Henry B. Poor, Gamma ’39 (Amherst)

At the celebration of Psi U’s sesquicentennial anniversary 25 years ago, Alexander Turner, from the Theta chapter’s class of 1934, greeted those in attendance with a story he heard at the centennial anniversary in 1933.

Brother Turner recalled that Earl Babst, one of Psi U’s most distinguished alumni, talked of a prior Convention held in 1896 when he escorted Samuel Goodale, a founder of Psi Upsilon, to a meeting with Elisha Taylor and Clement Davidson, who were among the first initiates after our founding.

“To see them together,” Babst said “was living proof of the pride we have in our founders.”

At the Sesquicentennial Convention I heard Brother Turner extend the warm regards of founder Samuel Goodale as he had received them from Earl Babst.

Therefore today, on the occasion of the 175^th anniversary of Psi Upsilon’s founding, I extend the warm regards of founder Samuel Goodale, first passed on by Earl Babst to Alexander Turner and now by Henry Poor, to all living Psi U’s. And I ask that 25 years from now, when we celebrate Psi Upsilon’s bicentennial that you pass along these same warm greetings to future generations of our brothers.