Ursinus College - Ruby Yearbook (Collegeville, PA)

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MR. PAUL K. EDWARDS I lave you heard of the seven wonders of Ursinus? Here we have the exponent of the seventh wonder-’ Prof. I-Ulwards. guardian of the newly acquired but flourishing E. and B. A. Group. Coming to Ursinus only last September, he has already made many friends here. A college campus seems to be his natural environment since he is the son of President Edwards, of Earlham College, in Indiana. As an important addition to the faculty, to our list of tennis fiends and. as the possessor of a fine baritone voice. Prof. Edwards should prove an asset in many phases of activities at Ursinus. Truth hath a quiet breast. MR. MARTIN W. WITMER It is true, indeed, that life is a battle where, in most cases, the fittest survive. This is shown and proved in composition classes taught by Prof. Witmcr. Any one who enters his classes unprepared or expecting to take a nap. ' belongs to the class of students who do not survive as far as grades arc concerned. But this shows the efficiency and accuracy of his teaching and the work he expects to get from the students. Yet this rather stern man. in the classroom, possesses one of the cheeriest smiles and dispositions to be found. Thus we think of Mr. Witmer as a man who works when he works but who finds time to enter our social life, who boosts the College with 'Sinus pep. who becomes an adviser in “Y and Sunday School and who demands our sincere friendship. Be earnest, life's a ivarfarc.

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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.

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MR. W. R. GAWTHROP A strict disciplinarian and exacting instructor in the classroom. Mr. Gawthrop is possessed of a genial and most sociable mood elsewhere on the campus. In his second year at Ursinus. affiliating himself with several of the extracurricular activities, he has added to himself the respect of the student body. As coach of Schaffs anniversary play this year. Mr. Gaw throp's work has resulted in the staging of one of the society's greatest successes -the production of Sherwood.'’ Aside from his other duties as instructor of chemistry and physics. Mr. Gawthrop finds time to pursue courses in the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School and is the holder of a valuable scholarship there. When on the campus we know him best as another of the faculty tennis fiends, a soccer enthusiast and a golf devotee. lie huilJeJ heller than he netD. MR. VEO F. SMALL Monsieur Small is our professor of French. His classes, always interesting, arc given new-life this year because of his visit to France during the past summer. While in France. Prof. Small had special privileges in travel and instruction because he was awarded the Jusser-and Travelling Fellowship, for study and travel in France, by the University of Pennsylvania. His favorite recreations arc romping with La Petite Mademoiselle and playing tennis, in which sport he excels. The value of Prof. Small to Ursinus may be judged by his size rather than by his name. C'esl un homme a fair moileslc.