Slippery Rock University - Saxigena Yearbook (Slippery Rock, PA)

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MISS RUBY FRAMPTON. Librarian Her hobbies arc domestic . . . likes canning and preserving . . sewing and needlework . . . scouring and cleaning at home ... of course, a librarian would like books, but her favorite ones are rarely the current favorites. She likes to garden best of all. DR. CARLE B. SPOTTS, Chairman of English Department Reading on every subject . . . golfing , . . gardening . . . growing Epigea Ripena (arbutus to you) . . writing . . . (read the article in the current Pennsylvania Debating Journal) . . . Author of a text book in debate . . . these occupy Dr. Spotts' leisure time, along with his debate team. MRS. WILLIE MAY DU BARD, English Department Mrs. DuBard is quite a collector . . . stamps . . . coins . . . miniature pitchers, inspired by a collection seen in New England . . . one hundred pitchers collected, and several others in the family . . (Her lunches arc so delicious wc wonder if Southern Hospitality is net another hobby.) MRS. LILLIAN SHEEHY, Assistant Librarian Her home is her hobby . . . painting the furniture . . . cooking . . . rug making began because she had a lot of rags . . . don’t you imagine Jill's affairs arc her hobby, too? DR. OI.I.IE BACKUS, Chairman of Speech Department Flitting from one hobby to another . . . collecting symphonic records . . playing bridge . . . building a summer home, a log cabin in Michigan . . . developing pictures , . . delves for a while, then goes to another hobby . . . books of poetry, particularly Sara Teasdale . . . also, visiting with people.” DR. PIERREPONT H. NICHOLS. English Department A dilettante in music. Doc plays many instruments . . . fond of popular music (probably because his mother wanted him to play hymns and classics) . . . enjoys bass horn and baritone . . . was motorcycle dispatch rider in last World War . . . boating, a summer hobby . . . owns two small sloops . . . Probably next summer’s hobby will be bicycling, not as a kid stunt, but from necessity. A 'in firm

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MRS. MARY McCANDLESS, Assistant Dean of Women Flowers arc her favorite hobby . . . growing them and making bouquets and mantel pieces for North Hall teas and parties. She enjoys sewing and dress designing. although she has little time for them now. North Hall and the girls are her hobby, too, and we picture her arranging flowers, meeting our friends, and acting as our housemother. MISS BERNICE SPARGO. Nurse Our cheery little nurse enjoys music, too, both as a soloist and a listener. Going to symphonies and musical programs and driving aimlessly about the country side, exploring cne road after another, were favorite activities . . . now postponed for a while. Other hobbies are reading current fiction . . . attending plays and movies . . . and smilingly treating her patients. MISS GLADYS SANDERSON, Accompanist Miss Sanderson stated clearly that she was no collector, but she must be a collector of tuneful melodies. How also could she accompany Mr. Shelar so well in our Monday morning sings? She has no hobby, but her time is well spent in accompanying the Vesper Choir . . . playing for chapel programs . . . supplementing the music appreciation courses . . . and working in the gym and main offices. MISS NELL WOODS. Dietitian Miss Woods collects antique furniture and is always on the lookout for new acquisitions. (It isn’t even quite safe to have an antique in the dormitory, girls; she’ll want to buy it.) She enjoys people and often entertains with bridge. One of her interests is corresponding with her men in white who arc now men in uniform. Eighteen

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MISS LILLIAN GRIFFIN. Art, Laboratory Schools Miss Griffin insisted that work was her hobby, but we discovered several other interests . . . water color painting during vacations . . . color photography . , . the theatre . . . general reading on art, biography, autobiography, nature, history . . . summer travel (need we suggest stay-at-home activities will have priorities this summer?) ... As for her work in the training school, she is very kind and encouraging to all youngsters in their art classes. She has a keen sense of humor which is illustrated when an occasion for a story presents itself. MRS. GLADYS HENRY ARNOLD, Music, Laboratory School Art appreciations generally are Mrs. Arnold's hobbies. She has made picture study much more interesting and different by having a special frame so constructed that it can fit any size picture. Several hand manipulations and various sized mats . . . and Mrs. Arnold goes on studying pictures of the masters. A member of the Book-of-the-Month Club, she enjoys reading. Her collections of fine recordings are much more valuable now that transportation to concerts is difficult. Another hobby discontinued for the duration is that of theatre-going in Pittsburgh. MISS ROBERTA LOHN, Music, Laboratory Schools Miss Lehn's work and play is music. Because her parents enjoyed music but lacked the opportunities for a musical education, much emphasis was placed on her music. At the age of six she played the piano; and when she was a big girl of seven, she took violin lessons. Clarinet was a major interest in high school. Now her musical activities include playing in the Meadville Symphony and string quartet, singing in groups and directing college and high school music organizations. She also enjoys ice-skating.