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

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D E D I C A T I O N Once asked about her family connections, Miss Mary W. Thomson replied: At present, I have 400 daughters and a goodly number of sons. If that is not enough, add the wives and children of the married students. I seem to be responsible for the comfort of all. Speaking with the quiet good nature and the wry smile that typified her work as a teacher and dean of women at Stephen F. Austin State College, Miss Thomson here sum- marized her contribution to education, the career she pursued until her retirement in June, 1958. 6T I As an administrator, Dean Thomson did work ceaselessly to provide for the physical comfort of the students under her direction. And hundreds of students, who turned to Dean Mary for as- sistance with housing, readily attest to the success of her efforts. In a higher realm, in whi ch Miss Thomson served as a thoughtful counselor and a teacher of foreign languages, her contribution to education proved even more impressive. The sen- sitivity of the artist that she is as a sculptor and the warm dignity characteristic of her as a person EPHTCT £. AUSTIN STATE COLLEGE NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS became the foundations of this more lasting side of Miss Thomson ' s work. They enabled her to in- spire by precept and example those with whom she came in contact. And, again, the success of her efforts is evident in the lives of her former students whose own achievements in large measure are her own. Now residing in San Antonio, Dean Thomson maintains keen interest in the college and in education in general. Grateful for her contributions and her continued interest, the students through the 1959 STONE FORT respond in the dedication of this publication to her.

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THE STONE FORT STAFF Penny Chadwick and Deanne Buchanan Co-editors of the 1959 Stone Fort Assistant Editor — Jo Blakenship STONE FORT STAFF Carol Jean Irwin Gloria Parks Elizabeth Moore Chuck Darden Wanda Summers Joe Ann Lacy Sue Harvey Mary Linda Allen BUSINESS MANAGERS Maury Darst — Herchel Stephens SPONSOR Edwin W. Gaston, Jr.

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IN MEMORIAM Through the medium of this memoriam, the students of Stephen F. Austin State College express their reverent appreciation for the life and work of the late President Paul Lewis Boynton, whose every effort reflected unselfish con- cern for the welfare of this institution that he directed for sixteen momentous years. Dr. Boynton ' s sudden death in August, 1958, came as a tragic loss for the students, as well as for the college as a whole and for all of education. In 1942, as a young man whose intellectual and spiritual powers reflected stature far beyond his actual years. Dr. Boynton had assumed control of this struggling young educational institution with a future darkened by the count- less problems produced by World War II. With keen insight, unswerving de- votion to duty, and resourcefulness uncommon to an amazing degree, he met and so lved the problems one by one. After the war, when steadily increasing enrollment produced different, but equally complex problems. Dr. Boynton continued to be more than equal to the challenge. The results of his efforts are readily observable at every hand and will continue to be so as long as the college itself exists. Impressive buildings and facilities of all types stand as inanimate tributes. Even more significant, thousands of persons in all walks of life constitute living memorials to Dr. Boynton. These are the men and women fashioned for useful lives by one who considered himself first and last a teacher. For his contribution, we shall always revere his life and work. Wit