University of Maryland College Park - Terrapin / Reveille Yearbook (College Park, MD)

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TTT llWlll|l ll | 111 ENGINEERING BUILDING CALVtRl HALL EXECUTIVE OFFICES

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KMIP Kii 3 and utter lack of egotism make him far more inclined to sacrific his personal advancement than are the common run of men. He is of the patient type who believes that merit will. be eventually recognized and who accordingly devote their time to increasing their worth allowing advancement to come of its own sweet will. Thus when called to the Presidency of the College he accepted only after being repeatedly urged to do so. His hesitancy was due to the feeling that he was not well qualified for the task. In this day and age it is a wonderful privilege to acccuse a man of undue modesty and under-appreciation of himself, yet we now have that pleasure. His constructive work already done, and still more, the steps taken toward the future development of the College, prove that he has the execu- tive ability and the vision which are needed to bring the College to the people and the people to the College. Dr. Patterson shows his religion in his daily life by following the teaching of Him in whom he declares his faith. As in other things he shows no prejudice or narrowness as concerns denominations and creeds. Reared a Methodist he really throws his influence to St. Andrew ' s Episcopal Church in College Park, and with his family, may be seen regularly at its services. He conceived and brought to fruition the first Inter-denominational Conference of Ministers ever held in Maryland and has given an impetus to everything that makes for co-operation and for the strengthening of church life. Today he stands, a man with vision, looking at the agricultural iwssibilities of the State, its undeveloped resources in soil and climate and, still more, its boys and girls who hold the future of the State in their grasp; and, further, he sees coming from every comiv unity young men and young women bent upon know- ing more about scientific agriculture and domestic science. He sees them troop- ing in a thousand strong, enthusiastic and full of hope that somewhere in the broad acres of the campus, in the new and up-to-date buildings, now growing yearly in number, in the laboratories, the library, the college activities and by the student lamp, they will learn the secrets of nature and the friendship of the fairies of the soil that will enable them not only to make two blades of grass grow where one grew before, but to make two peals of laughter ring out where one could scarce sound out before. He sees this and calls upon the State to catch the vision. He sees the College as an instrument of the State in advancing the material welfare of all by turning out graduates with imagination fired by practical ideas for betterment, men and women prepared for leadership and im- bued with the idea that The pleasures of life come from work well done. To this man of dreams, with his quiet cordiality, unassuming manner and whole- soled optimism, we dedicate the RkvKilli-: of 1915. May his worth be increasingly appreciated. May every Marylander feel the urge of his ideal and hel]) him con- vert his air castles into, a Gymnasium, Chemistry, Agricultural, and Dormitory Buildings, dotting our campus with hum|)s of leaven that shall work mightily for Maryland. 10

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3ln li mDrmm to HERSCHEL FORD Died MarcK 3rd, 1915 12