MacMurray College - Tartan / Illiwoco Yearbook (Jacksonville, IL)

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FACULTY Hazel Olson A.B., M.S. Biology Constance L. Raymaker A.B., A.M., Ph.D. Economics Ru+h O. Rose A.B., A.M., Ph.D. English Paul Rowland A.B., A.M., B.D. English Elizabeth Rearick A.B., M.S., Ph.D. Physical Education Ralph H. Robblns B.M., Ph.D. Music John A. Schumaker B.S., A.M. Mathematics Mary Frances Scoit A.B., A.M. English Delwin M. Shaw B.M. Music Victor H. Sheppard A.B., A.M., Ed.D. Government Wilbur Sheridan A.B., A.M., M.M. Music Carrie E. Spencer B.S., A.M. Physical Education « 22 »

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FACULTY Victoria E. Hargrave Alfred J. Henderson Walter B. Hendrickson Ray E. Holcombe A.B., A.M. A.B., A.M., Ph.D. B.S., A.M., Ph.D. A.B., A.M., Ph.D. Librarian History History Speech Ida Ingalls Mary Johnston C. Leplie Kanatzar Elsa P. Kimball A.B., A.M. A.B., A.M.. Ph.D. B.Ed., M.S., Ph.D. A.B., A.M., Ph.D. Home Economics Latin Biology Sociology « 21 »

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FACULTY Isabel C. Stewart B.S., M.S., Ph.D. Psychology Beatrice M. league A.B., A.M. French Mary Waller Ph.B. Music Phoebe Wilkins A.B., M.S. Psvchology BEATRICE MARY TEAGUE August I, 1889 — January 13, 1951 Professor of Romance Languages at MacMurray College 1922-1951 Miss Beatrice Mary league was born in Denver, Colorado. After a preparatory course in Miss Wol- cott ' s School in Denver, she received her B.A. at Denver University In 1910 and her M.A. in 1916. She studied in France at the Sorbonne and at the University of Grenoble, had frequently travelled in France, and had also traveled and studied in Puerto Rico. She came to MacMurray College in the fall of 1922, to take charge of the Department of Romance languages For appreciation of the life and literature of France she felt that exactness in the knowledge of the language was of the utmost Importance, She worked to instill in her students appreciation of the logical clarity of French thought, the schol- arly precision of French criticism, and the depth and breadth of French culture. Her own background had been developed by wide study in other litera- tures and in other fields of art. She showed her students how to correlate their work in French with that in other subjects and to see and appreciate the Influence of France in the program of the arts of other nations. Miss league was helpful in student activities. She had served on the faculty advisory committees for the S.A. and Y.W.C.A. As class adviser she Inculcated loyalty to the ideals of the College along with care for gracious living. Many students remem- ber her helpful friendship, sound advice and graceful hospitality. Her students will never forget her personality. Her grace and charm pervaded her teaching as well as her social contacts. As President McClelland said at the Memorial Service at the Congregational Church on Sunday, Jan. 21, Beatrice league was a beautiful woman. Her features and her smile were beautiful. Charm, that indefinable quality admired In all women, she possessed to an unusual degree. She was a charming person. She was pure in heart. She was a woman of lofty ideals, of high moral standards, of noble purposes. « 23 »