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• Wafford College Bulletin ALUMNI ISSUE
OCTOBER, 1916 Vol. I No.4
GREETINGS FROM PRESIDE T JAMES KILGO. Greetings to All the Sons of Wofford and Her Few Daughters! In addressing you, I desire to direct your thought to one ®ffirrrn of .!\lumni .!\.anntiatinn. l!llli-17 subject-our dear old mother. Did you ever know even three President-]. W. KILGO, '81...... -...... Columbia, S. C. of her sons to be associated for thirty minutes without lovingly referring to her? In thus addressing all her sons, could I speak First. v·ice- p resi.d en t - T · G · HERBERT ' '90 ... ---·-············Florence, s. c. of any other in whom they all would be so much interested? . p .d t S H McGHEE • 5...... Greenwood, S. C. Second Vice- resi en - · . · ' 9 To you who have had the privilege of annually visiting the dea1 old being is given the opportunity of knowing her obligation to A G R EMBER T '84 ·················· Spartanburg, S. C. Sec'y an d T reas.- · · ' the minor children of her household, her embarrassment a few ' 6 Dallas Texas Alumni. 0 rat or-0 . D · \ i\TANNAMAKER ' 9 ····················· ' years ago to give them shelter, how she enlarged her building to that end, relying upon her many sons to relieve her of the burden that enlargement entailed and to give her what aid was possible 1Exrrutiur Qlnmmittrr in caring for our younger brothers. We all know because of the perfection of her motherhood in bringing her sons into complete President, Vice-Presidents, Secretary and Treasurer, Ex-0 fficio. and symmetrically educated manhood how the family year by WARREN DuPRE, '78 ...... Spartanburg, S. C. year has increased. Not all of you, perchance, know how bur ...... Florence, S. C. dened she is to meet the demands upon her by this large increase. She wishes her sons scattered throughout the earth to be made S. C. ~. ~~::::s~: ~:~::::·::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::. .:::::::::::::·::::::::::::::::~::::::~partanb urg, acquainted with her needs, knowing their sympathy and love for her will bring them to her aid. As the president of our Alumni Association, having intimate knowledge of the condition of our alma mater, I use this method to acquaint you with her presen: embarrassment. For the first time in her history she is in debt; not a debt incurred by bad management, nor by any loss of her resources, but by the increased demands made upon her for a larger service. To relieve her of that debt and to increase her resources, a special agent is employed, who is even now in the field appealing to her friends for gifts. Foremost among those giYing will be her own sons. Some of you, my brothers, cannot be seen by this agent, and yet this appeal will reach you and you 4 vVoFFORD COLI.EGE BULLETIN ALUMNI ISSUE will demand as a loyal son the privilege of having a part in tht 5 support of our old mother. I do not demand, but suggest, that ( 2 ) The Cla_ss Secreta?' shall have authority to appoint the "what you do, do quickly." To those of you out of touch with necessary committees to assist him. the situation, let me definitely say that the debt referred to was (3) In case of Yacancy in the office of Class Secretary and incurred in building a dormitory. That debt amounted to fifty Treasurer, the Secretary and Treasurer of the Alum · A · . Ill ssocia- thousand dollars. How gracious and reasonable would be the act tion shall appomt a. Class Secretary and Treasurer to hold office for Wofford's sons to pay for that building and allow all gifts until the next reun10n of the class and the election of his suc made by friends to go for Wofford's living expense. On next cessor. June I invite every son of Wofford to meet at that building 5. Class Reunions.-(r) Each class shall hold· · "The Carlisle Memorial Hall"; but "before the roses bloom in reun10ns at comme~cement one, three, and five years, respectively, after June" let Wofford's sons lift that debt. graduat10n, and every fifth year thereafter All b . . · mem ers of Appreciating the honor you conferred upon me by making me classes, at any time dunng their course, are expe t d t h · · · f c e a t ese your president, and with kindest wishes for you all, I am, reumons, irrespective o whether graduates or not. Sincerely, ( 2) Every class shall, upon the twenty-fifth . ]As. W. KILGO, · d · anmversary of its gra uation, make some suitable gift to its Alma Mater. President. 6. Local and C aunty Organization -Th ffi . . . · e o cers of the A_ lumm Associat10n shall assist in and encourage the organiza ALUMNI REORGANIZATION-IMPORTANT t10n of county and other local associations. FEATURES. 7- Executive Committee.