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

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soiial qualities tliat make the tjenial gentleman and eompanionalile friend, to fill the high position to whieh he has been called by the Boaixl of Trustees of the West Chester State Xoi ' mal Sehool. and. supported hy a liody of loyal alumni, appi ' eeiative students and symjiathetie associates, Dr. Andrew Thomas Smith has the best wishes of all who know him. and they sincerely ho])e that he nmy enjoy many years of active service, as he guides the affairs of a great school to still greater achievements, and seeks to make the teachers who go out from its halls active, eft ' ieien! instruments in the cause of human betterment and capable especially of rendering service of permanent value to the youth of the great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or to the cause of education, wherever in the Providenee of Go ' i tiiey are called to labor. WALLACE PETER DICK. Page Seventeen

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these tributes are strikingly eoiienrdaiit in empluisizing the l)enctits (h rivi-d from Dr. Smith ' s addresses and series of lectures. His research work has been conducted on broad, l)asic lines and his conclusions are sane. He has his subject-matter logically arranged and it is of most excellent (juality. His sterling character as a man, his training and experiences as an educator and lecturer, have fitted him peculiarly for this work. He is a forceful, cultured speaker. His fine command of language and his platform presence are inspir- ing, while his originality and force of thought never fail to interest and con- vince. He is one of the most eifective educational lecturers we have had in the school for .years. All of our instructors join me in expressions of apprecia- tion and in the ho])e that he may return to us within the near future. This last is from the State of Washington, and there are others of like tenor. Dr. Smith is a recognized authority ' in the i)i-oblems connected with child- study and his lectures on Eye and Ear-JIindediiess, Fatigue, Children ' s Untruths, and Rights and Duties of Childhood are especially valuable, as also those on Life Problems, Educational Psychology, General Ped- agogy and Special Methodology. which have been given in series of five or more in various stales of the Union, with the appreciation already noted. After Dr. Smith ' s graduation from New York Univei ' sity, he spent three months in travel, principally in Mexico, and his poi ular evening lecture, Glimpses of Mexico, was heard many times with pleasure and profit by large audiences. While we thus esteem Dr. Smith as a careful administrative and educa- tional head, a skilful class-room instructor, an interesting and inspiring lecturer, it must not be forgotten that these phases of endeavor have permanent value only as they portray the character back of them. It is, therefore. Dr. Smith, the man, the Christian gentleman whom we most love. His ingenuousness, his unselfishness, his sympathy, in a word, his Christian character, illuminates and emphasizes what hi ' does, not only as an instructor and a lecturer shaping the ideals of seekers after truth not only as an administrative head inspiring his associates with the professional spirit, but also in the capacity of an adviser and counselor, as he tries to make the young men and young women under his care see his point of view, thus leading them on to higher levels of thinking and acting, and as he aims constantly to make them happy in the endeavor as well as in the achievement. It may be added that Dr. Smith is an elder in the West- minster Presbyterian Church of West Chester where he conducts a Men ' s Bilile Class. He is Vice-President of the Chester County Historical Society, a mem- lier of the State Educational Association, thv- National Educational Association, and other organizations. It will thus iic seen from tlii.s imperfect estinuite of Dr. Smith that he has rendered and continues to render most valuable service in the cause of Christ, in fostering the cause of education in general, and in urging the need of professional training for teachers, in particular, ami it is plain from what has been said that he is well qualified by scholarship, experience, professional train- ing, administrative ability, dignified Christian character and those fine per- Paqe Sixteen

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And lie was not, for (iod took lilin. — ( (iKsis 5:24. How rapidly the days move on ! What memories they leave in their going! Already more than a year has passed since there took its flight into the Great Beyond the spirit of our esteemed Principal, in ( tartj t MavrxB pi tlt B. and his students and friends, with sorrow and reverence, laid his body to rest in quiet Oaklands. But he being dead yet speaketh. His work goes on; his force is still most effective; and his splendid Christian character looms large as a lasting pattern for all who enter the good green walls of our dear old school. Many members of the (UlaaB flf 19 1 began their Normal School life under his Principalship, and it is fitting that we express our gratitude for his great goodness to us and record our appreciation of his absolute integrity and fine influence. 7 ) liv( i)i hearts irc leave hehind. Is not to elie. — HaUoired Ground: Thomas Campbell. (Written at the request of the Class by Dr. Francis Harvey Green) Page Eighteen