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Show 27 science. Eyring's choice was mining engineering when he entered the University of Arizona in September l9l9.34 The most important influence on Eyring was the encouragement of his parents. They provided continual encouragement for all of their chil- dren in their educational endeavors. In l933, a local newspaper boasted of Edward Eyring's family's achievements in education. in part: The report reads "To Edward C. Eyring goes the honor for this section of having the largest number of college graduates in his family. Fourteen sons, daughters, sons-in-law and daughters-in-law who make up Eyring's family hold bachelor's degrees, seven of the family have masters degrees and two, also, hold Ph.D. degrees. So far as is now known this is a record for Arizona for the number of college degrees for one familv. Edward Evring makes his home in Pima. and his children received their early education in local schools."35 Caroline Eyring wanted her son to be the best and used to say to him, "Henry, I hope you'll not just be good but that you'll be good for something." Her faith in her son certainly was strongly felt in Eyring's later educational life. The feelings of his father were plainly mani- fest as he prepared to leave for school at the University of Arizona in Tucson. The circumstances of the father-son talk are related by Eyring: It was a Friday evening in September l9l9. I had been hauling hay all day in Pima, Arizona. It had been very hot and we'd been drinking lots of water. On Monday I was going to start classes at the University of Arizona where I was In the evening my father, as to study mining engineering. fathers often do, felt that he'd like to have a last talk with his son. He wanted to be sure I'd stay on the straight and narrow. He said, 'Henry, won't you come and sit down, I want to talk to you.' Well, I'd rather do that than pitch hay any time. I went over and sat down with him. So, |
