Stephen F Austin State University - Stone Fort Yearbook (Nacogdoches, TX)

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Instructional Recreational Physical Organizational Contents page 7 page 69 page 117 page 149

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MR. W. F. GARNER DEDICATION With the close of the 1957 summer session at S. F. Austin State College, Professor William Fletcher Garner, a political scientist in theory and practice for half a century, officially ended a distin- guished career of public service. Head of the history and government department since the founding of the College 34 years earlier and associated with education for a total of 50 years, Mr. Garner re- tired from active teaching and administrative work to devote more time to his favorite hobby— the fine art of fishing. At retirement, he could look back with genuine satisfaction on a career that blended the practice of politics with the teaching of political science. A one-time candidate for a major state office and a long- time political party official, Mr. Garner numbered among his friends many of the great names of the political world. But by his own belief it was his work with public education that had brought Mr. Garner his greatest rewards. My only regret, he said, is that I do not have another 50 years to devote to education. To Mr. Garner, for his distinguished service to the college in particular and to public education in general, the 1958 Stone Fort is respectfully dedicated. 3

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LIBRARY STEPHEN F.AUSTIN STATE COLLEGi NACOGDOCHES , TEXAS 5