Ursinus College - Ruby Yearbook (Collegeville, PA)

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DR. CARL V. TOWER His very countenance gives certain evidence that he is a deep thinker. Dr. Tower's exceptional ability to philosophize, psychologize and theologize, identifies him with the host of world-famed thinkers along these lines. Pure joy is difficult to record. In fact, before sheer joy. most of us arc dumb. This explains partly the altogether queer attitude which prevails in most of the classes exposed to Dr. Tower’s heavy shellfire. However, in a word of self-defense, we have but to repeat in unison, and in plain colorless words. Happy, happy thought to be in his class and let it go at that. The man of thought strides deepest and strides sifesl. DR. JOHN W. CI.AWSON We arc ready to testify that only people with analytical minds and keen intellects arc able to play chess well. And. knowing Dr. Clawson as we do. we are certain that in this case he is not cornered. We are sure that his knowledge of the intricacies of the game will not permit him to be cornered in a mere game of chess. Prof. Clawson knows the theories of all forms of Math from A to Z and. as a teacher, he is able to turn the abstract into the concrete through careful explanation and ready examples. He is the able assistant to the Dean as well as the much-respected adviser of the Mathematical Group. Then. too. you may often find him with Jean and we know that she is just as pleased to call him Daddy as we arc to know him as our teacher and adviser. The nuin that blushes is not a brute.

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MR. PAUL A. MERTZ Just as every important sign on the bulletin board bears the initials P. A. M.. so almost every important phase of college life bears the imprint of Prof. Mertz. Of his extra-curricular duties probably the two biggest enterprises carrier! on by this efficient member of the Ursinus family arc his work as Graduate Manager of Athletics and his Student-grabbing- tours. Every one here, whose presence at the dearest college is due to Mr. Mertz. raise your left hand! Ah. we thought as much. A large majority! Then. too. our supply store owes its existence to his untiring efforts —yes. he's chief clerk there, too and because of his work as professor of Education. In this latter capacity he is quite well liked and. judging by the many successful teachers who have gone into the world after receiving his high quality instruction, he is an A No. 1 prof. Education begins a gentleman, conversation completes him. DR. HOMER SMI TH Members of the English-Historical Group will say that Dr. Smith's talks, whether of literature or of some phase of his own traveling experience, provide one of the most enjoyable features of Group meeting programs. His knowledge of English literature is equalled by his ability to present the subject in an intensely interesting manner, so that his lectures are both instructive and entertaining. He is an authority on Anglo-Saxon as well, and his knowledge of the King-s English and its beginnings, mark him as a genuine scholar. He things as a sage, but feels as a man.

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DR. EZRA ALLEN Oh. girls, look at the rats! But have no fear as long as Doc is with them, for they have as much awe and respect for him as the majority of those students who have been trained by his methods, which are exacting almost beyond human comprehension. One thing can be assured, that Dr. Allen's facial expression docs not belie his nature. Steel gray eyes always have meant determination and persistence, and his. aided by a thorough knowledge of system, are not an exception to the rule. 1 his trait seems applicable only in the laboratory; for at brief intervals when he is not scientifically preoccupied, his genial personality crops out and it is this that has won him his numerous friends at Ursinus. A man convinced against his will Is of the same opinion still DR. AMMON KERSHNER This is the college physician. He is the first one we have ever had at Ursinus and he really is a good one. Doc's job is to keep us well and. judging by the many happy people who visit him in his bungalow next to the post office, he has well succeeded. Dr. Kcrshncr is a product of Ursinus. a mem-! er of the class of 1912. He has had a varied career since then; spent a year in the U. S. Forestry Service: taught school for two years: lectured on the Swarthmore Chautauqua circuits; secured his medical training at the University of Pennsylvania; and spent a year in the Memorial Hospital in Philadelphia. He is a busy man. dividing his time between his private practice in Norristown, his duties at Ursinus and his work as instructor in the department of Histology at the U. of P. A gootl cause maizes a stout heart and a strong man.