Westminster College - Blue Jay Yearbook (Fulton, MO)

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GEORGE B SWEAZEY lvlmy men ue pUlxCI1 ol xxxth Ne11er1t1on lfter the1r death hut to the exx xxho lre Spoken of xxlth rexerence whlle yet on thu earth vxe cm 1we11he true -rrentnus Such a mm ww George Balley SWe1Z.ey Dean of X7w7CIIH1I15tCI' for twenty wx years who ched on August 10 1946 Tlns heloxecl man WN 1 dexout and futhful ehurehman who gnc gladly of hu tune and 1h1l1ty 1n the RCYYICC of God The 11HZiSQU1Tl1I'1Q QIHCCFIYY of h1 f xrxstxm llfe xxai an 1nsp1r1L1on to those who knew h1m 0 Dr 5xxe1z,ey xx 14 'L Sehol1r Hrkt lait in 1lvv1yQ He came to lhlh eol eefe 111 1917 15 Profewor of Anment Llnguagea He Hoon tr maferred to the IT11tl1CITldtlCS tClCl11I1Lf th Lt at tlmes he regretted hw posxtlon 12 Dean beeauie lt neceemtated l1lN l'1lXI11g fewer elawes e xx LS 1dm1red 1 1 Heholxr hut George xxeleey Wai re1llv loxed 1 1 mm n Slute of eon2c1ent1ouNly emylng out xx ex zetmg dutxek 12 Dean and lnxtruetm he xx 1s llxxava obhgmg, 1lXNlyQ grauour Nexer was he too busy to gnc freely of hu tune to anyone who wwhed to talk to h1m He was the I'VCI'N0Il1f1CZ1f1O11 of wh1t 1 College Dem should be the wtudentx frxend Though he 15 gone, there 15 1 kmd of LO1'15Olltl0I1 ln the knowledge th 1t he w111 l1ve forexer 111 the lt1rtS of thoQe who h ne h1cl the prnllege of lcnowmg hum X1 I 1 ' 1 1' S ' A 'A 1 A 1 ' ' . f ' , 2 1 A- 1' 1 ' 'S A 1 2 ZA---' 1 1 1 1 11' .4 1 1 , s ' 1' I 1 1 11 1 ' 1' ' 1 1 ,Il '1 ' ' 1 ' 1' ' 1 ' ' ' ' . '1 ' '11 1 1 1 1 dz '11. ' lk ' 11' 11 ' ' 1 Y 1. 1 1 1 1 ' ' 1' department and then only three years after his arrival became Dean. He so loved 1 ' 4 1 A -1 '1 A .1 ' 1 ' 0 H '1111 ' 2521 1, Sw' '11 1, ' 1S1 1. '1:1 1,1 '11 ' 1, ' 1 1' 1 1 1 5 : 1' 1' ' . '1 1 1: .' A 1, 1 1 1 1 ' Y ' A .

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JEREMIAH B. REEVES 0 On November 7. l946, Vvlestminster lost a faithful, learned servant in the person of Dr. Jeremiah Bascom Reeves. For thirtyffour years. he had been a member of the faculty and head of the department of English. His knowledge of English Literature was a source of light to all his students. To them he was a kind, gentle, likable man-a truly great humanitarian. 0 Dr. Reeves received his B. A, degree from North Carolina University and his M. A. from Yale, He served overseas in the First World War and later went to Cornell University for a two year teaching fellowship and his Ph. D. degree. WHO'S WHO honored him as an author and educator and he was a member of the Missouri Writers' Guild as well as a Past Commander of Kingdom Post No. 210, of the American Legion. 0 While on the campus, Dr, Reeves was interested in Speech and Dramatic work, always lending aid to these activities. 0 A list of his friends would be long and would include persons from all parts of the world. These friends will long remember the greatness of this man.

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