Middlebury College - Kaleidoscope Yearbook (Middlebury, VT)

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ELEANOR S. ROSS Diiiii tif Vi ' omcii, Middlebury College A common title, but one holding new- meaning for every Middlebury girl who has come to know, respect, and love the woman represented by it. Each year brings new faces, new problems, new experiences; each year these are met with renewed vigor, wis- dom, and understanding. Symbolic of her true worth to Middle- bury are the three degrees received here: an A.B. in 1895, an A.M. (Honorary) in 1927, and Doctor of Pedagogy (Honorary), pre- sented at the 1943 Commencement. Miss Ross, a former graduate of our col- lege, returned to serve as Dean of Women and as Assistant Professor of English in 1915. May she influence the lives of many more Middlebury girls in the future as Dean of Women, Middlebur ' College. BOYLSTON GREEN An unusual illustration of the results of industry is Mr. Green, present Dean of Men at Middlebury College. Better known to most of us as Instructor of English in 1941- 42, he rose unobtrusively to the position of Assistant Professor in 1942, ,ind thence to the position he holds today in 1944. As Dean of Men, he hardly remained unobtrusive. On the contrary, he became one of the busiest residents of Old Chapel, yet retained the same easy, gracious manner so character- istic of Mr. Green, instructor of English. Mr. Green received his A.B. at the Uni- versity of South Carolina in 1925, his M.A. in 1926, and , more recently, his Ph.D. at Yale in 1941. Such steps have led him for- ward .... and upwaril to the college on the hill. - 16 -

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OW LCQt5 COMM. IHOMAS F. DUHIGG (R.7 ir ) A well-known hgurc on the Middlebury campus was Commander Thomas I-. Duhigg, Medical Otticer of the Navy V-12 unit, i ' ith more than thirty years ' Naval experi- ence behind him, the Commander has touched as many as thirty-five to forty foreign shores. He entered the Navy in 1917, and after duty with the Asiatic fleet, decided to remain in the Navy. Commander Duhigg was assigned in May to Middlebury. He ar- rived early on June 1st, and proved a vital part of the college until the day of his trans- fer to Tufts College. LIEUT. ELMER D. - ' EST Graduating from Ohio University in 1930, Lieutenant West received his dcgre,- of Master of Education at Harvard in 1934, and that of Doctor of Education at th; same university in 193 5. He became Dein of Stoneleigh College, Rye Beach, N. H., in 1937. Commissioned in April, 1943, he at- tended Officer Indoctrination School at Co- lumbia University and received training for the - 1 program, ' ' ith such an excellent background, it is not difficult to under- stand why Lieutenant West is recognized as such an efficient executive officer. ENS. DEAN H. HANLEY A graduate of Pennsylvania State College, Ensign Hanley has had a varied career. After enlistment in September, 1941, he trained at the Naval Training Station, N.O.B., Nor- folk, Va., Greenville, N. C, Quonset Point, R. I., and finally at Camp Allen, N.C.T.C, Norfolk, Va. There he served in the Ad- ministration Department, the Drill Depirt- ment, and as Provost Marshall. Transfers came rapidly, until in June, 1943, he went to the Naval Training Station at Bainbridge, Md., where he attended the Indoctrination School for the V-12 program. - 15

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TUCult y.- naiiin and rot elan jLanauaaQi Conclusive evidence of tlie iustiticition of a liberal arts education comes to us di- rectly in view of what the liberal arts col- leges are doing to train ofticers for the Army and Navy. These men are being trained in liberal arts colleges, taking few cultural courses, but associated with teachers whose philosophies symbolize the liberal arts idea. Naturally the very experience of war centralized attention upon the worth of the liberal education and curiously, perhaps, pro- duced a positive appraisal of its value. In re- ply to the charge of impracticality and in- erticiency comes recognition of the practical and effective training of non-vocational study in establishing a sound attitude toward principles of right and wrong and developing a responsiveness to any immediate issue. This is recognition of one important goal of liberal arts institutions — development of sound principles of approach to no specific problem and yet to every problem. A recent incident has strengthened my confidence in the value of a liberal education. I had the good fortune to talk with John Hicks, back from some ten major engage- ments on the battle front. He told me there was no doubt in his mind of the values of Middlebury training for a man who goss through what he has just experienced. Such words give heart to us who today man the posts of the liberal arts colleges. tPou Ui . Seeti DOUGLAS S. BEERS . ' .B., Yale University (1 19), A.M., (1921), Ph.D., (192S); Instructor English, Middlebury College (192S-1SI26); Assistant Professor (1926- 1927); Associate Professor (1927-1928); Pro- fessor (1928- ). LEA BINAND Brevet Superieur; Assistant Professor French. Middlebury College (1929- ). CLAUDE L. BOURCIER Baccaiaurcat; Licencc-es-Lettres; Diplome d ' e- ludes supcrieures; Agrcgation des lettres; Mid- dlebury French Summer School (1936-1942); Assistant Professor French, Middlebury College (1937-1939); Associate Professor (1939- ). - 17