Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-06-27

! Many friends of DIR. Z. c. Nc
Douglc, retiring dean of Eastern
Kentucky State Normal School,
will be interested in reading the
beautiful and appropriate tribute
paid him by Mrs. Priscilla D. Cha
pin, of Lexington, in her toast to
him at the Alumni banquet last
week. She has given the Daily
Register a copy of her remarks
which we're as follows:
Mr.. POSTMASTER Ladies and
Gentlemen =
The greatest privilege and hon
or ever bestowed upon me was
conferred when | was asked to
give this toast to our worthy dean
! feel my inefhciency and inability
us words fail me when | try to
express the true sentiment and
value of a man SO powerful as DR..
McDougle.
First, we regret sincerely that
he cannot be with us tonight oW-
ing to the recent sorrow that
came into his home, and we cX
tend to him our deepest sympa-
thy.
Our Departing Dean" is diff
ficult subject to discuss ard
brings feelings OF sorrow and re-
greet. Yet, | feel as Pollyanna
felt i'll one of Eleanor H. Porter's
novels: There is always some
thing of which we can be glad. SO,
think we can be glad that we
have had him with us and his
splendid services for the past IA
years. In fact, he came to this
institution i'll its infancy,-in the
spring Of 1907. He came when
the school was weak, had few
teachers, little equipment and less
money We appreciate the fact
THAT he did not come to Eastern
because of better pay. or popu
llarity. but he came because he
saw here a great field. where
there would be All opportunity to
serve He LETT these when he ic-
signed the presidency of Georgia
Robertson Christian College
Henderson, Tenn, where he had
servcd efficiently for five years.
think we may be glad of two
more things: that he gave up his
work i'll Tennessee and came to
Kentucky; and that he came t
Richmond and to Eastern.
His first duty assigned was that
of business manager and assistant
in education, and through his abil-
lily and skill the institution began
to grow. He served in these dut-
les until the death of DR.. Roark
i'll 1909. In the reorganization
of the school DR.. McDouglc was
made head OF the educational de-
partment. In this capacity he
did many things for the uplift of
1.-THE institution. With little fin
ances, but a strong ambition and
an intense loyalty, he caused the
school to develop, With his power
to think and see ahead he pictured
the institution as it stands to-
night. He did much to make
Eastern what it is now.
By 1913, his services had PROV
ed SO satisfactory that the board
of regents granted him a years
leave of absence to go to Clark
University and complete his work
for the degree of Doctor Of i'iil-
osophy. which he obtained in 1914
Upon his return he was made the
first dean of the institution.
Since that time we feel that he
has accomplished his best work
for the school. 1t is difficult toI
point out just what should be con
sidred his greatest conlrlbulian
10 the institution, but undoubted-
Ily one was the systematizing o.
the records of the students. His
labors upon the courses OF study
have been important, and every
student who has ever received any
Certificate from here owes Df. |
McDougle debt of gratitude for
his unselfisll labors in their Behalf /
1t was he who came to the rescue |
when there was a conflict, wllcl-
something was wrong, he
planned Our schedules that we
might do our work the most hap I
PLY and some both time and inon-
ey. These things will linger long
in our memories.
His contribution to the school
cannot be fully expressed in
words, but we do feel that the +
present high standards of the I
courses Of study and the recog- I
nized efficiency of the work done