American University - Talon / Aucola Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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NINETEEN THIRTY-FOUR AUCOLA NINETEEN THIRTY-FOUR JOHN E. BENTLEY, M.A., S.T.B., M.R.E.,Th.D. Professor of Education and Psychology Dr. Bentley is well-known as a dynamic speaker and teacher, and his courses are popular for their stimulating and evocative discussions. He received his doctorate at McGill University and has studied at other institutions here and abroad. He has lec- tured and is the author of several hooks. WILL HUTCHINS, B.A., B.F.A. Professor of . irt Professor Hutchins has studied his subject far and wide in Europe and America and brings to it a profound love and appreciation. His courses are listed as not to be missed by all who believe in a liberal education. To Mr. Hutchins also goes the credit for many fine performances of the Dramatic Club, and for ' upholding (with Dr. Golder) the standards of the university on the campus golf course. A WALTER F. SHENTON, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Professor of Mathematics Dr. Shenton ' s favorite campus activity is pho- tography, and at any important college activity he may be seen indulging in his art. In class he devotes his energy to leading erring student foot- steps along the path to higher mathematics by the most painless methods and to enrolling pupils in his OIC club. He received his education at Dickin- son and Johns Hopkins Universities. DELOS O. KINSMAN, B.L., M.A., Ph.D. Professor of Economics Dr. Kinsman brings to his professorship a wide experience in both the business and professional fields, having served as president of a bank, college instructor, and expert assistant on the Wisconsin State Tax Commission. He is well-known for his fatherly interest in his pupils and for his painstak- ing care in covering his courses. He is with Dr. Holton in his devotion to the art of Izaak Walton. [19]

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NINETEEN TH1RTY-1 DIK AUCOLA I I I I I I 1 1 1 1! I ' i IOUR JOSEPH M. M. GRAY, B.A., B.D., D.D., Litt.D., S.T.D. Chancellor of the University Dr.Grav ' s arrival on the campus was followed by a whirlwind of activity, which soon made the stu- dent body cognizant of the fact that American University now had an active chancellor. His habitual liberalism manifests itself in many ways, in his thinking, in his administrative actions, in his sympathetic tolerance of other points of view. Dr. Gray is the cultured scholar and the man of action, the preacher of inspiring vision and the realist of progressive administration. His eager- ness to meet and know each student personally has already gained him wide popularity. GEORGE B. WOODS, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Dean of the College and Professor of English It is as a leader of men and a fighter for causes in which he believes that Dr. Woods is most re- spected. Certainly we realize that to him more than to anv other one person is due credit for the astounding progress of the college during its short history. Yet with his administrative ability is combined an unusual literary appreciation which has gained him a wide reputation as a Shakespeare scholar. MARY LOUISE BROWN, B.A., M.A. Dean of Women and Associate Professor of English Miss Brown, as Dean of Women, brings to her task of creating a home at American University for out-of-town girls the same energy and charming hospitality she puts into every other project she undertakes. She has had adequate training for her present position, for not only has she taught, but at Ames College, Iowa, she filled the same position she holds here. She is famous for her waffle suppers and has an unconquerable fondness for chow mein.

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NINETEEN Till I! TY-IOUR AUCOLA NINETEEN THIRTY-FOUR WESLEY M. GEWEHR, Ph.B., M.A., Ph.D. Professor of History Dr. Gewehr, a University of Chicago man, is so fond of his subject that he has written two books on it — one on the history of Virginia and one on the rise of nationalism in the Balkans. In his lighter moods he enjoys visiting Civil War battle- fields in the vicinity of Washington. He is well- known as a leade r of liberal thought on the campus. C. HENRY LEINEWEBER, Ph.D. Professor of German Dr. Leineweber is a master of the Teutonic, Romance, and Slavic languages and their dialects, and in addition knows Arabic, Hebrew, Baby- lonian, and Assvrian. But his attainments are not limited to linguistic facility, for he has served on a newspaper, writes poetry in his spare moments, and devotes much of his time to music. WILLIAM B. HOLTON, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Chemistry Dr. Holton is fond of showing ignorant under- graduates just how to cast the long reel used in his favorite sport — trout-fishing. As an instructor, he combines a thorough knowledge of his subject with unrivaled energy, which expects similar energy from the student, and frequently gets it. He is a terror at volleyball. HAROLD GOLDER, B.A., Ph.D. Associate Professor of English A Harvard man, Dr. Golder stands at the high point of American University ' s intelligentsia. His unbelievable flow of language in lectures and his pose of cynicism are usually objects of awe to fresh- men. He plays as blithely with golf balls in mo- ments of recreation as with rewrites in his official capacity. He also confesses to a passion for sym- phony concerts. [20]