University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine - Scalpel Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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DR. EVAN L. STUBBS 5

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IIEIIICATIU 0 DR. EVAN L. STFBBS, A TRUE PROMOTER OF VETERINARY SCIENCE, WE, TIIE CLASS OF 1940, DEDICATE THIS EDITION OF THE HSCALPELY' HIS NEVER RIELAXING ENERGYYHIS INTENSE AND REAL SINCERITY ARE QUALITIES WIIICII COMMAND OUR RESPECT AND ADMIRATION. WE FEEL TIIAT HE IS A MAN OF WHOM IT MAY TRULY BE SAID, HE IS BOTH A SCIIOLAR AND A GENTLEM,AN.,, 4

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THE EEA ' MESSAGE NE of the most cherished duties of my year is that of presenting our graduating students to the President of our University for their degrees in Veterinary itledicinc. Commencement Day this year will be a particularly happy one in that it marks the com- pletion of two hundred years during which this Uni- versity has been preparing men for lives of public service. It has been two hundred years of growth, physically, intellectually, and spiritually. You have all come to know much about the physical features of our University, its acreage, the halls and laboratories, athletic fields, and so on. You are acquainted with the various depart- ments and have heard of the many aspects of knowledge being taught and further investigated by the stall. But I wonder if you have caught a glimpse of the domain which is Pennsylvania spirit. Not material, it is difficult to define and sometimes hard to identify. But Pennsylvania spirit is a force, and one of the might forces of our civilization which has been growing for the past two hundred years and expanding from its center, Philadelphia, until it now practically covers the world. It is sometimes thought of as tradition, or culture, or ideals, which are all rather reflections from the real gem. This force, which has meant much in the develop- ment of our nation from colonial days, is growing and expanding all the time, and our Veterinary graduates have done their parts well, as you all know. You, the Veterinary graduates of this Bi- centennial year, will soon go your various ways, to return from time to time for visits and reunions. You will all take with you, wherever you go, the heritage of the past two hundred years, the ele- ment of Pennsylvania spirit. To what extent this spirit grows in you will depend on yourself. YVe of the Faculty and the alumni body wish you success in your chosen field. Wie are confident that you will carry the Penn- sylvania spirit with you. N N I 6