St Lawrence University - Gridiron Yearbook (Canton, NY)

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S... Professor John Franklin Smith, B.A., M.A

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l g :beokcafion f A .x H ,. sy Q XL 'F U I W E dedicate this year's Gridiron to a man who has given St. Lawrence and its students forty-two years of loyal service and devotion. Here we pay due tribute to Professor John Franklin Smith, Physics De- partment Head of the University. We are very proud that Professor Smith became a member of our faculty the same year he received his B.A. from St. Lawrence in 1915. Since then his en- thusiasm and hard work have given him even increas- ing honors. In 1919-1920, he studied physics at the University of Chicago and then returned to St. Law- rence to receive his M.A. in 1921. ln 1924, Professor Smith was made Assistant Professor of Physics and Physical Chemistry. Upon the death of Dr. Ward Priest, he very capably assumed his duties as head of the Physics Department. During the many years this man has been with St. Lawrence, his contributions have far exceeded only the academic side. Each of Professor Smith's former stu- dents will testify that they admire, respect and are inspired by his sincere and friendly interest in the individual student at St. Lawrence. His great enthusi- asm for learning and personal concern for young people have endeared him to all. Without a doubt, Professor Smith is one of the most versatile and highly regarded members of our faculty. In recognition and appreciation of forty-two years of warm friendliness, academic excellence and a vi- brant personality, we dedicate our 1957 yearbook to Professor John Smith.

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.911 Wemoriam EMILY EATON HEPBURN UGUST l4, l956, marked the passing of one of St. Lawrence's most well known alumnae, Emily Eaton Hepburn. While an undergraduate, Mrs. Hepburn was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma social fraternity, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. ln addition she was awarded the honorary degrees of Doctor of Humane Letters from Tufts College and Doctor of Humanities from Rollins College. After graduation she was active in the University Alumni Organization, and later served as a trustee of St. Lawrence for fifty years. St, Lawrence will long remember Mrs. Hepburn's many contributions to this campus. Not only was she instrumental in the building of both Dean-Eaton Hall and Hepburn Hall, but she was also an instigator in the beginning of a National Pan-Hellenic Organization. Mrs. Hepburn's participation in social and communal affairs are indeed worthy of the highest acclaim. St. Lawrence is very proud that she was a member of the University.