University of Wisconsin Madison - Badger Yearbook (Madison, WI)

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Edward asahel birge There is a satisfaction arising from a lifetime of productive work which saturates a whole personality. To an individual who has found such satisfaction, age is nothing but an indication of the passage of well-filled years. Edward Asahel Birge, succes- sively instructor, professor, dean, president, and President-Emeritus, lias served the University through 55 long years. Now, when relieved of the daily grind of classes and administrative work, instead of turning to retirement, he is happily at work on the gigantic task of studying the lakes of Wisconsin for the State Geological and Natural History Survey. To see this scholar, white- haired but still happy at work, is an inspiration to any student or associate. It is because he has given a life time of service to the University, and because his work has the inspirational quality of a great scholar that we here list Edward Asahel Birge on our roster of famous Badgers.

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Carl ben eielson The life of a pioneer is a sacrifice of self in the interest of posterity. The death of Carl Hen Eielson, met in the wastes of Siberia while on an errand of mercy to an icebound whaling ship, is characteristic of this modern pioneer. Possessed of marked ability as a flyer, Carl Ben Eielson might have climbed high in commercial aviation in the I nited States. But lie preferred to devote his life work to reducing the great stretches of distance in the North. Ilis flight into the Arctic with Sir Hubert Wilkins alone would have assured him a place in aviation history, but his part in the opening of the Alaskan airways will he more enduring. This pioneering spirit, personified in him, always has been characteristic of the State of Wisconsin and her University. With the trust that this spirit will endure, we number Carl Ben Eielson with our famous Badgers.