University of Northern Iowa - Old Gold Yearbook (Cedar Falls, IA)

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I I A Tribute to Leonard Woods Parish “To carve thy fullest thought what though Time was not granted ? Aye to history, Like that Dawn’s face which baffled Angelo Left shapeless, grander for its mystery, Thy great Design shall stand and day Flood its blind front from Orient’s far away.’ Prof. Parish did not carve his fullest thought; in the midst of activity, far it seemed from the time when the pleasures and tasks of life should have been laid down, the mortal put on immortality, yet the Design still lives—a legacy from the noble life to which these words of Henry Van Dyke so fittingly apply. “Four things a man must learn to do, If he would make his record true; To think amidst confusion clearly, To judge his fellow men sincerely, To act from honest motives purely, To trust in God and Heaven securely.” His life was an open book. There were no hidden motives to baffle interpretation of his action. Measured by the standard of Dr. Van Dyke, his record rings true; the echo reverberating today and through the tomorrows will ring out ever the message of clear thought, honest motives, sincere judgment and secure faith in God. His closest associates gladly pay him tribute. To all, Mr. Parish was the “courteous” gentleman—a man of “high ideals with intense loyalty to those ideals”—one in whose character was always revealed the best traits of humanity—refinement, intellectuality without pedantry, frankness without boldness, vivacity and keenness of wit unmixed with venom, chivalry and broad- mindedness. As a teacher, he inspired scholarship in his students; as a student, his work is marked by exactness, by clearness and depth of thought, and by breadth of judgment gained through careful consideration of many sources before making a conclusion. These words of Lowell, written in honor of another teacher and scholar, are eminently appropriate: “He knows at last if Life or Death be best; Wherever he be flown, whatever vest The being hath put on which lately here So many friended was, so full of cheer; To make men feel the Seekers noble zest. We have not lost him all; he is not gone To the dumb herd of them that wholly die; The beauty of his better self lives on In minds lie touched with fire, in many an eye He trained to Truth’s exact severity; He was a Teacher; why be grieved for him Whose living word still stimulates the air? In endless file shall loving scholars come The glow of his transmitted touch to share; And trace his features with an eye less dim Than ours, whose sense familiar want makes dumb.” 5 113275

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(Smting It was Lowell who once declared that the pressure of public opinion was like the atmos- phere—even if one cannot see it, all the same it is fifteen pounds to the square inch. The “Old Gold Staff' stand ready to affirm this statement. We realize that in our efforts to gain public favor we have failed in many respects; yet we have made an honest endeavor to make this IV Volume of the Old Gold a worthy monument of the class of 1910. We wish to thank most heartily those of the faculty and student-body who so kindly contributed to the success of the book, without whose help and co-operation the issuance of this publica- tion would not have been possible. Our only desire is that this volume in after years will serve to strengthen the bonds of friendship in student life, and create a greater love for our Alma Mater.