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THE AVESTA
His office was frequented by many in need of advice; and his aid was
given freely to all student activities. To his untiring energy is due in a
large measure the efficient organization of the present Student Loan
Fund of the College. Sometimes the teachers and students would have a
circus for the benefit of this fund. When circus day arrived Mr. Criddle
was always on hand to help arrange the side shows and stuff the
elephants. The loan fund has proved a blessing to a good many
students of limited means who might have had to leave school
for lack of funds if this aid had not been given them. Mr. Criddle
had hopes that the loan fund might at some time be endowed by people of
means who would have a consciousness of what an education means to
young people.
The E. D. Criddle Historical Society was organized on December 2,
1924. When the time came to choose a name for the organization, it was
unanimously decided to name it for the man who had been such an excellent
head of the department, such a sympathetic teacher, and dear lover of the
history work. The society hopes to perpetuate the noble ideals taught and
lived by the man for whom it was named.
On November 25, 1897, Mr. Criddle joined the Knights of Pythias. He
held several offices in the lodge such as Prelate, Vice-Chancellor, Chan-
cellor Commander, Keeper of Records and Seals, and was Representative
of the Knights of Pythias of Texas for the years 1902 to 1906. He held
this office longer than any other man. The gold service jewel was award-
ed to him by this lodge for twenty-five years of faithful service. He also
joined the Odd Fellows Lodge in 1905, and held active membership in it
until his death.
During his residence in Denton he was active in civic and religious
affairs until he lost his health. When he came here to live he joined the
Central Presbyterian Church as an elder, and had served on the board of
elders since that time. In 1922 he was elected a life time elder of the
church. For several years he was Sunday School superintendent and sec-
retary of the Church official board. He was earnest, sincere Christian,
kind, and just to all. However, he believed in the good old Presbyterian
doctrine that punishment should be meted out to those who deserve it, and
he could become righteously indignant when the need arose.
Mr. Criddle was the type of man that the business men of the town
respected and were glad to count as a friend. For several years he serv-
ed as president of the Denton school board. The Rotary Club of the city
elected him honorary member after his health became too bad for him to
attend. Up until this time he had been one of the regular faithful mem-
bers.M
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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/m1/8/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.