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

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CLASS NINETEEN SIXTEEN Snap Shots of Prof. Greenwald Page 12

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HE SERPENTINE Prof. Greenwald is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and of the American Chemical Society, the meetings of which lie attends very regularly- Of pure Teutonic parentage, Prof. Greenwald possesses all the char- acteristics of the race which, for a hundred years, has led the world ' s ad- vance socially, educationally and .scientifically. All who come into closest relationship and contact with him appreciate him as a man of great possibilities, with great, full heart, strong mind, and strong de - termination to win in life ' s race at any cost of hardship or sacrifice. Our most earnest hope is that success may crown his endeavo. ' s in every line he may enter. J. Fr. nk Newman. Page 11

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THE SERPENTINE 5Ilf spirit of timtt jl LTHOUGH all human endeavor has for its guiding spirit, aside from that of self-preservation, the uplift of mankind, the methods differ ratlically. . rt, by means of pictures, music, sculpture, or beautifully proportioned buildings, tries to relieve life of its sordidness and gross materialism. Literature expresses the same high and noble thoughts in words, whereas history, by holding before us examples of what men have done, inspires us to emulate them. It is science, however, that has made the products of our artistic co-laborers accessible to the masses. Note the decrease in the cost of travel and transpcjrtation. Note the ach ' ance in color photography and printing, in bookmaking, in talking machines, and in motion pictures. These are the agencies that acquaint man with the beautiful, the in- spiring. However, j efore a man can be cii rapport with art, literature and the co-called humanities, he must be in the proper physical and mental con- dition. There have always been a few, who, either through ability or a combination of circumstances, have been able to acquire the necessities of life with comparatively little effort, so that they have been able to spend a large surplus of their time and energy putting themselves in such physical and mental condition that thev could respond to these in- fluences. On the other hand the masses have not been so favorablv situated. It is to them that science is extending a helping hand. It puts them in a ] osition to stand spirituallv on the same level with the fa ored tenth by facilitatinig the acfjuisition of the necessities of life, therein ' releasing a larger surplus of their time and energy for the acquisition of the extra mundane. Of course science cannot guaran- tee that this suri)Ius will be disposed of, so as to realize tlie nljject. That remains for the individual to decide. It places the instrument in his hands. He can use it for good or for ill. However, this is certain : without the instrument no good can be accomiJlished. Scientists have been criticised for their materialism. The - have been called, sometimes, foes of the spirit. This criticism has been made, of course, by those outside the pale of science. As a matter of fact, scientists have done more to release the masses from the do- Page 13