dross, to reason honestly and treat fairly, to be free from prejudice and receptive to truth, and to despise no man. We shall remember him best, perhaps, for his exemplifying conduct and personal daily habits. We have been imprest by the small things in his life scarcely less than bv the large. The sound practical advice on life relationships and obligations, which he has frequently given, together with a keen appreciation of humor, reveal him to us as the possessor of an abundant supply of that rare virtue and priceless possession, sound com- mon sense. The achievements in learning which are the rewards of the Doctor’s sterling qualities, have neither spoiled nor corrupted his modest and unassuming personality, behind which latter the former lie almost hidden to a casual observer. It is our prayer that in some degree his fine and noble qualities may be ours, so as to aid us in the struggle to hasten the coming of God’s Kingdom. “Let ' s get at the facts.”