-"The Executive C .t At the regular meeting of the Alumni Association at the COUJ. consist· o f th e President,· Vice-President. s omm1 tee shall mencement of June, 1915, a reorganization was effected with s, ecretary and Treas urer, and three additional members at least t f ·l . h . - view to bringing the former students of the college into closet . I b ' wo o w 11c addi- t10na mem ers shall be residents of the c·ty f S touch with one ar.other and into more frequent touch with · 1 i o partanburg " the A rt1c e III, Section r, cf Constitution. . - college. In the new constitution adopted the following features a deserving of special note: NOTES AND REMIXDERS. I . Membership.-Any former student of the college, whether The generalization that lar b d · a graduate or not, may regard himself.as a member. to much mod1'fi t. . 1 _ge o ies move slowly must yield ca 10n m t 1e light f d 2 . Annual Dues.-There shall be a fee of two dollars, pay~ clusions. But no such d'fi . 0 m~ ern astronomical con- able annually to the Secretary and Treasurer. This fee is made up of "h mo_ i. cat10n applies to those large bodies uman wanous" · ll voluntary one. varied men who m k -es~ec1a y of the many and 3. Alumni Bulletin.-A Quarterly Alumni Bulletin shall ing. Such has b a e hup the al_umm of an institution of learn- een t e experience . t . issued and sent, free of charge, to all who pay the annual du toward effecting the . . m s artmg the mo\·ement of the Association. of the \\'offord al r_eorFgamzat10n and quickening the activit)' umni. rom pre t . d. . 4. Class Organization.-( I) Every class shall elect a pe co-ordinating movem t f h. sen m icat10ns, however, the manent officer, known as Class Secretary and Treasurer, w word-has begun ~n o t is great body-and great is the.just shall have charge of working up reunions and caring for wered or tasks as~i - ~ver have letters been so promptly ans applying to their proper use any funds under the direction summer. gne so cheerfully accepted as during the past the class. 6 V OFFORD COLLEGE BULLETIN ALUMNI ISSUE 7 To one response special attention deserves to be called. In l\IY DEAR SIR :-According to the plan adopted in th C . e new onstitu- the BULLETIN for July appeared the following paragraph, whose tion (see July ALUMNI B ULLETIN), Commencement rgr · h . . ' 7 , lS t e reunion potential importance justifies this re-emphasis: year of your c lass. B Y c l ass lS meant not only graduates but "In the memory of nearly every former student stand forth entered from the Freshman year. ' all who To secure a creditable attendance, the hearty· co-o t" f in a glow of interest or even of compelling influence some college . . . . . pera ion o the class and espeaally a committee thereof, ls indispensable A S ' experience, some phrase caught living from the lips of professor · · I k · s ecretary-Treas urer of t h e A ssoc1at1on, as that you will act on such · · or fellow student, some anecdote enhanced in meaning by the with those named below. committee, together light of later events. All this exists-a very- treasure of human Enclosed you will find cla5s list from the Fr h . es man yPar with ad interest and suggestion-possibly even of historic value. But dresses so f ar as known at this office. Please g t · h- ' . - · e in touc with oth their calling forth must depend on the initiative of individuals. members o f t h e committee with a view to plannin f . er · · f f 11 · g or committee organ 1zat10n or a u reunion of class at Commencem t d . - Why not in this way help the compilers of the BULLETIN to add · f en ' an a 1so with a · a section of 'Memories that Cling,' 'Chance Caught Memories to secunng or the October BULLETIN the following data: view r. Kame of class president and class secret t . from the Past,' or some such title? Such a feature would add . ary- reasurer or if th o ffi cers d o not exist, Sl'ggest the members f . ' ' ese . or appointment by Al · the salt of variety to the more fully worked out articles of rem S ecretary m accordance with Constitution. umm
