Western Illinois University - Sequel Yearbook (Macomb, IL)

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Education Dwight L. Bailey came to Western in 1928, and has had charge of all rural school activities within the extension department. Julian L. Archer is the third member of the department. Western's two deans, Moses N. Thisted, and Caroline M. Grote, are associated with the staff, al- though their work in the department is naturally curtailed by the duties of their deanship. Miss Grote is the senior member of the department, hav- ing come to Western in 1906. Ethel Ray and Ros- coe G. Linder are other valuable members of the staff. Alpha Epsilon Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi is an honorary educational fraternity, organized within the department in 1925, with Charles Ingalls as President. Officers this year are: President, Gran- ville Blythe, Vice-President, Lera Burgessg Sec- retary-Treasurer, Helen Grahamg Historian, Ralph Kirkpatrickg Reporter, Mary Crabillg and Coun- selor, Mr. R. R. Simpkins. The organization fur- nishes the greatest incentive for scholastic attain- ment, offering each year an award to a student in the Junior and Senior College who has gained the greatest degree of pronciency. The Rural Club is the other departmental or- ganization, Mr. Bailey being the faculty advisor. The nearly one hundred members enjoy two meet- ings monthly, and have for their chief project for the year, the conducting of the Rural Progress Day. The culmination of their social events is the party given by Mr. and Mrs. Bailey. v THE RURAL CLUB ARCHER BAILEY GAYLOR RAY OFFICERS OF RURAL CLUB President CORNELIA POPPY Vice-President HELEN WILLIAMSON Secretary SUSAN TAYLOR Treasurer GLENN BROWNING Membership Committee FRANCES BYWATER, Chairman Program Committee DOROTHY KINSER, Chairman Social Committee ZILPHA ECKLUND, Chairman E251

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SIMPKINS LINDER SCHLEIER VAN CLEVE KAPPA DELTA PI Anderson, Pauline Bacon, Dorothy Banks, James Blythe, Granville Bruninga, Harold Burgess, Lera Carrison, Helen Coffman, James Paul Dobbs, Grace Draegert, Gayland Good, Russell Graham, Helen Hermetet, Sue jean Houle, Buel Hunt, Wendell Jackson, James Kennedy, Earle Kirkpatrick, Ralph Loy, Arthur Metzger, Donald Oldknow, Frances Parnell, Georgia Robinson, Berwyn Smith, Fern Smith, Carol Strode, Curtis Crabill, Mary Fisher, Jimmae Lovell, Hildreth Zeis, Eleanor Vincent, Julia A. Hedgcock, Helen Sallee, Mrs. Roy Foster, Mary K. Shepherd, Susan Rodefeld, Wilma Yetter, Adah Brown, Carol H. Holden, Patricia Rogers, E. R. fCarthagej Hulson, Helen M. McDill, George Ogden, Louis Mullen, Annabelle Pyle, Everett Young, Robert Education The Education Department quite naturally occupies the space of foremost importance among the departments of the college, since it is the only department in which every degree student must take a major. The department came to this posi- tion through a process of development which com- menced several years after the school Was founded. President Alfred E. Bayliss organized the depart- ment of Education and Training in 1906, calling the eminent Frederick G. Bonsor as department head. Mr. Bonsor resigned in 1909, and Was succeed- ed by John E. McGilvrey. Mr. McGilvrey, after a short tenure resigned and W. P. Morgan took up his duties. Mr. Morgan was promoted to the presi- dency in June, 1912, and R. R. Simpkins, at present head of the department, Was secured to assume the directorship of the Training and Education Depart- ment. Today Mr. Simpkins is one of the select circle of twenty-year teachers at Western, and in the eyes of his many students embodies to a great degree the high ideals which he has so constantly advocated. A very capable group of teachers have served in the department and today the Education De- partment Faculty comprises one of the most com- petent groups in the entire faculty organization. Mr. Van Cleve came to Western as Director of the extension Work in 1912. More recently he has re- tired 'from the strenuous duties of extension Work and has been teaching regularly in the department. His place has been filled by George W. Gaylor, who came to Western in 1923. KAPPA DELTA PI E241 i I- l

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GARWOOD MYERS SCHORY VAWTER PLATONIANS Elizabeth Barron Harriet Birdsall jane Bridges Alcia Brown Carol Brown Harriette Cason Joyce Clark Anna Coats Ina Cox Grace Dodds Mildred Dye Gretchen Eichelsdoerfer Florence Everett Lois Gentle Jean Hedman Mary Hofferbert Ida Louise Jenkins Evelyn Leigh Dorris Lindsay Lucille McClelland Pauline Mathias Merle Medhurst Rose Mary Moore Charles Mullin Helen Norton Frances Oldknow Elvira Sargent Dorothy Schoemaker Annabel Soper Dorothy Stickle Myrna Stotts Inez Talkemeyer Harry Todd Leona Tuttle Francis Wells Eleanor Zeis English The English department was organized when the school opened in 1902. Samuel B. Hursh Was the first, and at that time the only teacher. Dur- ing the first few years English classes assembled in the room now used by Dean Currens and the exam- iner and recorders. Later when the Library was placed in this room, the English classes met on the third floor, in the room now used by Dr. Garwood, who came to Western as department head in 1921. Gther than the Department of Education there are more students who major in English than in any other subject. The public speaking work is conducted Within the department, with Harold F. Schory as director of all public speaking and dramatic activities. Mr. Schory is coach of the men's debate teams, and Women's debate teams, When such are organized, and also is sponsor of the Green Door. The Work in journalism is handled Within the department. Bessie Myers teaches the classes in journalism and is the faculty advisor for the Western Courier, the college's Weekly newspaper. Miss Mabel L. Corbin is the senior member of the English faculty, coming to Western in 1910. Gladys O. Vawter has been a teacher in the depart- ment since 1923, with several terms devoted to ad- vanced Work at the University. Isabel Hoover be- DR. AND MRS. GARWOOD E261