Middlebury College - Kaleidoscope Yearbook (Middlebury, VT)

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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

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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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RICHARD L. BRO X ' N A.B.. Bowdoin College (1929); A.M., Harvard University (1930); Instructor English, Middle- bury College (1931-19.17); Assistant Professor (1937-1940); Associate Professor (1940- ); Delta Upsilon. FRANK W. CADY A.B., Middlebury College (1899), A.M., (1903); B. I.itt., Oxford University (1908); Registrar, Middlebury College (1909-1913); Assistant Pro- fessor English (1909-1917); Professor (1917- ); Delta Upsilon; Phi Beta Kappa. ANA MARIA GARNER B.A., Barcelona University, Spain (1935); Cer- tificate of Proficiency in English, Cambridge University, England (1938); Studied for M.A. in English, Vi ' ellesley College (1939); Assistant, Phonetics Laboratory, French Summer School, Middlebury College (1940); Instructor, Span- ish, Iowa State University (1940-1942); As- sistant, Spanish Department, Wisconsin Univer- sity (1942-1943); Instructor Spanish, Middle- bury College ( 1943- ). JUAN A. CENTENO A.B., Institute of San Isidro (1920); M.D.. Uni- versity of Madrid (1927); Associate Professor of Spanish, Middlebury College (1931-1933); Dean of Spanish School (1932- ); Sigma Delta Phi. REGINALD LANSING COOK A.B., Middlebury College (1924), A.M. (1926); B.A., Oxford University (1929); Instructor English and American Literature, Middlebury College (1929-1931); Associate Professor (1931- 1932); Professor (1932- ); Kappa Delta Rho; Phi Beta Kappa. ALFRED M. DAME A. B., Harvard University (1902), A.M. (1903); Associate Professor Greek, Middlebury College (1928-1929); Professor Latin (1929-1939); Professor Latin and Greek (1939- ); Phi Beta Kappa. SAMUEL GUARNACCIA A.B., Middlebury College (1930), M.A. (1936): Instructor Spanish and Italian. Middlebury Col- lege (1940- ); Coach Varsity Football (1942- ); Kappa Delta Rho.