Ohio University - Athena Yearbook (Athens, OH)

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Acting Dean of the College of Education H. E. Benz, Deans G. R Kabat W S Gamertslelder. G. W. Starcher, E. J. Taylor, E. C. Seiglred. and A. H. Armbruster E. J. Taylor first assumed duties on O.U. ' s campus in the capacity of Dean of the College of Applied Science, in 1947. Now he is a Rear Admiral on the retired list of the Novy. While in the Navy, he earned his Master ' s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Colum- bia University. His extra-curricular activities include ad- visorship of Acacia fraternity. Earl C. Seigfred, Dean of the College of Fine Arts, graduated from Holbert College, and obtained his master ' s degree at Columbia Uni- versity. After receiving his doctorate at the University of Iowa, he served on the faculty of colleges in New York, Kansas, Iowa, Mississippi, and Ohio. Since he came to Ohio University in 1940, Dean Seigfred has been interested in providing every student at O.U. with some background in Fine Arts. It was in the fall of 1934 that Dr. Adolph H. Armbruster came to O.U. from the University of Pittsburgh where he was Professor of Finance. He took a combined academic and engi- neering course at Western Reserve, where he re- ceived his A.B. degree. Next he attended Har- vard where he was accorded his M.A. degree. 17

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FALL • • • Sunlight Splashed upon the campus like tepid egg uolh, ana the locust S chatter grates through the air. -srS the fireflies Scatter up into the dush Soft footfalls Seem to Sag that students are about. r sudden gust of- wind shitterS throuah the elms, and a freshman titters. rnd the students are everuwhere, out there a couple walhs slowlu, their voices low murmurs, their steps lagging. Atnd a lone leal loiters in the air and flutters down into Spongu leaf-heaps.