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

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NINETEEN THIRTY-FOUR AUCOLA NINETEEN THIRTY-FOUR JESSIE M. FERGUSON, B.A., B.S., M.A., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Education Dr. Ferguson is a teacher who practises what she preaches, for her classes in education are conducted according to the most approved methods of up-to- date psychology. Freshmen early come into contact with her as the person who gives them the psycho- logical examination in the opening weeks of school. She received her formal education at Chattanooga and Ohio State Universities and is the author of several works. GLENN F. ROUSE, B.A., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Physics Dr. Rouse, who received his education at Cor- nell and Wisconsin, is remarkable for his unusual patience in explaining again and again all difficult points. A true scientist at heart, he spends his spare time building and improving apparatus for the physics laboratory. Occasionally he may be seen pitching horseshoes on the A.U. campus. FERDINAND A. VARRELMAN, B.A., MA. Assistant Professor of Biology Mr. Varrelman, head of the Department of Biol- ogy, is widely respected as a noted scientific inves- tigator and as an authority in almost every scien- tific field. The recipient of degrees from California and Columbia, he is at present working on the development of a seedless apple which will give him his doctorate at Columbia. Mr. Varrelman is a member of many biological societies here and abroad. LOIS M. ZUCKER, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Latin and Greek Mrs. Zucker has degrees from Illinois and Catho- lic Universities, and her past includes teaching at the University of Maryland and in China. She has travelled widely and has a broad background of knowledge and a passion for her subjects which is communicated to her pupils. Her avocation is horseback riding. [21]

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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]

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NINETEEN I TIIRTY-IOUR AUCOLA NINETEEN THIRTY-FOUR MARY M. GALT, B.A., M.A. Assistant Professor of French Miss Gait ' s intimate acquaintance with France, to which she has made tour trips, on war service and since, and her sincere appreciation and sympathy for French manners, have led many at American University to a new study of that nation ' s language and literature. On the social side, her evenings at home, at which the literature and politics of the day come in for thorough discussion, are a well-known A.U. institution. As an adviser on matrimonial problems, she ranks with Dorothv Dix. ARTHUR J. JACKSON, B.A., M.A., M.Th., D.Th. Assistant Professor of Religion Dr. Jackson is the guiding spirit of the Depart- ment of Religion and the Oxford Fellowship. His seminars each summer to the Holy Land are justly famous, and he is also well-known for his many works on religious subjects. He has a reputation as a liberal thinker on problems of religion and personal relations. -4 ■}, ±M WALTER H. YOUNG, B.A., Ll.B. Assistant Professor of Physical Education for Men Coach Young surprised the college and student body by blossoming forth as a history and political science instructor. But his athletic proficiency should not have blinded us to his intellectual at- tainments nor to his knowledge of law, for he has passed his bar examination. Since his graduation from Ohio Wesleyan University, where he played football, he has devoted himself to coaching and to building clean, healthy athletic competition. EDWARD W. ENGEL, B.S., M.A., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Chemistry Clarity of explanation is the keynote of The Maestro ' s instruction in chemistry, and efficiency is the word that best describes the way his labora- tories are run. Dr. Engel received his graduate de- grees from Princeton University and he has a thorough background of knowledge for his subject. He tosses vollevballs in his lighter moments. [22]