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November 1, 1917

The faculty met in special session November 1, 1917, with Acting

President Boyd presiding. Quorum present.

The Chairman stated that the Council had an ointed a committee to

draft resolutions in memory of Mr. Joseph Dicker, and that the faculty
.zd been called to hear their report. Professor Anderson, Chairman of

‘e Committee, asked Mr. Grehan to be allowed to read the report. ,

University of Kentucky
November 1, 1917

After a brief illness, on the evening of October
the thrity—first, Joseph Dicker, 'nstructor in the Col—
lege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Univerm

sity of Kentucky, passed to final rest.

Stricken apparently in full possession of excep—
tional physical vigor, in the very midst of service
that has reflected credit upon this institution for
more than a quarter of a centuria— a service that pro—.
mised even greater usefulness for more years to come,
as human estimate of the strength of man is wont to ex—
press itself, his passing is the more grievous and his
loss the more deeply felt.

Joe Dicker was a manly man. He had implicit faith
in humanity, and above all things he believed in youn
men and women. He sought to the full measure of his abil—
ity, both by word and example to impress the important
lesson, that he served humanity best who began wholo~
heartedly the day’s work and persevered with singleness
of purpose unto its end.

In the quarter of a century of his connection with
this University he was an important factor in the train~
ing of more than 2000 young men. They are scattered this
hour to the ends of the earth. Some have become leaders
of men. Others have simply followed; virtually all have
been and are successful men, doing men’s work in a man’s
way. They loved Joe Dicker living because he was sincere,
because he was loyal to them, because he sought to make
potent and useful men of them and to direct them even
through the rigor of exacting discipline to higher planes
of usefulness. They now revere his memory. Students who
knew him best in the years gone by, long after he is dust,
will recount in kindly remembrance the virtues of their
friend, instructor and counsellor, within the rugged ex—
terior of Whose vigorous body heat a heart that throbbed
in manly sympathy with all the ambitions and all the heart—
burning and all the struggles of youth.

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Ha was not without fault. No man is, but the most
: impartial observer sitting in judgement upon his day’s
work, now come to its close, must accord to Joe Dicker
the simple, yet just tribute that real worth extracts
from every honest man; he did his duty as the Master
gave it to him to see his duty, and answered death’s
summons without fear from the midst of daily sacrifice
and service.

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The Faculty of the University, assembled in a me—
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{ sustains irreparable lo ; that this body is called to
give up a valuable and useful friend, whose loyalty to
the institution, to the Student body, to his co—workers

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in the College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering,
and above all to his chief, was at all times a source of
‘ inspiration to all who had the good fortune to observe
"‘ it; that this Faculty does hereby extend to his family
9 and those who were drawn to him by the closer ties of
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THER RESOLVED, that as a mark of respect
‘ v rsity be suspended from this
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funeral in a body. Mr. Barr was authoriz d to purchase a floral 'esign.