University of Massachusetts Amherst - Index Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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pniLIP BEVIER HASBROUCK long stood at the entrance door of the - ■ college as its official guardian, — the Registrar. He had a great ambition to keep our scholastic standard high and to raise it higher. He was very impatient with persons who sent students here who would not be accepted elsewhere. Be- lieving strongly that a farmer required as fine a preparation for his career as was required for anj other, he resented the idea that a boy should be sent to us for training because he was not gifted with enough brains to enter some other profes- sion. So it was that the first official of the college with whom the student had personal relations inspired him immediately with a great respect for the institu- tion that he was entering. Very few teachers have ever made such an impression on generations of stu- dents. His was a sturdy character, yet with a great tenderness in it. AVhenever he saw contrition on an offender ' s face, he stopped addressing him as mister and called him son . His patience was endless toward those who were striving against odds to better themselves. His students will always remember his pic- turesque phrases: His chance is as good as that of the butter cat chased by the asbestos dog through the flames of hell , Now son, you must fish, cut bait, or hold the bag. There you go! You ' ve swalloed it all, hook, bob, and sinker. No man ever had greater loyalty and love for our college. He resented any injury or insult to her more than a personal hurt. He became so excited at ath- letic contests that in later years he reluctantly remained away from the field, because the swaying fortunes of the team placed too great a strain on him. Every triumph of the college was a glory to him. The robustness of his convictions often made him seem impulsive. In reality his judgments were long and carefully considered. Above all things he was a just man. Many a boy began by fearing him and ended by loving him. No one ever failed to respect him. He grew up with the growing institution embodying its lofty ideals. His was a grand figure. May our college never forget him. ALEXANDER A. MACKIMMIE. I first knew Professor Hasbrouck when he was teaching mathematics and I was a freshman in college. As a teacher he had the art of making his students see clearly the subject he taught. He was tireless in his efforts to make his lec- tures clear. In return he expected a student to put thought and energy into his work. His test of a man ' s ability may have seemed severe but was usually tem- pered with sympathetic understanding. He was even more severe with himself. Putting his best into his work he was not satisfied with less than the best from a student. But I knew Professor Hasbrouck better in his work as registrar. In the office as in his classroom he gave his best effort. He was always ready to receive any student who had a fair plan to present and sufficient ability to give a fair