Class of 1889
One of the events of special interest in connection with the opening exercises of the Chicago Theological Seminary in October was the dedication of a name-plate for Davis Hall. The following (abbreviated) description is from the Congregationalist of October 27.
"This handsome bronze plaque was theidea of the students, paid for and dedicatedby them. After the tablet had been unveiled by Dr. Davis' own son, WilfredDavis, who is this year entering the Seminary as a student for the ministry, a verybeautiful tribute to the character of OzoraDavis was given by Richard Steiner. Thenfollowed the presentation in behalf of thestudent body and the acceptance by thepresident of the Seminary. The simpleceremony closed with a prayer of dedication.
"The tablet bears the following inscription."
DAVIS HALL NAMED IN MEMORY OF OZORA STEARNS DAVIS THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED IN HIS HONOR BY THE STUDENTS OF THE CHICAGO THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, 1932, "SI CRUCEM PORTAS, PORTABIT TE"
The Latin quotation was a deeply cherished motto given to Dr. Davis by Sadhu Sundar Singh and referred to in his moderator's address, "Li£e-Giving Convictions," at Detroit in 1929.
"A beautiful marble bust of Ozora Davis,the work of Lorado Taft, was unveiled atthe last Commencement; so, with the life-like oil painting already in the commonsroom, the bust, the tablet, and now thebeautifully written little biography by Mrs.Davis, the name and influence of OzoraDavis bid fair to be passed on with undimmed luster to the coming generations."
Ned Dearborn went to the University of Michigan in the spring of 1928 for a special task—to investigate "the food habits of the principal predatory fur-bearing animals in Michigan." He was appointed assistant professor of forest zoology in the School of Forestry and Conservation. A summary of the findings of this two years' investigation, carried on in field and laboratory; has been published by the University in a 52-page bulletin, written in Ned's clear and concise style and illustrated by maps, charts, and photographs. The conclusion of this thorough study is a logical plea for a more intelligent policy in pro- tecting the fur-bearers and thereby in- creasing their numbers "for their servicein destroying pests, for a continuous in-come from their fur, and for their recrea-tional value." Having completed his task, Ned and his wife left Ann Arbor last June, spent the summer in New Brunswick, and are now at Hilton Village, Va., on the James river, near Newport News. He writes that he has "joined the army of the unemployed," and that "it is fine to feel thatI can sleep or go fishing at will, unham-pered by routine duties." His son and his wife are at near-by Hampton, and his daughter and her two children are with her parents, while her husband continues his duties as aviator, a lieutenant in the regular army.
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