The Avesta, Volume 5, Number 2, Winter, 1926 Page: 4
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4
THE AVESTA
How wonderfully she stood by him through the years when failing
strength made the old time duties difficult. Nurse, private secretary,
companion, friend, all in one, her every thought for his comfort and happi-
ness, she made possible for him that fight for life that challenged so much
admiration, and made his final passing a triumph. Mrs. Criddle was not
left entirely alone, for they have a son, Ernest D. Criddle, Jr., who is left
to be a comfort and a consolation to his mother in her days of sorrow and
loneliness.
Mrs. Criddle has for several years taken a leading part in the club
work of her city, county, and state. Her husband took a great interest in
her work along this line, and in the work of women in general. He wish-
ed them to have equal opportunities with men. If one of his capable
women friends made a campaign for office, as did Miss Blanton, he was her
loyal supporter to the end, for he had great confidence in woman's ability.
Mr. Criddle came to Denton in the fall of 1909, and it was in the years
between that date and 1925 that we knew him best. From 1913 he was
at the head of the history department of the North Texas State Teachers
College, and in that capacity his relations with the other members of the
department were most happy. He believed absolutely in the right of every
teacher to teach according to his or her own method. He never assumed
a critical attitude, nor did he attempt to force his opinions or methods upon
others. When he had to give up his classes on account of illness, another
teacher had to take up the work he had started and finish it. She went to
him one day, and asked him how he wished the work completed. He look-
ed at her with his usual kindly smile and answered, "Just teach it in your
own good way." This incident was very characteristic of the man. He re-
spected the other members of the department as colleagues or co--workers,
and was ever ready to listen sympathetically to any suggestion for the im-
provement of the department.
Another of the delightful qualities of Mr. Criddle which increased the
pleasure of working with him, either in the history department or on com-
mittees, was his keen sense of humor. He was quick to see the humorous
side of a situation; and his good-natured sallies were always smile provok-
ing because he laughed with people, not at them. He was a great tease and
endeared himself to faculty, students, and neighbors alike, by his ability
to turn the usual happenings of every day life into bits of quaint humor.
How much we enjoy the people who are able to do this, and how often each
of us, not gifted in this way, has wished that some magician might appear
during the night and leave such a gift for him.
In his college work Mr. Criddle served on virtually every committee
of the school. From his very first year he took an active part in the pro-
motion of the college, and in the training of the future teachers of Texas.
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North Texas State Teachers College. The Avesta, Volume 5, Number 2, Winter, 1926, periodical, Winter 1926; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2105597/m1/6/?q=%22%22~1: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.