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

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liased on tin- (lueslioii of rijilit and wron , and no law is ever t ' orniulatcd, theory demonstrated, deeision rendered or passion siil)dued, hnl that eon- seienee like a powerful loadstone draws man towards tiie rigiit. A beautiful passage is found in the following, — Because his highest endeavor is to typify aiul honor Divinity, man has been styled a religiotis animal. The world ' s noblest arehitecture and most exipiisite sculpture have alike been dedicated to God. How wonderfully suggestive that moi ' e efforts have been made to i-epresent the Christ in painting than any other subject of woi ' ld iaboi-! The sublime in music has been devoted to His I ' raise. The attitude of the scien- tist is nowhere better set forth than in the following passage. — To attain perfection nothing demands such a liigh grade of morality fi-om its sei ' vants as does science. Absolute accuracy in observation and investigation, correct- ness in repoi-ting results, I ' cadiness to acknowledge error and utter neglect of self are essential (|ualitications of the scienlist. The whole oi-ation is filled with .similai ' intei-esting and elevated thoughts and happy illustrations. Among other college honors. jMr. Newman was given Honorable Mention in connection with the Baum Sophomore JIathen:aticai Prize, and also in comu ' ction with the Hassler Junior Latin Prize. He was awarded the Graeff Prize for having written the best essay on Xatui ' c in Kmci ' son ' s Poetry. This brief glimpse of the four years of Dean .Newman ' s college life shows clearly that he was a faithful, pains-taking, exemplary and highly successful student, whose merit was recognized alike by his classmates and teaehei-s and whose achievements ga e abundant pi-onnse of greater ones to follow. It may be noted in passing that he continued his studies as an exti ' a- nuii-al student of his Alma JIater and for special work in science was awarded the degree of Master of Arts in 1909. Ir. Newman had taught sevei-al terms in the ])ublic schools of his native county, between 1895 and 1898, while he was preparing foi- college. This experience reinforced by the scholastic ti-aining and broadened outlook ob- tained from his college course, -was of no snuill value to him and. u])on his graduation, he accepted the position of assistant-Principal of the Waynesboro (Ji ' ammar School. The next year, he was advanced to a similai- position in the Waynesboro High School, and in 1904 he became the Pi ' incipal. While sei ' ving as Principal, he sa another o])] ortunity and took a business course in the Waynesboro Business College from ■hich he graduated in 1905. Prof. Newman tilled the position of Principal of the High School with nuirked success and at tlie expiration of two years Avas tendered and accepted the 111-0 fessorship of sciences in th ' Shipjiensburg State Noi ' inal School. He was now in his chosen tiehl of stnily and research, and the department soon showed the result of his scholarly dii-e -tion and skilful reorganization. Dur- ing three yeai ' s of the four spent at Shippensburg, he served in the capacity of Preceptor and thus made his influence felt in a wider sphere and in a province vital to character-building. It is interesting to record here that Professor Newman was united in marriage, August 19. 1909, to Miss :Maud E. Baldwin, a leading membir of the Normal School Faculty. The biographer cannot resist the temptation to lest his pen a moment here and whisper to ihoi-e who do not alreadv know it. that the beautiful home of Professor and I ' at e Nine

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.Mrs. Xewiiiaii at 22 South Walnut St.. West Clu ' stci-, I a., is doubly attrac- tive because of the pi-eseuee of their eharming littk ' son. Ftankliu Baldwin Xewman. horn Fehruaiy 1. 1918. This leads us. then, to note l)y way of exi)laiuit!()n, that Prof. Newnuin ' s sueeess in tlie science de] artnient at Ship])ensl)urf; ' was brought to the atti ' u- tion of the lioard of Trustees of the West Chester State Xornial School in 1910, when a vacancy existed hei-e in that department, and lie was tendered the position at an advanced salary. This position was accepted and what was Shippensbiirg ' s loss is West Chester ' s gain. Prof. Newman continued in this work for four years. At this time, the growth of the school, especially of the Junior class and the many ])i ' ohk ' nis connected with the ci-e liling of in- coming students for vork doue in high schools, otliei ' Normal Scliools and often in colleges made it necessary to create a new office. No one seemed so well fitted to cope successfully with these lu w duties as Prof. Newman, and in 1914 the Board of Trustees unanimously elected liim Dean of the school, allowing him to retain the jirofessorsliip of Physics and (ieology. The work inaugurated by I ' l ' of. Newman, as Dean, nuu-ks a distinct ad- vance in the admiiustiative efticiency of the school. It was now made possible for one person to enter into sympathetic relationslii]) with all the students of the school, study their individual needs ami their records, learn their M-ishes, weigh their possibilities of attaining those ends aud map out a pro- gram of studies best suited to each individual. Though the task is a diffi- cult one. Dean Newman has shown gi-eat skill, tact and insight as he has inter- viewed the several hundi ' ed students of the school, sevei ' al times a year for the past six ycai-s. For scores of these, he has saved much valuable time, and for others he has made their course a richei- and more effective one. Professor Newman will always be a student. He is im)1 only eager to learn the latest and best in his own chosen sphere, but in the broader field of education he keeps abreast of the times. He was a post-gi-aduate student at the I ' nivei-sity of Pennsylvania fi-om 1911 to 1917, in E(hu-ation and (Jeology, receiving the degree of blaster of Science from the University in 1914. His work was mainly in (leology with research work in the peti ' ogra] hic charaetei ' of local Piedmont rocks, seashore operations and vai-ious phases of .stratigraphy. He has published jjamphlets on (}eog:raphy of the Loess Beds of China. and The Development of Phyiscs as a Sul)ject of Human Knowledge. which show wide reading, i)ains-taking rcseai ' ch and accurate ' genei ' alization. His pamphlet, also. Laboratoiy IManual in Physics, shows a com] rehensive grasp of the essentials of the subject. He has found time to deliver several addresses before local institutes on the subject of Geography, and has spoken many times before the Christian Associations of the school, as he is thoroughly intci-ested in this phase of the woi ' k. He is, himself, a member of the Lutheran chui-ch. He served one year as President of the Educational Asso- ciation of the school and in his opening address he suggested I ' fliciency as the key-note of his admiuisti-ation and the year pi ' oved to be one of interest and profit. Prof. Newman is a leading mend)er of the Summei- Sch ool Faculty and his assistance here is invaluable. Page Eleven