Westminster College - Blue Jay Yearbook (Fulton, MO)

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lntroduction A HEN the honor of editing the 1906 Blue Jay was so kindly conferred, by the Student Body, on the class of 1907, X Q Junior stock went up twenty per cent. The class itself X put its thumbs into the armholes of its vest and assumed a swagger, such as it had never dared use before. And the students said, Those Seniors had better look out or the Juniors will outshine them. But when the class got down to actual work, it saw that the glory of their achievements was hidden by drudgery and painstaking work. The editor of a college publication cloesn't lie on a bed of roses. 0 The editors of a student annual cannot hope to be very original. There are so many things that are absolutely required to appear every year, because custom and convention have ordered it thus. And yet if we would have a popular book, we must have novelty. This is the first difficulty the Junior class had to face. Whether it succeeded in solving this problem, we leave to our readers. We have done what we could. 0 A college annual must not be taken too seriously. We say this for the benefit of those who may think they have been hit too hard by the slams and josh of this book. It is probably true, that a col- lege student can make more fun of another and yet withal have a kindlier feeling toward him of whom he makes sport, than any other type of man. The student sees the idiosyncrasies and the oddities of those around him and has to laugh at them, but he also sees the heart of these same men and has respect and sympathy for their noble traits. And now in presenting to Westminster students and to the world this humble product of their labors, the class of 1907 can well sympa- thize with the author who watches with anxiety and impatience the reception, by the public, of the first child of his pen. We beseech you to receive it with sympathy and kind forbearance for it is a part of the life of the Junior class. 7

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V David Ramsey Kerr Php.. DA D.. D. N Dr.,'Kerr was born near Cadez Ohio. He graduated from Franklin College Ohio in 1874- and from the' Western Theological Seminary Alleghany 'Pa. in 1876. He was pastor of Presbyterian churches in Jamestown Pa., f1876-18825 in Mercer Pa. C1882- 1887J in Omaha Neb. 0887-18891. He was moderator of the Synod of Nebraska in 1897' President of Bellevue college Bellevue Neb. 1889-19041' Chancellor of the Uni- versity of Omaha. 1891-1894-. In,1904 he was calledhto the presidency of Westminster college. In 1877 the degree of A. M was conferred upon him by Franklinjcollege' in 1889 Bellevue college gate him the Ph. D. degree and the degree of D.'D. was conferred upon him by the University of Omaha in 1891. - ' I Dr. Kerr, came to Westminster with a fine reputation which has been fully sus- tained by his management of the institution during the past two years.. He is a man of wide experience in educational matters, and great ability in administration. Since his accession to 'thepresidenc y, -he has aroused the enthusiasm of the friends ofthe college to' a high degree, and Westminster has taken on' new life. ' I3 In addition to his duties as president, Dr. Kerr Hlls the chair ofBiblical Instruction. 1 1 or c 1 , ' 1 1 . 1 Y ' 1 f 1 7 ! ' 1 o' 1 1 o' I 1 L cr John Jay Rice, A. M.',' LL. B., LL. D. 1 , p ,The son ofRev. Nathan L. Rice, a man whose memory is revered by all loyal sons of Presbyteria.nism,,it is eminently fitting that such a one should take up the work ofvliis father in aufieldof industry, in which the latter delighted so to laborf So, the present Dr. Rice was'called to the'chair of English in Westminster College in 1869, while his father was yet President of the institutiong - 4 - . As to his early education, sufiioe it to say, he studied in the schools of Cincinnati, St.-Louis. Chicago and'New York, his father holding pastorates in these cities. In 1864- he graduated from the,AUniversity of New York, taking his Bachelor's degree, with marked honor. Dr. Rice has been in the active practice of law, havingstudied in the' ,Law'.School'of ColurnbiaVUniversity, and' being admitted to practice in New York City, where and in which profession he continued till his acceptance of his present positions He receivedhis LL. DL degree in 1891 from the University of Missouri. I . 2 A 1 QDr. ,Riceis Vice-President of the College aud at different perlods, has been the' Acting President. V . , . , 1 llvlflie student finds in Proff Rice, a true and steadfast friend, one always interestsd in thefwelfare of 'his pupils. , As a scholar, he is exceedingly versatile and comprehensive: as atteacher, he is 'clear andinipressiveg as a man, a noble Christian gentleman. Dr, Rice ,is.'a member of Zeta Psi. ' f . A , ' ' Q 8 Q. 'Q , 'f .Liga 1? 'gl , A 1