iniscence on some period in the past of the college." 2. The addr~sses and occupations of members of . Charles H. Carlisle has been the first to respond to this section on the enclosed list. your class as given in a short article called "Professor Gamewell and Else," which Probably .the best way to secure the above would be t appears further on in this issue. In his response he fixes on and of the class list to each member whose address is k o s~nd a copy quest that he fill in these facts so fa h k nown, with the re- thereby determines as the selected heading of this section the . ' r as e nows them d same to chairman of your committee. ' an return phrase "Memories That Cling." It would add to the interest of the 1 . . -0- - . . c ass Items m the BULLE · f spec1a 1 items of a~hievement or of noteworth in TIN I any In this connection, the compiler of the BULLETIN would call any of these names, in addition to add . dy teres~ could be added to . ress an occupation. special attention to the interesting possibilities of another pro I should be obliged, too, if yo11r committee posed feature--one of personal items gathered here and there of your class to write brief reminiscential sk would se~ect two members one for the October and one f th J etches of your college days, about Wofford men. This BULLETIN is, as it were, a family .· or e anuary number of the BULLETIN chronicle, a circulating collection of family news. No element There will he, of course no little k . . . You may count on prompt help fro ;h~r : meeting the above requests. quickens keener interest or gives more pleasure than the personal, But, after all, the real source of c:m is .o c~ so far as it can be given. the facts about the well-doing and the well-being of one another. the class itself through the zeal a d p~lhng inter.est must. be sought in L , n persistence of its committee The success of this feature, however, is almost wholly conditioned et s work together to make the l . . mencement even more notabl th . a umm feature of the next Com- upon the ready and regular co-operation of Wofford men every e an in 1916 I where. Will not the readers of the BULLETIN bear this in mind Please let me hear from you at . - . . me from time to time info d f your earliest convenience, and keep and send to the Secretary-Treasurer any newspaper clippings or rme o your plans and their progress. other information about former Wofford students? Sincerely, --o-- Secretary and Treasurer Wofford College AJA. G. ~AEMB~T, . The coming commenc:ement will be the reunion year fo r the . . umn1 ssoc1at1on. As md1cated before the res . classes ending in 2 and 7 and for the classes I9I4 and I9I6. many and cordial T . ' ponses to this letter have been During the summer, the following letter was sent to committees · wo of these resp · because of their s . onses we publish elsewhere selected from each of the foregoing classes : uggest1veness as to d up class interest in th . ways an means of working e reun10n. ALUMNI ISSUE 9 WOFFORD COLLEGE BULLETIN 8 dents. Will those who read this save the expense of a third Owing to inability to secure sufficient data, the insert\on of notice and at the s~me t~me do a little missionary work with the promised directory of Association and class officers must bt other \Vofford men m their community? postponed until the January issue. This is intended not on~y as - - 0 -- an item of explanatory information, but also as a gentle remmder It adds no little to the value and interest of the present number to those who have not yet replied to the letters asking for the of the BULLETIN that in it are found brief sketches of \Vofford's necessary data. fi rst graduate, of the first two presidents of the reorganized --o-- alumni, and of the first alumni orator of the same period, with Grateful acknowledgment is herewith made of the many let his oration. ters commendatory of the BuLLETIN that have been received. It is to be regretted that so few have offered positive suggestion. The BULLETIN is yet in the experimental stage, as it were, feeling its way toward a more perfect service in its sphere o~ endeavor. There is as yet, therefore, no waste paper basket yawnmg fo r new IN MEMORIAM ideas and practical suggestions. There is, however, a bank balance sadly in need of many more REV. NORMAN LANDER PRI ICE, 'o2 two dollar fees from the members of the Association. Up to. the issue of the July BuLLETIK, sixty-four had paid- whose I88I-I9I6 names were then given. Since that tiPle, payment has been made
by the following : ickels, W . W. Ariail, J. M. Hall, \V. H. Hamer, P. M. Plyler, \V. E. Bailie, J. G. Harder., S. H., Jr. Rogers, J. C. Boyd, J. W. LETTERS I REGARD TO CLASS REUNIONS. Hartzog, L. A . Rogers, J. M. Bruce, \~T . vV. Holcombe, B. E. Smith, W. H. DR. ]. C. HARPER Burnett, Bobo Steadman, \\'. \V. Horger, E. L. Rooms 208-210 Fire Proof Building Bt:rnett, J . J. L. Irwin, \V. P. Stilwell, J. Greenwood, S. C. Calhoun, J. S. Stackhouse, R . B. Kinard, D. T. GREENWOOD, S. C., September I8, I9I6. Carlisle, C. H . Stackhouse. T. B. Koon, J.B. Pro;ssor A. G. Rembert, Spartanburg, S. C. Clark, N . T. Strother, D. C. Lake, T. D. EAR PROFESSOR :-I have recevied your letter with enclos- Cleveland, Jesse Tins!ey, A. E . 