West Chester University - Serpentine Yearbook (West Chester, PA)

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Samuel d. Scbntucher, E.ni ., pb.W, Head of Department of Biology State Normal School, West Chester, Pennsylvania ONCEKN ING a tribute unce paid li v a group of peu]jle to a great man, a iivnd woman said: ' In honiiring him vou licjuor yourselves, for it is only tlie good and the true and the aspiring that yjl j recognize and revere goodness, truth and greatness in others. iiy dedicating the Serpentine tn Dr. Samuel Christian Schmucker, the members of the Class of 1913 show their good taste and siiund judgment, and manifest their appreciation of a strong scholar and fine Cliristian gentleman. Dr. Schnnicker was born in .Mlentown, Pa., December 18, i860, of most e.xcellent and prominent parent- age, his father being a famous Lutheran minister and his mother a devout and cultured woman. He spent his boyhood days in an atmosphere of wise freedom and healthy happiness. Nature early invited him to learn and enjoy her secrets and he was quick to respond to her invitation. Swimming was one of his first Ixiyish delights and he tells that he indulged in the sport twice a day — from breakfast time till dinner time, and from dinner time till the supper hour, . fter gaining his elementary education in home and school, he entered Muhlenberg College and received the degree of A. B. in 1882, later being honored liy his Alma Mater with tlie degrees of A. M. and M. S. Throughout his college career he was greatly interested in science and was gaining a knowledge of, and fostering a love for, the lines of study in which he is now so proficient. A period of earnest research and faithful application won for him. in 1893, the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania, in which institution he was an honorary fellow in botany in 1899. With the mind of a real scholar, he has always mastered the subjects he has t:iken in hand. Following his graduation from college, he was selected for the position of Professor of Natural Sciences in Carthage Col- lege, III., from which place he was called to the Boys ' High School, in Reading, Pa., where he taught from 7