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

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Q ,U f , . , TL if 1- N ., MABEL E. CASSELL2 Mount Vernon Academy, Washington Missionary College and Boston University have been the tools shaping our efficient Normal Director. Miss Cassell taught church school for two years, then became critic teacher in the primary room of the Browning Normal School for four years: since then her services have been rendered as Normal Director at the Browning Normal. We hnd in our Director the fulfilment of the statement in the book Education, A'All that he desires his pupils to become, he will himself strive to be. RAYMOND H. LIBBYZ Mr. Raymond Libby also has teaching as his hobby. For four years Mr. Libby taught church school and for the past three years has been critic teacher in the grammar room of the Browning Normal School. He attended two of our schools, Oshawa Nlissionary College, and Atlantic Union College where he received his B. R. E. degree in l93l. M ILDR ED C. WOOD 1 Miss Mildred Wood was born, educated, and is now serving in the state of Massachusetts. She obtained her high school education at Quincy, her col- lege education at Atlantic Union College. She completed the Normal Course in l926 and received her B. R. E. degree in l93l. For two years Miss Wood taught in the Boston church school. She is now engaged as critic teacher in the intermediate room of the Browning Normal. Her Zeal and energy keep her students up and doing. IEVA F. MACKENZIEI Miss Eva MacKenzie came from New York State. She obtained her education at the Madrid High School, Oshawa Missionary College, and .At- lantic Union College. Prom Nliss lVlacKenZie's seven years of teaching we know just what her life work is. She taught at Union Springs Academy primary department for four years, two years church school work, and is now critic teacher of the primary department at the Browning Normal. M RS. HAR MON TYM ESON: From New York comes our Normal Arts teacher, Nlrs. Harmon Tymeson, who attended public high school, Lancaster Junior College, Atlantic Union College and the Framingham Normal School. She has taught Normal Arts at Atlantic Union College for four years. IRVIILP A. ARMSTRONCU Prof. l. A. Armstrong is a principal for the third time. -first at the Maritime Academy. second at Pine Tree, and third at our own South Lancaster Academy. Professor Armstrong is a graduate of both Lancaster Junior Col- lege and Atlantic Union College. He has been on our faculty as Academy Bible teacher since l9Z9. ROXVENA F. PURDON: Familiar to all of us is Miss Rowena Purdon of Vermont. Miss Purdon attended Middlebury High School in Vermont and then came to South Lan- caster Academy. She has also attended Battle Creek College. and the University of Vermont. Her work has kept her, with the exception of two years, in New 25 ,. -,,,,, .....C .V . NJ. ..,..Y.... -.. .-..-. -4......ff Q-4,-A.-1 -1- .a.-.n....,.-... -..

