University of Nebraska Kearney - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Kearney, NE)

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PRESENT LEADER CAPTAIN. t t Sprung From the West. The strength of virgin forests braced his mind. The hush of spacious prairies stilled his soul. The conscience of him testing every stroke. To make his deed the measure of a man. So came the captain. —Edwin Markham. t t No company of plainsmen was ever more fortunate in the matter of a captain than the present company of recruits. President Martin continues to set new blazes on the trail and to carry the torch of ideals high. The company follows this man of literary powers trustfully. They look upon him as an inspiring leader and a loyal captain. His friend, J. W. Searson, Professor of English says of him: He believes in education. He is entirely devoted to it, and he has done more than any other one leader in Nebraska at the present time to put professional training of teachers on a permanently reputable and efficient basis. He is one of the most careful educators in the middle west in matters of administration and finance and is by all odds the farthest sighted and widest visioned among the younger normal school presidents in America.” ‘‘In my first contacts with him, I discovered one of the rarest souls with a promise that could not be stopped short of fulfillment. Added to his remarkable natural gifts is the finest training that the best universities of this land can supply. He is therefore a profound thinker, a distinguished leader, and far visioned prophet in education. I like him too because he is so human. He always says exactly what he thinks, is frank, open, sincere and always a bit cleverer than any of his competitors.” d When he took work under me he never submitted a manuscript that was not of the highest class. When he subst'tuted for me in my college classes he taught them so well that they cared little further for my own prosaic contributions. When I have worked under him, he has always been a sympathetic and encouraging taskmaster. As friend, companion, teacher, scholar, research expert, and skilled executive. President Martin is first, last, and all tire time, the real friend to every struggling young teacher in the state. Whatever he has accomplished he has won by extreme diligence and he has never for- gotten the rough knocks in the path along which he came.

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 Pioneer Band and Recruits. t Edith M. Smith ey Registrar V« may take our degree, hut still w« won't, know. Your went of imiso, Iwwc'w Hu? tides go. ' Bessie S. Black Bursar Faculty Flower Committee “We behold a bright unsullied smile That floats about you all the while. Florence K. Miller, A. B. Secretary to President Publicity Commit l ee. N. E. A. Faculty Flower Committee You're pretty, wise and witty, you are some worker too: The only thing that worries us is to flnd some more like you. Ruth E. Elliott, A. B. Dean of Women I 11 mi it or y P rece ptres» Sjio n so r. Wo in «• ii League Y. W. C. A. Adviser Ex tra-Furrieiiln r Committee Sofia] Cumin] I lee A gracious woman, nobly planned. To guide, to comfort and command. Ralph W. Noyer, A. B., A. M., Ph. D. Director of Extension Public Speaking Sponsor and Honorary Member of Xi Pin Aiding Sponsor of Theatre Arts League HrriiHiUic Director of Pi mi fort ’■(if keenest wit, of judgment crystal dcur Easy of converse, courteous, debonair. Mabel P. Scoutt Secretary of Extension Department We should need u hook, or there about. To describe how we feci for such a good scout, A. L. Phillips, A. B.. A. M. English Sponsor. Senior Class Sponsor. Forensic League Honorary Member of Pi Kappa Delta Extra-Currieiiliir Committee There is no wind that sowetb seeds Of n more true and open life. Mary Crawford. A. B.. A. M., English Coach for Hr. Ptui Passes By. ■Wisdom moulded with sincerity. Makes you just what you seem to be, John F. Matthews, A. B. English Honorary Member 'Pi Kappa Delia Trims., State Teachers Association Publicity Committee N. E. A. Yon prove friendships worth for you often spend Much time nod effort to serve n friend, I —20—