Emporia State University - Sunflower Yearbook (Emporia, KS)

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School of Music . The students of the Kansas State Normal and the citizens ol' Emporia are extremely fortunate in having an opportun- ity to attend some of the first-class theatrical entertainments. Frank A. Beach, Dean of the School of Music, as chairman of the Normal Artists' and Lecture Course, is the man who is responsible, for bringing this talent to Emporia. Mr. Beach, who is an artist himself, believes in giving Emporia the best talent of the country. Mr. Beach is well known throughout the State of Kansas. Those who are in any way interested in music know that this year closes his presidency of the State Music Teachers' Association. He is largely responsible for the important functions in which this organization has served the educa- T tional work of the state. They also know that it is through Frank A4 Beach his efforts and untiring work that seven annual all-Kansas Music Contests have been held at the Kansas State Normal School. Those who are not directly interested in-music know Mr. Beach through his Kansas State Normal Glee Club, which has been enthusiastically received wherever it has gone. He has lived up to his reputation for originality in the new features which he has for the last two seasons added to the Glee Club Concert. Mr. Beach is known and loved by all students of the Kansas State Normal School, for his ever willing service. He is never too busy to talk to the studentsg he is always willing to help, and always has a friendly smile for everyone. He is known as the man who works in the interest of public service and not for mere profit. Department of Mathematics , If you are wanting a good audience to listen to your latest story, go to Dr. Lindquist, for there you will find an inexhaustible supply of hearty, spontaneous laughs that go with the keenest appreciation of fun. Just pack up your troubles in your old kit bag and take them to Dr. Lindquist, and presto! they are a good joke on yourself and you rather enjoy them. He has a large vocabulary but the word bore has no place in it. Oh, he has heard of it, no doubt, but he doesn't really know it because he doesn't look at life that way. That is why mathematics does not bore him. He likes it, as is attested by the snap and good will he carries to his mathematics classes, and he does not intend to intrust his knowledge of the subject to anything as transient and un- reliable as the memories of his students. He has written a college text book, Modern Arithmetic Methods Problems, which is used as a State Reading Circle book. and a series of three books on Junior High School Mathematics for the seventh, eighth and ninth grades. While teaching mathematics in the Michigan University School of Engineering, he developed Teach- ing of Mathematics to Students of Engineering. This is the sixth year that Dr. Lindquist has been at K. S. N. He holds an A. B. degree from Lombard College, an M. S. from Northwestern University, and a Ph. D. from the University of Chicago. He is a member of the Mathematical Association of America. Theodore Lindquist 3l

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Department of Teacher Training All the world's a stage 'F i li and each man in his time plays many parts. So it is with one of the stars at the Normal, Dr. Herbert G. Lull. For twenty-two years Dr. Lull has been in the teaching profession, as high school principal, superintendent of schools, professor of education, and director of training schools. Nor is he the dilettante which this might imply. Along with his work in Michigan, Washington and Kan- sas schools, Dr. Lull has kept up his own professional develop- ment. In 1898 he took a two-year certificate from the Ypsi- lanti Normalg in 1904, an A. B. from the University of Mich- igang in 1911, an A. M. from the University of Washingtong . and in 1912, the year in which he took the Ph. D. from the Herbmciun University of California, he received the honorary degree ,,--.....,,....... -.- ,.,, s., of M. Pd. from Michigan State Normal College. In the last twelve years, Dr. Lull has contributed thirty-four significant professional articles, with a broad catholicity of subject matter, to the educational journals of the country. His book, The Redirection of High School Instruction, is to be out shortly. from Lippincott's. Students newly enrolled, or extraordinarily shy, are rather overwhelmed by Dr. Lull's crusty exterior. Icy chills-b-r-r-r-rl race up their spines, congeal their brains, and freeze the brilliant words they are about to utter. But in time they recognize the humanness of the man, admiration for his power and genuineness supplants the fear that has gripped them, and they recognize, as does the Normal at large, that we have here a four-square man of whom we are justly proud. School of Public Speaking and Expression When we wonder who, and attempt to satisfy our curiosity by searching for the source of inspiration for a large part of our school activities which make campus life enjoyable and worth while, we find that it narrows down to one man, Pro- fessor F. L. Gilson, Dean of the School of Public Speaking and Expression. He is drawn upon from the kindergarten to the senior college for his valuable suggestion and criticism in dramatic work. His advice is valued above that of all others in put- ting on such stunts as Penny Arcades, as well as such plays as The Servant in the House and As You Like It. He is a strong booster for K. S. N. not only on the campus but l a out over the state, where the school is well represented by the Gilson Players. Professor Gilson holds a high place in the affections of his students and the student body at large. He is a man of even poise and dignity, of liberal views which he attempts to impose upon no oneg a patient, sympathetic, and enthusiastic teacherg and a practical artist. The stage is his canvass, he paints his picture with beautiful lighting effects, and his characters are real. He is an artist in the interpretation of human nature. He loves his work and according to his poem, Satis Est, is contented to be a school teacher, and truly he is a real teacher. Professor Gilson is a graduate from Cumnock School of Oratory, Chicago, Ill., and is recognized throughout Kansas as an authority in his line of work. Franklin L. Gilson 30

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The Extension Division All you have to do is to stand still a few minutes and you will see Salser go by, someone was once heard to say of the genial head of the Extension Division, the Appoint- ment Bureau and a dozen other activities. Truly there is no busier man on the campus than Mr. Salser. Everybody from the janitor on up goes to him with requests for anything from a thumb tack to a big, fat salaried position and every single petitioner from an oil town superintendent on down to the aforementioned janitor receives the same patient, kindly consideration. No one is ever turned away. Busy as he is, Mr. Salser sees each one personally, and his hearty Well, what's on your mind today? is the password that brings to his always sympathetic hear- ing the wild projects of some over-enthusiastic faculty mem- ber or the plea of an over-zealous student who would take on extra hours. If there are any flaws in the system at old K. S. N., one of them is the fact that there are a great many students who do not know Mr. Salser until they are almost through school and are beginning to think of a position. Many students do know him. however, and often they are privileged to sit around his table in a committee meeting, for Mr. Salser's middle name might well be Committee, so many of them does he have. Carl W. Salser Department of Women's Physical Training Thanks to Miss Vestal, the fame of our Gymnasium De- partment has crossed the Kansas borders. During the five successive seasons that she has coached the girls' basket ball team, it has not been defeated. For two years Miss Vestal has been acting head of the Women's Physical Train- ing Department, and in that time the number of girls spe- cializing in the work has increased from twenty-five to fifty-seven. She has helped greatly in the organization of the Girls' Physical Training Club, which is open to all girls specializing in the department, and in the decorating of the club rooms on the upper Hoor of the gymnasium. Aside from her work as head of the department, her actual teaching consists mostly of the direction of sports, and the coaching of the basket ball teams. She is chairman of the Girls' Dofofhl' Vw!! Athletic Association. Miss Vestal came to the Normal in 1914 from the Sargent School of Physical Train- ing in Boston, from which she was graduated with honors. She held the tennis cham- pionship of the school. She has won the admiration and affection of her students, because she embodies in herself the highest principles of physical healthand culture, with a loyalty that carries a fine lesson in itself. But why say it? We all know Miss Vestal, and to the last one of us we can say sincerely: We like lIOI',' shcfs rr. good sport! - 32