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Q!- 4, : 2 i 1 it MRS. H. Li. XYENDELL: Still another Massachusetts claims, Mrs. H. U. Wendell. Mrs. Wendell l. attendced the 'Medway High School, Boston, Pierce Secretarial SChOOl, its , Boston and she Graduated from the Secretarial Course at Lancaster Junior College L C3 . - h in 1919. She also attended Simmons College. Hartford Academy had er services as a teacher for one year, and since 1927 she has been assistant in the Commerce Department at Atlantic Union College. She was a' stenographer in the General Conference office in 1919-1920, in 1921 she was in the employ of the Eastman Car Company, Boston: stenographer in the Southern New England Conference from 1922-1926. EDNA S. I-ARNSWORTH: Edna Farnsworth was born in Vermont and spent about nine months of her life in that state though her people are from New Hampshire. Miss Earnsworths twenty-five years of piano teaching at Atlantic Union College have been described, Twenty-Hve years of service without a discord --in her life as well as in her piano work. lvliss Farnsworth has studied under Alvah Glover Salmon, Mme. Beale Morey, Gertrude Belcher, and Heninrich Gebhard for pianoforte: Lucien Howe and John Loud, pipe organ: Lucina Jewell, harmony. HARRY H. SCHYDEZ Erom the great western state of California comes Prof. Harry Hadley Schyde. The exceptional qualities of his voice, even manifest at an early age and their recognition later led to careful instruction and intensive musical train- ing under some of the world's leading instructors. He studied abroad under Berisee of the National Opera Co., under Salignac of the Opera Comique and the Conservatiorie de Paris, and in Germany with Schoen-Rene. He studied in New York with Erederick E. Bristol, Leo Braum, and Louis Sajous, as well as with Harold L. Butler, Dean, School of Pine Arts, Syracuse University. For a time he also attended Columbia University, N. Y. ln 1927 Prof. Schyde won the Julliard Vocal Scholarship, also a scholar- ship at the Damrosch Institute of Musical Art. He has been heard by thou- sands over the National Broadcasting Company network in New York City where he sang with the Seiberling Singers, WEAE Opera Company, Jeddo Highlanders, and Wayside lnn Hour. He served two terms as president of the New York Allied Arts Association, at the same time conducting vocal studios in N53f9York City and New Haven, Conn. He connected with the faculty here in . MRS. ERLAND THURLOWZ Mrs. Erland Thurlow was born in lrasburg, Vermont. She came to South Lancaster when in the third grade, and continued here until she was graduatedlfrom the Secretarial Course in 1923. From 1923-1925 she faith- fully adrnginistered 'her duties as preceptress and music teacher in Maritime Acad- Ujlllgl UC fQllOW1Dg four years she-was on the faculty of Pine Tree Academy, Eegeitng music and commercial subjects, and acting as preceptress for the first Us Cf 91 PCT Slffthere. In 1929 Atlantic Union College called her to assist i ie teac iing o piano, and for work in the business office. 24

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6? X Y ,fr .iid r gf Af ,h1.....m.. England. teaching in the public schools of Massachusetts and Vermont, South Lancaster Academy. Lancaster Junior College, Cureater New York Academy, and Atlantic Union College. She was graduated from the Eitchburg State Normal School and Atlantic Union College. BliL'l.,Al'l C. XYALLEKERZ Miss Vxfalleker obtained her grade school education in a church school in the XVest lndies. Erom there she came to South Lancaster Academy, then took one years work at the College. After this she attended Washington Mis- sionary College where she was graduated from the Normal Course. TVTISS Vxfalleker went to Emmanuel Missionary College and also attended the University of Tennessee. Eor about four years Miss Walleker taught in the South. She was critic teacher at Southern Junior College: afterward she had charge of the educa- tional work in the Illinois Conference for three years. During the last two years her work brought her to Atlantic Union College as Dean of Women. ff . HENRY H. HCIXVARDI As Dean of Men, Prof. Henry H. Howard has become the father of many boys. Professor Howard attended the Thorpe, Wisconsin, High School and the Wisconsin State Normal. He received his Th. B. degree from Union College, Nebraska. Erom l892-95 Professor Howard taught district schools: since 1898, academies. high schools, and colleges: at Union College l92l-22, Stanborough Park. England l92Z-28, South Lancaster Academy l928,- Atlantic Union College Dean of Men l928-1932. ANNA M. ADLRIDGEZ Erom the sunny south comes Miss Aldridge, B. S., Matron and head of our Home Economics Department. Miss Aldridge attended Southern Junior College and Emmanuel Missionary College where she received her B. S. degree. She has also done work at Columbia University and expects to take more work there, working toward her M. A. While attending E. M. C., she acted as assistant matron. CLINTON S. MUNNZ Mr. Munn is a Green Mountain boy. He obtained his education in the Vermont public schools and South Lancaster Academy. The rest of his education has been gathered through various courses including correspondence and university extension work. Por nine years he was secretary of the Massachusetts Tract Society and later went into business for several years. He is now the Bursar of the College. Mr. Munn solves as many problems as the mathematics teacher. HERBERT B. RUDOLPHZ H The head of our Carpentry Department comes from Pennsylvania. erbert B. Rudolph has worked for his living since he was fifteen, beginning at two dollars a week and a ten hour day. At the age of nineteen che had served his apprenticeship as carpenter and drew a salary of fifteen dollars He left this work to get an education. South Lancaster Academy was his aim He Obrtained work in the broom shop at the rate of six cents an hour. Leav- ing NX est Hall he moved to the Bindery where he served an apprenticeship of 26