1~ander, E. M. ures ' sugg . es f mg a reunion· of our class in I9I7 and' asking C\eYeland, Van \\'alker, \Y. R. :McGhee, S. H. to act. with a committee· of my classmates to 'arrange for theme Cox, R. L. Wannamaker, D. P. :Manning, H. reumon. Dobson, C. E. ·wannamaker, \\". H. Moore, A. E. ~ want to say that I am in hearty sympathy with this idea of Fair, H. W . Williams, R. Moore, F . B. J. ha vmg a reunion o t ty fif h Fleming, J. L. Williamson, E . E. do all in m ur wen_ - t year out of college, and will Glenn, J. L. Nabors, H . Z. colle h! :ower to make it an occasion worthy of the class and A full financial statement will appear in the J a!'luary issue. ge w IC has counted for so much in our lives. l\Ieamvhile, there is on hand about half enough to pay fo r the whi1c~ se~:~ to me th~t it is very important that this committee October issue. The fact of this annual fee of $z.oo has bee:i y ave appomted should have a meeting at the earliest twice called to the attention of some eight hundred former stu- IO \ OFFORD COLLEGE BULLETIN ALUMNI ISSUE possible date, discuss the matter fully, and appoint sub-commit II tees, or individual membt.rs, to take charge of and look after and any other business that may be ·nt t• . 1 eres mg W each special phase of the work incident to arranging for the plannmg any collection to be taken Wh · e are not reunion. called, \Ve hope every living member w.. b en the class roll is 1 · 11 e present It I would be glad to have the committee meet here, and it will pleasure this past summer to meet Eug B · was my ene earden Ith give me the greatest pleasure to entertain them; or I will meet twenty-four years ago now but 'Gen ld · as been . . , e cou still ll h . them at any point most convenient to the majority. \Ve might the order m which we sat in Dr Ca r , ca t e roll m . r is 1e s c1 ass room. meet in Columbia during Fair week, and at the same time try to get some other members of the class there. Of course, the Very truly yours, most important thing is to arouse as much interest and enthusiasm C. B. \i\T ALLER. in the matter as possible, and get the fellows to come to Spar, "MEMORIES THAT CLI G." tanburg next June. I have begun looking up the addresses of as many members of the class as I happen to know anything about, PROFESSOR GAMEWELL AND ELSE. and will write them, telling them of our plans and urging them CHARLES H. CARLISLE '81 to be with us. The Preparatory Department of \V, . I will try to get in touch with the other members of the Fitting School, was for years cond t ~~ord Collage, now the committee at once and see if we can't have the matter take some room in rear of the east t . uc e m the large basement o iv er and unde h definite shape. I think Dr. \Valler is the logical man to act as recently, the College Library. Th. d r w at was, until chairman of this committee; so tell him to take up the matter of "Prep," for short, by almost is b epartment was then called . d every ody Th 1· h 1ow wm ows of this school . e ig t from the arranging for a meeting and see if he cannot get the committee . h room was not th b to meet here. eyes1g t, but seemed ample fc th e very est for boys' d r e watchf 1 t etect and expose any inatt t. u . eacher to promptly I will be only too glad to co-operate with you in anything en 10n or brew · looking to the success of the reunion; so do not hesitate to call sea t s an d desks were at that time (18 . mg mischief. The upon me at any time. boys at each desk. 77) fairly comfortable, two \i\Tith kindest regards and very best wishes, . The first time this writer ever saw his school room capacity Prof. ]. A. Gamewell in Sincerely yours, t was on the op . d J. c. HARPER. erm, about February 8th 18- N enmg ay of the second --o-- dents are still quite distinc/~ m aturally, the day and its inci WOFFORD COLLEGE more than thirty-nine years V em~ry, even after a lapse of DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY the man himself is remembe~ed ez.h little other, however, than the twenty-five or thirty b . e names even of many of C. B. WALLER, Ph. D. Gus a h oys present are fo t Spartanburg, South Carolina ' s e was affectionate) k rgo ten. Professor IO-Io-'16. on. the platform behind his t~le no":.rn, stood erect and Rat-footed Dr. A. G. Rembert, City. h:1ght, and weighed about· I6o . o e was about five feet nine in DEAR DR. REMBERT :-The class of '92 is planning to have tnmmed beard-black then p unds. He wore a short, well tt:ought him good-looking ~n~ot so black now. This boy then great reunion next June. \Ve have a committee at work at wise now. ' sees no reason . to th. k time urging every man to attend. VI/ e hope to communicate wi Th In other- every member of the class several times during the year. The . e school was called to was read, and a short order, the morning Bible porf