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

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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

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Weathering Balto Gneiss Meanders, Chester Creek Weathering Phila Augen Gneiss Prof. Newman ' s Hobbies Page Tivelve