Washington and Lee University - Calyx Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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Doctor Easter is a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity ; of Omicrou Delta Kappa; of Sigma Upsilon, and of Phi Beta Kappa. He is a member of the Modern Language Association of America, and of the National Institute of Social Science. He was a member of the Committee on German Entrance Re- quirements in the Association of Southern Schools and Colleges, 1905-1910, serving as Chairman of the Committee from 1908-10. Doctor Easter is the author of a Study of the Magic Elements in the Romans d ' aventure and Romans Bretons; and also of French Syntax. On December 26, 1906, Doctor Easter married Sarah Bayxie Ayres Shep- pard of Baltimore, Md. Doctor Easter is a great teacher in four essential respects. He possesses a deep and comprehensive knowledge of his subject. To him teaching is no wearying task, but is a source of genuine pleasure. He is profoundly interested in young men ; he studies the needs of his students, knows their peculiarities, and is deeply concerned for the advancement and development of each indi- vidual. And with it all, he possesses in a most marked degree the power of stimulating men and creating in them a real enthusiasm for study. Doctor Easter is never satisfied with a superficial view or knowledge of any subject he may be interested in; he delves to the bottom of things and in- spires in his students the same attitude of mind. Accordingly, young men who sit under his instruction acquire more than a mere knowledge of the subject in hand: they come forth students in the real sense of the word. Clear and logical and accurate in his thinking, Doctor Easter has the power of presenting truth in a most interesting and appealing manner. It is not surprising, therefore, that wherever he has taught, and in whatever capacity, it has invariably been the rule that men have eagerly sought admission into his classes. Hall Canter.

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Greeting: The appearance of the 1915 Calyx will mark the twentieth anniversary of the birth of this publication at Washington, and Lee University. The editors in looking over some of the former issues of the book discovered this interesting piece of information: The name Calyx was chosen from the calyx of a Mower, significant of enclosing what is sweetest and best, and symbolical, as the source of what is sweetest and loveliest. In this edition of our college annual, we may not have fully lived up to the beautiful meaning of its name, but we have striven to give, in its pages, as full and accurate a story as we could, in both picture and history, of the life of our Alma Mater in all its manifold interests and activities. We have attempted to especially emphasize the pictorial side of our publication, for we believe that men in after life will enjoy this feature more than any other, when they glance back through its pages. We have made no great effort to make the book humorous, since we believe the real purpose of an annual is not to entertain temporarily, but to furnish the owner a permanent source of pleasure. In another part of the book we have expressed our appreciation for the valuable assistance we have received in producing it. We shall make no apologies for its many faults, but with this brief introduction we submit for your inspection, the 1915 Calyx, a Year Book of the students of Washington and Lee University, which is located in Lexington, Virginia.