Amherst College - Olio Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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Lester Vernon Chandler is assistant professor of eco- nomics. He is a member of Alpha Kappa Psi, of Alpha Pi Zeta and of Phi Beta Kappa. V After taking his B.A. in 1930, his M.A. in 1931 from the University of Missouri and his Ph.D. from Yale in 1934, he became instructor in economics at Dartmouth during the school years 1933 to 1935. He acted as instructor in economics at Princeton during the years 1935 to 1937. Coming to Amherst in 1937 as assistant professor of eco- teaching advanced courses in the history and more fundamental principles of the field of money, banking and public finance. nomics, he has been William Richard Pabst, Jr., instructor in economics, is an Amherst graduate, having received his B.A. degree with the Class of 1931. From 1934 to 1936 he was on the faculty of Cornell University as instructor in economics. Continuing his study further at Columbia University, he obtained his Ph.D. degree from that university in 1936. Later in the same year he came back to Amherst as a member of the fac- ulty and took the position which he now holds as instructor in eco- nomics. Mr. Pabst is connected with Delta Tau Delta Fraternity and is a member of the American Economic Association, the Econometric Society and the American Statistical Association. English George Roy Elliott, a graduate of the University of Toronto in 1904, engaged in newspaper work for two years before obtaining his Ph.D. in 1908 from the University of Jena in Germany. He then be- came instructor in English at the University of Wisconsin and next professor of English literature at Bowdoin. In 1925 Bowdoin con- ferred the Litt.D. degree upon him, and in the same year he took his present position at Amherst as professor of English on the Henry C. Folger Foundation. A member of Phi Eta Fraternity, Professor Elliott is author of The Cycle of Modern Poetfy and a con- tributor to several literary publications. -22 Robert Frost, professor of English on the John Wood- ruff Simpson Foundation, obtained his B.A. degree from Dartmouth in 1892. After engaging in various works, including teach- ing, and spending four years in England, he became an English professor at Amherst from 1916 to 20. In 1925-26 the University of Michigan claimed his presence as poet in residence, then in 1926 he returned to Amherst and his pres- sent professorship. Professor Frost, a member of Theta Delta Chi, has received the M.AM. degree from Amherst and Michigan, L.H.D. from the University of Vermont and the Litt.D. degree from Yale, Columbia and several New England colleges. His latest poetry work is A Further Range. ,ri Professor Warne's guest speaker is Mr. Huberman, well known as an authority on labor. David Morton, professor of English, who obtained his B.S. degree from Vanderbilt University in 1909, spent ten years after graduation in news- paper and magazine work. In 1924 he came to Amherst as associate professor of English, and in 1926 he advanced to his present stand- ing as professor of English. In 1934 Amherst conferred the M.A. degree upon him. Professor Mor- ton, a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa and vari- ous poetry societies, is author of and Antumnezlf, The Renezlrmnoe of Irirh Poetfy, A Mon of Earth, Shorter Modern Shipf in Hezrhor, Harriet, Nootnrner Poems: an Anthology, Six for Them.' an Anthology, The Sonnet Today and Yeftereloy, Eorthu Prorerfionnl and Spell Agninrt Time.

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Robert Byron Whitney is assistant professor of chem- istry. He obtained his B.A. from the University of Minne- sota in 1924 and his Ph.D. from that institution in 1927. Upon graduation he acted as research assistant and instructor in chem- istry there for one year. He was instructor in organic chemistry and research at Harvard and Rad- cliffe from 1928 till 1930, coming to Amherst as instructor in chem- istry in 1930. He was appointed assistant professor in 1933. He is a member of the American Chemical Society and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He is also a member of Delta Upsilon, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi and Phi Lambda Upsilon. a-7. ,,.., 4 Professor Beebe's research work has warranted generous awards from the American Chemical Society. George William Low, Jr. is an instructor in chemistry. He is a member of Sigma Xi and also a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He graduated from Princeton in the Class of 1931, re- ceiving his B.A. in that year. After spending four years in intensive graduate study at that institution, he was awarded his Ph.D. in 1934. He first came to Amherst as an assistant in chemistry during the 1934-1935 school year. He was ap- pointed instructor in chemistry in 1935. Besides rendering valuable assistance in both classroom and laboratory in elementary chemistry, he works with more advanced students in the laboratory. He is a member of the American Chemical Society. fare Colbert, he was a traveling fel- Economics Charles Woolsey Cole after grad- uation from Amherst in 1927 took his M.A. at Columbia the follow- ing year while holding a univer- sity fellowship. He served as in- structor in history at Columbia from 1928 to 1935, obtaining his