are to be other committees appointed later to arrange a pro standing. More than t::ayer .was offered by the teacher I~~ service itself, h . ' owever impressive it \VoFFORD COLLEGE BULLETIN ALUMNI ISSUE II 10 11 and appoint sub-commit~ ther business that may be interesting. We are not d. the matter f u y, an d any O possible date, iscuss k charge of and look after · g any collection to be taken. When the class roll is . d" "d 1 members to ta e pI annm . b .ll b tees or m iv1 ua ' k . "dent to arranging for the called, we hope every livmg mem er wt e present. It was my each' special . phase o f the wor mci p Ieasur e this past summer to meet Eugene Bearden. It has been reunion. h mittee meet here, and it will twenty-four years ago no:V, but 'Ge~e :ould still call the roll in I would be glad to have t e c.omt tai·n them. or I will meet t 1 sure to en er ' the order in which we sat m Dr. Carlisle s class room. give me the greates pea . t t the majority. \Ve might · t st convemen o . Very truly yours, them at any pom mo . . k and at the same time try . d tn"" Fair wee , c. B. \VALLER. meet in Columb ia ur o f h ss there. Of course, the mbers o t e c1 a . to get some oth er me h interest and enthusiasm . . t arouse as muc "MEMORIES THAT CLING." most important t hmg is o th fellows to come to Spar, "bl and get e in the matter as posst e, k"ng up the addresses of as I have begun 1oo i . PROFESSOR GAMEWELL AND ELSE. tanburg next June. h to know anythmg about, CHARLES H. CARLISLE, '8I. f the class as 1 appen . h many members o . · 1 f ur plans and urgmg t em The Preparatory Department of Wofford Colloge, now the and will write them, tellmg taem o o Fitting School, was for years conducted in the large basement to be with us. h "th the other members of the . t in touc w1 room in rear of the east tower and under what was, until I will try to ge . 't have the matter take some nd ~ee 1f we can recently, the College Library. This department was then called committee at once a . ~ \'T 11 ·s the logical man to act as I thmk Dr v a er i . "Prep," for short, by almost everybody. The light from the definite shape. . · h. to take up the matter ot · 1ttee · so te11 im · low windows of this school room was not the very best for boys' chairman of this com~ ' . f h cannot get the committee . for a meetmg and see t e eyesight, but seemed ample fer the watchful teacher to promptly arrangmg detect and expose any inattention or brewing mischief. The to meet here. rate with you in anything seats and desks were at that time ( I877) fairly comfortable, two I will be only too glad to co-?pe. so do not hesitate to call boys at each desk. looking to the success of the reumon' The first time this writer ever saw Prof. J. A. Gamewell in upon me at any time. best wishes, his school room capacity was on the opening day of the second With kindest regards and very Sincerely yours, term, about February 8th, I877. r aturally, the day and its inci J. C. HARPER. dents are still quite distinct in memory, even after a lapse of -o- more than thirty-nine years. Very little other, however, than WOFFORD COLLEGE the man himself is remembered. The names even of many of the twenty-five or thirty boys present are forgotten. Professor DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY c. B. WALLER. Ph. D. Gus, as he was affectionately known, stood erect and flat-footed Spartanburg, South Carolina on the platform behind his table. He was about five feet nine in 10-10-'16. height, and weighed about. 16o pounds. He wore a short, well trimmed beard-black then, not so black now. This boy then Dr A. G. Rembert, City. f , is planning to have a-. · · The c1 ass o 92 .t.:... thought him good-looking, and sees no reason ·to think other DEAR DR. REMBERT .- mittee at work at U1ll> wise now. . J ne \Ve have a com . 'tb great reumon next u . d W hope to commumcate W1 The school was called to order, the morning Bible portion · man to atten · e The time urgmg every 1 times during the year. was read, and a short prayer was offered by the teacher, all f the class severa every memb er o . . ted later to arrange a pro landing. More than the service itself, however impressive it are to be other committees appom ;
