Ursinus College - Ruby Yearbook (Collegeville, PA)

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n ALL THAT IS BEST in OUR menoRies of URsinus, uue DEDICATE THIS ISSUE TO . . . M R I 11A FR Wkl IN This is the highest tribute we can give; and we give it gratefully to Martha, who has so endeared herself In her unfailing good nature, generosity, and affection to the hearts l Ursinus students, that she has come to mean I'tsiniis to us who arc now about to he graduated. We could h a it 11 list the things she lias done foi us during the twenty-thiee years in which hei oliic ial joh was to clean the dorms. We could ilevel count the- cakes she has baked, the students she has led. the clothing she has washed and mended, the little gilts she1 has given to “her hoys and girls . Perhaps the lour hundred Christinas cards she received this ycai the I2.’ l isinus men with whom she corresponded regularly dining the war. or the Cood Xeighboi Orchid she received in 1911 can tell the story belter than we. Some of “her boys are prominent doctors, business men. and militan officers now: but they have not forgotten her. as we will not. Since 1921. when her husband, the Rev. Daniel B. Franklin. I isinus 20. became seriously ill and subsequently died, she has given unstintingh of heiself, to Income a second mother to us all.

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as FRtsHfiun me Oui lorn yeais of college arc ovei. but before we leave we want to pay nibute to those who pi a yed Midi an important part in oui life at Ursinus—oui faculty. We are leaving Ursinus not only with the memory of four glorious years, but with a tatter understanding and appreciation ol life, a firm determination to make the most of the lile ahead ol us, and an innei confidence that we cm succeed. 1 i. MtClure seivcd us not only as a president and a teachet but as an understanding friend, whose home and library wcic alwavs oj en to all who desired to partake of his hospitality, l o Mr. lielfferich we owe gratitude for his capable direction ol the Curtain Club, his invaluable suggestions foi making out projec ts pa . and also for his continual open-house.” It is with deep regret that we. the seniors, are the Inst class to be graduated without Dean Kline. His death brought an abrupt end to one ol our most cherished traditions. Always ready to answer questions, to describe every stick and stone on the campus, in which he held an affectionate pride, our white-haired clean will always lie icmembercd by out class. l)r. Millet was ac ting clean of men last yeai and is now on leave ol absence, compiling a survey on Canadian. Mexican and United States relations for a book, nuclei the- sj on soiship ol the University of Pennsylvania. Dean Pane oast. Dean ol Men. has just returned to this position, altet two years as a Lieutenant in the- Navy, and has lent his wise diiec lion and co-operation to the Men's Student Council to provide a common meet ing ground loi the elministration and the stuclcnts to settle theii complaints and to maintain smooth working enforcement 1 c ollege i tiles. To these men and to the other membeis ol our faculty we wish to express our appreciation loi theii unfailing guidance and friendship. and although many ol us in the future will lose personal contact with out lortner professois. we shall, nevertheless, often think back and remembei their counsel and advice.