Atlantic Union College - Minuteman Yearbook (South Lancaster, MA)

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LMA 1 S.. Acidmy for four years and in Union College for two. Then he went to Africa where he was the head of the West African Training School for six years. Following this. he was for four years a missionary .in the home field' as an Qvangelist. Stanborough Park, England. had his services as teacher of Bible and Greek. Emmanuel Missionary College was also privileged 'to have Elder French at the head of its Bible Department for four years- Again 'he was sent abroad as General Secretary of the African Division, 'which position he held for seven years. Atlantic Union College has appreciated for the past three years the work of Elder Erench as head of its Bible Department. JCIHN N. CLAPPI Any question pertaining to history can'be answered by our teacher, Prof. tl. Norman Clapp, M. A. He received his education at the Wilson. High School. Lancaster Junior College, Emmanuel Missionary College, Washington Missionary College, Boston University, Emerson College of Dratory, George Washington University, Harvard University, and Clark University. Professor Clapp also engaged in ministerial work in the New York Confernece and was Educational Secretary at one time. He was later principal of Eernwood Acad- emy, and has been a member of the faculty at Atlantic Union College for eight years. LINTON G. SEVRENS2 Prof. L. G. Sevrens is one of the two faculty members who claim Massa- chusetts as their home state. He was educated in a public high school and then in Lancaster Junior College for one semester. The World War took him from us. and when his service was over, he completed his college course at Washington Missionary College and received his B. A. degree. He also took graduate work at Boston University. Professor Sevrens was preceptor at Pine Tree Academy for two years , and after teaching two years at Union Springs, he became principal of the Academy and served in that capacity for four years. At present he is the head of the Science Department here at the College. I-HRA T. CURTIS? Prom an old country school house in the state of Iowa, the Knoxville High School, lowa'State Normal, and Union College, comes Professor Hira T. Curtis, B. S. Teaching apparently has been his hobby, for he has done this for the past forty years. Beginning in l892 with country and village schools, he later became principal of three public schools, and a teacher in two academies, and two colleges. CHARLES D. UTTZ I Mr. Utt comes to us from New Mexico. He spent his first year in school gl the Normal Department of Healdsburg College, He completed the Academy. usiness, and Bachelor of Arts Courses in Pacific Union College. Before COU1DlGf1ug the Academy Course, Professor Utt worked in the office of the California Conference in Eresno, California, for one year. He taught three years at Pacinc Union College as head of the Ancient Langua e De artment. His first , - ' ' 3 P yleardat Atlantic Union College was as head of the Mathematics Department ' At Eizem Gita of ProfDHarmon Lindsay, Professor Utt became the head of the An- 31'1gU3gC epartment, also assistant in the English Department. In 22

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it . we X N07 . f F 1,- 'r 'EL 411.13 Sfoiurlsla llJiaTneeis'ffeJr ll?aicL1l'Ly, During the year l8S4, the Academy was carrying on an extensive build- ing campaign. Under the principalship of D. A. Robinson, the faculty was enlarged, thus enabling the school to offer a larger number of varied classes. The study of Bible and English. however. were stressed most strongly. ln the picture are shown the following faculty members: First row - left to right: Nlary Gould - English Mrs. Sarah J. Hall - English Mrs. D. A. Robinson -Vocal Music Maria l-. Huntley-Bookkeeping Second row - left lo right: Mrs. Emma Earnsworth -Primary Grades Mrs. Emma Ball - Printing Elder D. A. Robinson --Bible Mary Chapin -- lntermediate Eannie M. Dickerson - Arithmetic fxiflaiiiiifiiie Ikjllllllitbllll Qicollllcego Fiaoultfy, PRES. O. M. JOHNZ The executive power of our College is President Otto M. John. M. S. Professor John was born in England, but his adopted home state is Illinois. He was educated in the following schools: Battle Creek Preparatory College, Keene Academy, Mary Keener lnstitute in Mexico City, Union College, George Washington University where he received his M. S., and the University of Nebraska. Besides being president of Atlantic Union College for the past three years, he was head of the Department of Science at Mt. Vernon Academy six years, and at Washington Missionary College four years, Assistant Secretary of the Educational Department of the General Conference four years and President of Union College for three years. ' MRS. O. M. JOHN: Mrs. O. M. John attended public school and then lVlt. Vernon Academy. She completed a Kindergarten and Normal Course in Philadelphia, a Home Economics Course in Waslaington, D. C., and a Nurses Course at Vt. Vernon College. Mrs. John taught church school for one year. After that basketry has been her teaching hobby. This she has done at Union College, Emmanuel Missionary College, and Atlantic Union College. THOMAS M. VRENCHZ Our Bible teacher, Elder T. M. Erench, comes from the state of Texas. Elder Erench obtained his education at four of our schools -- Battle Creek College. Keene Academy. Vv'ashington Missionary College, and Emmanuel Missionary College, where he received his Th. B. degree. He taught in Keene .. .:-..-4: ...-.-....a...,...,..-a...,-4..-n........Z........... .i4.+ 'tN ,-.... . -J ' ' '-1- ' CL ' '.....Q

