Born and bred in Wisconsin; self-supporting student in college; guided into the study and love of art by Miss Caroline Burr in our Art Hall; life-long art-lover and collector; distinguished curate and dean in the Episcopal Church; awarded the distinction of several knicknames by students of art history; frequent traveler to Europe in search of cultural remains and art objects; promoter of libraries for community use; donor of many art treasures to your Alma Mater. Your career has brought you high personal distinction and reflects honor on your Alma Mater.

This be the evidence of admiration and high regard from your fellow alumni and from Beloit College.