Susquehanna University - Lanthorn Yearbook (Selinsgrove, PA)

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7{ e ate friaud fo dedicate t e t ?57 cutt o ttt fo . . . Professor Amos Alonzo Stagg, Jr Famous son of a famous father, and also in turn progenitor of son and grand- son, so that the name of Amos Alonzo Stagg continues to the fourth generation by the Grace of God . . . Susquehanna University salutes you as a beloved member of the university family, always cognizant of your greatness, your loyalty, and your devotion to the education of Christian youth through the certain principle that a sound mind in a sound body sets a wise pattern for American manhood. Susquehanna University is mindful that for more than twenty years you have labored faithfully to build men in the pattern of Christian sportsmanship, fairness, and humility. Often your labors have gone unsung. Often the midnight hours of your forward-seeing have been unknown and unwatched . . . except by those who un- derstand your complete devotion and moving love for the university that has been a large part of your life. Professor of Physical Education at Susquehanna University since 1935; in 1923 Bachelor of Philosophy and in 1935 Master of Arts from the University of Chicago; likewise in 1941 Master of Arts from Columbia University. Your friends cherish you as an honest man; as a lover of nature, particularly of the magnificent mountains that God has given to the great American West that you know and love; and as one who in the silence of his heart knows when Eternity speaks. The Class of 1957 is proud to cite the name of Amos Alonzo Stagg, Jr. History will remember what no living man can forget: Christian Devotion!

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Amos Alonzo Stagg, Jr.

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■ Presenting m m I ' Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time. — Longfellow ■ Wi w