University of Georgia - Pandora Yearbook (Athens, GA)

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Ctokrt £morp Park, HI. M- Httt. Cultureb scfjolar, fattfjful teacfjer. loyal frienb, exemplar of lototitfi service to tfje yotitlj of Georgia, tljis Uolume of Panbora is affectionately bebicateb.

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w if KN a Freshman first sets foot in tlu hallowed precincts of the university —a forlorn, friendless, and persecuted individual.'—the prospect before him is not over alluring. At such a time, he needs the advice and encouragement of a true friend to point out the danger marks and oiler him a helping hand in his dilemma. And for the past fifteen years, the Freshmen at the university have always found such a friend in Professor R. F. Park. Professor Park is truly called “the Freshman's friend. and he is ever willing to help the struggling first-year man over the initial dillieulties of college life. Xor is Professor Park's interest in the student body confined to the Freshmen. To every phase of college activity, he is always willing to lend his sympathetic aid and whole-hearted encouragement, lie reckons neither time nor labor lost when he is working in the interests of the students. He arranges the schedule of the debates, aids the contestants in their papers, directs the details of the debate programs. and does it all in his quiet and unassuming way. His warm heart goes out in eager sympathy to the needy hoy in the state or m the university who is struggling to ohfain a college education against financial dillieulties. In every possible way. by personal canvasses of alumni and bv personal persuasion, be secures the means of lending to many boys enough money to pay their way through tin university, so that they may become more valuable citizens of our State. Professor Park has co-operated most heartily in the Students Loan Fund Movement at the university, and it is largely through his efforts that this movement has come to mean so much to worthy, needy students at the university. Robert ICmorv Park was horn in Tuskcgcc. Alabama, on December 11. 1888. Hi attended the 1’nitcd States Military Academy in 1888 and 1880. Receiving his honorable discharge from the academy, he then entered the Fniversity of Alabama. In 1SH§ he was awarded with honors his bachelor of arts degree from that institution. and he won his master's degree the following year. For the next three years he was superintendent of eitv schools in Gainesville, Georgia, anil it was while in this position that he was married to Miss Marv Bello Whelchel. of Gainesville. From lSiMI-'JM). he was principal of a private school in LaGrange. Georgia, blit in order further to equip himself, he went to the Fniversity of Chicago for the year of 18D5M1HH) for special graduate work in Fnglish. In the year PK)0. Professor Park came to the Fniversity of Georgia in the department of rhetoric and Fnglish literature, and lie has remained here since then as head of the department. In 1008, on a leave of absence, be went to Oxford Fniversity. Fngland. for specialized work in Fnglish literature, and he spent most of the years of 10i)8-’04 in Fngland and abroad. In I00i . the University of Alabama conferred the honorary degree of doctor of literature upon Mr. Park in recognition of his ability and learning in that department of study. Since his coming to the university. Professor Park has been beloved by students of all years, and he now counts the graduates of former years among his warmest friends. Old students delight to come hack and talk with Professor Park, and listen to his altruistic philosophy of life. 11 is happy and sincere smile, his ijitick wit. his jovial companionship, and his whole-hearted interest in the students have won for him a place of honor and esteem in the hearts of every student at the university. ... .. .ACMIKY. W . P.