Part of a chapel presentation by members of the Congress Debating Club regarding the history of WKU and it\u27s founding faculty.  This portion was given by Evon Howell regarding A.J. Kinnaman who taught at WKU from 1906 to 1926.  Kinnaman died in 1928

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Western Kentucky UniversityTopSCHOLAR®Student Organizations WKU Archives Records1930UA68/6/2 Eulogy on Dr. KinnamanEvon HowellCongress Debating ClubFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/stu_orgPart of the Higher Education Commons, History Commons, Nonfiction Commons, and theSpeech and Rhetorical Studies CommonsThis Presentation is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in Student Organizations by anauthorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact connie.foster@wku.edu.Recommended CitationHowell, Evon, "UA68/6/2 Eulogy on Dr. Kinnaman" (1930). Student Organizations. Paper 70.http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/stu_org/70Eulol!7 tI r/r. Kln ..... on. b7 ETon Ho" .ll. Mr. Preaident, f a oulty member. a nd t ellow e tudenta; you hay. been told by t he . peake r. who haTe gone betore me t he h i.tory of t h is i nstitution , of t he grea t cri ee s t h rou gh whi ch i t haa come ; ate p by step it he a progr e s .ed until today It has reached a height wh ich t we nt y yea r s ago would haTe a.emed i mpos .ible t o t he c ommon t h i nke r. Le t me i nf orm you , h oweTe r. t hat t hia pr ogr ess has not come about by me r e a ccide nt . ETery atep wa a t he re-Bult o f sacrifi ce o f 80me 1 01'8,1 wo r ke r. OUr achool 18 young yet a a you know a nd many of t hose loyal worker. who gu i ded It t hr ou gh the pe r i l. of It . lnfaD07 a re at ! ll gu i ding i t t oday i n t he pe rson a of Dr. Cherry. Prote .Bor Al exander. Dr. Stickl es and othe r . . But I am t h inking now of a g r eat fi gur e I n t hat gr oup of d lat ln-gut.hed leade r B whom mo at ot you do not k now. A man o f grea t a b il i ty , who put hi e whole heart and 80ul int o t hi s Bchool 1n order t ha t i t mi ght gr ow a nd se rre Kentuck y &8 it i8 80 able y doi ng t oday . A man t hat 1 . r emembe red a nd 1 0Ted by eTery one who k new him. I r efe r to Dr. Kinnamen. Dr . Ki nnamon p o •• e aaed a pe r s onality that r adiat ed apa rk a of laTe which reac hed eTe ry heart. He wae firm , stau nch and at r ong in personality yet it wa s weildy a nd a pplica ble to meet a nd wi n the lOTe and confid le nce f any heart. To laTe and ado r e h i e monly and agr eeable personali ty one had but to gl ance t nto hie nobl e , l ook i ng e ye s or a t t he we l coming Imile t hat a l way. sh own upon h i e f a ce . I ( . ~. , , I I c.n •• e hi m now, aa it wae on regt.teration day, la.ily gliding among the .tudFnt-body. would be unnotioed if it were no t tor that radia ting lo~ef which alwaye made hi. presence felt, anewe rl ng the merry 8olutations of the old students. speaking word e of oon .u l ation to the new one, aDd spreading hope a nd che er among all. As a teacher, concluding trom hie re 8ult. and t he unamlnou8 ?olce ot hi. student •• he was abaTe que s tioning. Dr. Kinn&mon had a rare gift which made hi. exceptionally au table for t he profe ee lon. The I~ething that mn r ked him in hie priTate Itfe was ca rri ed into the school room. There it wa a combined with t he knowledge to be di e .emenated and made dead t act. aliTe and etale fact. nl W. All that had cla.lea with him became aaturate4 with hi. oTerila. tng Inspiration. It . a. too strong not to be relt; t he reeult waa a cla.8 full ot e nthuet ... , a epi rit ot cooporetion and Berr i c.; all ready to work because Dr. Kinnamon .aid 80. He -gaTe knowl edge , but he aTe more t han knowledge . Knowledge wa. clothed in that fi ne apirit of comrade and fellow_ .hip Which a l way. illuminated from hi. personal ity. He acoepted Dr. Cherry's mo tto, Lit. More LiCe, and carried it into t he Bohaol room. Four years ago t h i s cIty and t his Bchool lo s t a g reat oit i zen and teacher. Dr. Ki nnacon wa. called .. ay because at ill health. He went back to hi. old hame in Ind iana . Two yaa re later t hi8 oountry loet a gre at Bou l and edUcator when Dr. Kinnamon wae ca lled t o that gr eat beyond. Hie fr i e nds mouned tor t he 10 •• ot auch a g odly man and great tea che r and h la a baence 1& greatly felt tode,y . Yet I ( • • I • • I hi. l~. and tine .plrlt remain • • b.r.~.r he .. e known. It i •• 0 de.ply embedded within this institution t hDt it will re-main toroTer through all the change. t hi •• chool may unde r go. I say hie friends bereaYed at hi' departure, but we baTe one aon.ulation; he rec,iT,d hie flowers before he went, in t he form at laTe and happlne... In hi. laet day. he hod the hDppine •• of t he S--S-' thought at • well .pent lite • ... whole life •• emed to be one at enjoyment, enjoyment t hat none can taete, except t ho •• t hat po .... an agreeable and lOTable personality, at Dr. Kinnamon. a man who lO?ed and wae loved by eTerybody. -Gr"D be the turf aboTe thee, Fri.nd of my better day •• None knew t hee but to lOTI the., Non. named thee but to pral ••• ~ I ! . , 

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