Ph.D. degree there in 1931. Author of Frerzelo Mercemtilirt Daetriner Be- low of the Social Science Research Council in 1932-33 and returned to Amherst as associate professor of economics in 1935. Afliliated with Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity and a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Professor Cole achieved the position of professor of economics in 1937. George Rogers Taylor, associate professor of economics is an alumnus of the University of Chicago where he took his Ph.B. degree in 1921. From there he went to the University of A Iowa as instructor in the depart- ment of economics. ln 1923 he served in the capacity of acting professor of economics at Earlham College. First coming to Amherst in 1924, he was an instructor in economics for three years, then was advanced to the rank of assist- ant professor of economics. Re- C turning to the University of Chicago for further study in 1929, he obtained his Ph.D. degree. He was elevated to his present position as associate professor of economics at Amherst in 1929. Colston Estey Warne, associate professor of economics, is a graduate of Cornell, where he also took his M.A. in 1921. From instructorships in eco- nomics at Cornell and the Univer- sity of Pittsburgh he went to the University of Chicago as assistant in economics from 1922 to 1925 and received his Ph.D. degree at the end of that time. He became associate professor of economics at the University of Denver and then assistant professor of economics at the University of Pittsburgh from 1926 to 1929. In 1930 he came to Amherst and his present position. Professor Warne is president of Consumers' Union, author of The Comumerr' Cooperative Movement in Illirmir, member of Kappa Delta Rho and Artus. 21-

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George Frisbie Whicher, professor of English on the Frank L. Babbott Endowment and honorary curator of Edward Hitchcock Memorial Room, is an Amherst alumnus of the Class of 1910. Taking his M.A. degree at Columbia in 1911, he was a university scholar in Eng- land, then a university fellow at 1 Columbia. Going to the Univer- sity of Illinois in 1913 as instructor in English, he obtained his Ph.D. degree in 1915 from Columbia. He came to Amherst as associate pro- fessor of English in that year and advanced to a profes- sorship in 1922. A member of Theta Delta Chi and Phi Beta Kappa, Professor Whicher served as editor of the Amherrt Gradaatei' Quarterly from 1919 to 1932. Professor Elliott holds an informal meeting with undergraduates. Theodore Baird, associate professor of English on the Samuel Williston Foundation, received his B.A. degree in 1921 from Hobart College, l where he was a member of Kappa Alpha Society. The following year Harvard conferred its M.A. degree on him. Going to Western Reserve University in 1922 as instructor in English, he next took a similar position at Union College. ln 1925 he returned to Harvard as a uni- versity scholar, then as assistant in English and Dexter Scholar. He became instructor in English at Amherst in 1927, obtain- ing his Ph.D. from Harvard in 1929. That year he was made assistant professor of English, and in 1932 he ad- vanced to associate professor of English. -23 Fayette Curtis Canfield, associate professor of dramatic and director of the Kirby Memorial Theatre, received his B.A. degree at Amherst with the Class of 1925. Serving one year im- mediately after graduation as as- sistant in dramatics here, he was an instructor in dramatics for the three years before 1930. He assumed the rank of assistant professor in 1930 and took his present position as associate professor of dramatics in 1934. justly acclaimed for his excellent work in directing the Masquers' productions, he is a member of the National Theater Conference and Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity. Pro- fessor Canfield has edited in 1929 Plays ofthe Irish Renair- Jante and in 1936 Plays of Changing Ireland. Stewart Lee Garrison, associate professor of English and public speaking, is a Harvard graduate with the Class of 1912. He served as assist- ant in English at Harvard after his graduation and also attended Harvard Law School. Then he went to Worcester Academy as instructor in English and public speaking for five years, becoming head of the department of English in 1919. He came to Amherst the following year, taking his present position as associate professor of English and public speaking, and in 1930 he received his M.A. degree from Harvard. A member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Professor Garrison is joint author of The Erren- tialf of Argument and editor of Nlacaalajfr Life ofjohnmn. Gilbert Thomas Hoag, instructor in English, received his B.A. degree from Haverford College in 1920. After graduation he attended Harvard Business School, then became af- filiated with the banking firm of Brown Brothers and Co. in Phila- delphia. He was connected with Parrish and Co., brokers, for a short while before he went to Harvard to do more graduate work from 1924 to 1927. In this period Harvard conferred its M.A. degree upon him, and he then served for one year as instructor in English and tutor in the division of modern languages at Harvard. Mr. Hoag came to Amherst in 1928, taking the position which he now holds as instructor in English.