12 \VoFFORD COLLEGE BULLETIN ALUMNI ISSUE 13 was to this participant, the man lingers especially in memory. WOFF6RD'S FIRST GRADUA The influence of that simple religious service of the first day at H TE. college, backed up by the personality of the teacher, has in some ON. T. M. RAYSOR LL D '-8 In the death of Honorable Samuel Dib.ble., / . indefinable manner accompanied this boy all along the busy years lost her foremost son and the State f h' Orangeburg County of college life, of home, church and business experiences, even one o er m t d. . citizens. He was born in the City f Ch os istmguished 0 until this good day. That first day J. A. Gamewell was chosen day of September, 18 and died t arl~ston on the 16th . 37' a a sanatonu . as friend, and never has that choice for a moment been regretted of Baltimore, Maryland where h h d . m near the City since; for he has continued true every step of the way. He has ' e a gone 1 th · regaining his health, on the 16th day of Se n e vam hope of been, and is, a veritable fact and influence, helping to keep alive \ras educated in the excellent s h 1 ptember, 1913. He • ' c oo s of his f · and burning within him the timid, though none the less genuine, Bethel, Conn. He entered the Ch l na ive city and at heart purpose of high living that beat in the breast of that green a distinguished student and aft ar edston College, where he was , erwar s mat · boy of the years agone. The life of the teacher has been, and is, a College, from which institution h d ncu 1ated at \\Tofford · e gra uated , ·th h. h lesson of good cheer and of royal living. bemg the first graduate of that f d . . . vi 1g honors, . ame mstitut10n There are a few adjectives that are prominent in mind in S oon a f ter his graduation h · trying to fairly measure the character of this teacher-friend ot assume charge of a school and' e camed . to . Ora nge b urg C ounty to these nearly forty years. Modest, faithful, steadfast, good. Not his life. As a teacher he', tmha e it his home for the rest of ' vas orough · · in any fulsome, indelicate sense, either, are they attached to the voted to his work. \\ 'h . . , conscientious, and de- 11 e engao-ed m t h. name of this Christian gentleman. or n<::ed they be further and was admitted to the b 0h. eac mg, he studied law . h . ar, w ich he was d t. defined. All true men well know their meaning applied to J. A. mt his lofty ideals of th . es med to adorn . e profess10n a d h. Gamewell and to others like him. vaned learning. He located . h" . n is profound and . IIl t IS city f f . Thus it is seen, one generation leaves its legacy of mind, profess10n prior to the late I . ~r nt> practice of his habits, character to the next for good or ill. The coterie of his State, at the first rud .war. .n patnotic and lasting love for e impress10n of th h . teachers at \\'afford, \Yith whom this writer was as a student exchanged the congenial 1·1- f e gat ermg storm he . 1 e o a lawyer f tl . associated, were all men of splendid type. J. A. Gamewell, D. A. th e ranks of his country' d f d or 1at of a soldier in R. s e en ers H 1. d . DuPre, Charles Foster Smith, James H . Kirkland-these remain. ifles, and rose to the k f . 4 • e en iste with the Edisto ran o first heute t · in the flesh, still contributing the best of their lives in conse command. He was a gallant soldier n~n ~n that famous crated service as teachers. Four others have completed the life cause and country. and did his full duty to course and gone on in advance-A. H. Lester, Whitefoord Smith. ~t the close of the war he r . James H. Carlisle, W. W. Duncan. The writer will not fess10n with the marv 1 ' esumed the practice of his pro- e ous energy and · d . blamed if he tells of his profound gratitude that he actually knew great characteristics. In . .m ustry which were his in person and came under the godly influence and instruction o he built up a lucrative an~artners~1p with the late Judge Izlar these men. And he rejoices that men of such mould still Izlar & Dibble was one of th ext~~s1ve practice, and the firm of the forts at \Vofford College. Each and all, they steadfast! firms in the State. H. e .w1 e~t known and strongest le o-al th is name is wntte d . o held, and do hold, aloft the standard of a high and noble m e courts and in the h. t f n eep m the archives ot 1 is ory u the f hood. However conscious of failure to wholly reach their ide aw as a science and wa f imes. Mr. Dibble studied those ideals remain, an active, vital force in the lives of thousan principles. He a~gued s pro oundly versed in its underlying d'ffi many notable · . of men who sat under their teaching. I cult questions and of th . causes, involving new and great principles \Vere t be gdravest.1mportance to society. \\'hen th t k 0 e etermmed h · · e as . ; and when author·r - , .1s genius was equal to I ies were to be mvoked to sustain that ...... ------~
ALUMNI ISSUE \iVOFFORD COLLEGE BULLETIN 15 14 methods, in the drainage of our lowlands ' and m· the const t' which already had been settled, he furnished them in exhaustless and improvement of the public highw H rue 10n store and used them with the skill oi a master. Mr. Dibble was · · ays. e