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5 ..i wa , f 4- .X -1,: -1 if ,c ., L.. 1928 he received his Master of Arts degree in English from Boston University. Une summer was spent in studying at the Emerson College of Oratory. Eor four years he has been head of the Department of English at A. U. C. MRS. CHARLES D. UTTZ Mrs. Charles D. Utt has been our Spanish teacher for the past seven years. She spent three years in Cuba before attending the Central California lnter- mediate School. She was valedictorian of her class when she was graduated from the Lodi Normal lnstitute. She received her B. A. degree from Pacific Union College, and later took graduate work at the University of Cali- fornia. Besides teaching Spanish, English Essay, Typewriting, and Book- keeping at Paciic Union College, she was at one time a stenographer in the Central California office. She was also a member of the Southern New England Press Bureau for two years, and during the past four years has been a reporter for the Clinton Daily Item. VIOLET E. MORGAN I Erom Newfoundland comes our Expression and English teacher, lVliss Violet E. Morgan. Lancaster Junior College can claim her first English and Expression lesson. Miss Morgan has also attended Emmanuel Missionary College. Emerson College of Oratory, Boston University, and the Curry School of EX- pression. During 1918 and 1920 she was Educational Secretary of the Northern New England Conference: in 1920-1921 her work took her to Bethel Acad- emy, Wisconsin, where she was the English teacher. Erom 1921-1927 Miss Morgan was the ideal preceptress at Atlantic Union College. During 1927 and 1928 she headed the oral English work here. Erom 1928-1930 she held the same position at Oshawa Missionary College and at the present time she has charge of the oral and written English work at Atlantic Union College. ERNA H. MEIERZ Miss Erna H. Meier, M. A., from Brooklyn, New York, is a member of our faculty. Leaving grade school she attended Manual Training High School. N. Y., Erasmus Preparatory College, N. Y., South Lancaster Academy, Eelt Tarrent Business School, Literary and B. R. E. courses at Atlantic Union College, Columbia University, and Boston University. She also engaged in secretarial work in New York for ive years, in canvassing three summers, in church school and private school teaching. and has been head of the Language Department two years. HAROLD U. WENDELLZ New Jersey gives us Professor H. U. Wendell. He obtained his educa- tion at Attleboro High School, Melrose High School, South Lancaster Academy, Lancaster Junior College, Atlantic Union College. and Northeastern Univer- sity. Being interested in business. we find him Treasurer of Hartford Academy 1922-24, teaching Bookkeeping and Printing 1922-24, Assistant Secretary and Treasurer of Southern New England Conference 1924, Secretary and Treas- urer of Southern New England Conference 1925-26, and head of Atlantic Union College Commerce Department since 1926. 23 .--.. - .f......a--..,-... -u-..................z4..d.-L.....4...........g,.5,g4:.......g.:e.4a.,N:.-L.a..LZ..a.z-.-a....-.:.ga.:--,2...:..--