Amherst College - Olio Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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A il If ,-A Z. m.,b jen? CD LQQ I-5763 influence which he has been exerting to foster intelligent interest in the drama has been greatly helped by the encouragement which the faculty as a whole has given to the Mas- quers in their new and most successful at- tempts. Greek shows perhaps the largest percent increase in enrollment of any single subject. With sixty freshmen be- ginning the lan gu a ge, it would seem to be regaining, in Amherst at least, some of its lost ground. How much of this gain is due to the Winsome ways of Pro- fessor Agard, and how much to the value of the Greek, is, it is understood, a subject of hot dispute between Professor Agard and his colleagues at Doma. Professor Smith's enthusiasm for his subject makes of the advanced courses something uniquely pleasant in the college. In this department the loss of Professor Elwell has been felt most keenly by faculty and students. His friends among the faculty, the graduates who have sat under him, and the undergraduates who will never have that privilege may regret his death as that of a very human inspiration. Professor Todd's absence has been felt, as Professor Baxter's return has been welcomed, b y s t u d e n t friends. One scarcely knows w h e t h e r t o wish for Pro- fessor Church- ill's success politically or his return to Amherst and t h e l o s s o f Mr. Sherman will b e f e l t keenly. Next year we are to welcome again a new group of teachers, headed by our old friend, Doctor Fitch. We expect to be glad to have them all here, but they can scarcely hope to take for us at once the places which will be left by f'Tip and f'Nungie and Emmy , There has been criticism in some quarters

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lf PCE , -I-M1125-Fs?!f Gm l The Bear amung the IITHKIIUZP LARGER registration at Amherst l this year than ever before,whilc per- ? haps not a desirable thing in itself , ?' at least proves that the followers of Mr. Flexner have not succeeded in getting entirely out of the notion that a college education should be something more than a higher trade- school course. If A m li ers t stands for any- thing it is this notion, and her friends should be glad of its success. the minds of the country Professor Gallingcr's courses have proved so popular that it will soon be necessary for him to lecture to History 10 on the Chapel steps, if other steps are not taken to provide enough space for him. There have been the usual large classes in the natural science depart- ments. Pro- fessor Kimball, though ably substituted for by Professor Thompson, has yet been missed by those who had some idea of his enter- taining lectures and examina- Again the social sciences are attracting probably the largest elective enrolhnent. The Economics courses, under Professor Hamilton and Professor Stewart, a recent addition to the faculty rolls, are again sharing with Prexv's Logic the reputation of arousing the greatest amount of outside comment and discussion. Ti ' tions. Professor llillikairs lectures have been made the subject of a great cleal of discussion, both in and out of class rooms. They pre- sented ably one of the most fascinating pro- blems of modern physics. Professorls Youngs courses in English have maintained their initial popularity. The

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Crue gf - A- ' 'Id 4 :V ff 1 :' - 1 ,X-gi'-XX yf ' +-:,f-- , ,m--A-- -.-.Q -.-1: L- L.,l :vast of our having, as students, any brains or any thoughts t0 put in them. But, in spite W QQ -,xii ' T M lf' 64 2 V 'I I A' X.-Q ff X w -e yff ffr,,,k.e L-' -' I one of the best activities of these classes and teachers, as such is thought. lt goes without saying, since President Meiklejohn has emphasized it, that, in the world outside, this thought must be turned in- of the obvious disadvantages, jg L E . . . . . v A fiqj' ' , A' N':',, in an institution of learning, of ,3 fffiw L Ay l,'ga,,,,' , having such an interference 125-wi fi. . ? 'siJ f E :-. Y with the development of char- i ' .. , ,lt ,xg ' v n , I i ' 'issnts' if- '. actei as the facultyieprt e , I I1 in W 1 - , fu' A- be LMT--,-ilvi 'Ni-. there are still some who feel N gggrgijlfiat- 'biriiii .B iff if '15'i5if iaiiffi ma-1 - A that classes and teachers, as f:1fif3,3sgQ, Ilfls ir : xxxgef-Ijcizi Xxx' EH SLI . .LJ gn., . iii an old tradition, ought not ' g w t1igg1.fff, rt -K to be abolished 3 and that f 3 A lil!! 1 .,f4f'r:T,n f 'Y i fn to action, and that, in any national crisis. tlabby action would be no action at all. Qbfftters nf Qlhmtnistratiun ALEXANDER hlEIKLE.IOllN, PILD., LL.D., Pl'CSIltllCHl' . CiEORtlE lj,-XNIEL OLDS, LL.D., Dean of the lfczczzlfy . Hi,-XRRY lVEL'l'UN IQIDDER, BA., Trcaxzzrer . . . 'l'HoMAs Ctfsnixcs l2s'1'Y, MA., 5lec1'et411'y of the Favzrlty ALFRED SHEPARIJ GoonALE, BA., !fCUZ'SfI't1l' , Otliee, Pi'esiclent's House . C itil ee , . Office, . Ci 7 tti ee , New No N o El. llfilker Hall 4, llvzillier Hall ti, lilillqei' Hall L s . - , Uttiee. No 23, lllillcei' Hall PAUL C,'IiRYSOS'l'0M PHILLIPS, RLD., College P11 VS!-51.1111 Umm- P1-mt Gylnmlgiuln RRYIIARD FRANels NELLIGAN, llziectoz' Qf,lfI1lc'fz't'5 . , , . Q gpm? punt Glvlmmqium X v rvw 1 V , . v , Y , ' 1 - - . . . , , . Q l - Q' i 51011 IXHLRUM BW IIANAN B-A., lp -xt't'l'C'fL1I'It'S of 1110 C lzrzsfzuzz glssouztzfzmz, zu C lzuree of the btmicizt ALFRED HAAIIJIN XV.-XSHBVRN, BA., j j.',,I!,1L,Wm,m Hmmm ' ' , Otltiee, Itlfl Morris Pratt N'emoi'i'1l lwomiitorv FRMJERIVK SVUVIALER ALMS, BA., ,bt'c'l'C1'dI 1' of the ,llzruzni t'o1z1zt'1'l Omni B111-Crt Hqil GER i QE ' A , ' - ' ' ' A ' ' ' IRL ni LII.-Xlilllll Bizoix N, Suzctuzy to 1110 Prexzderzz' . , 20 Utliee. lj1'CSiClC1lliS House