Bethany College - Bethanian Yearbook (Bethany, WV)

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OCTOBER. 1940 ' Ii th am 15 X tintatUu THE DEAN LOOKS AHEAD DtAN F. H. KIRKPATRICK Hliniaiiitiii must not he siihiiicrf,cil h scitnct- Before deserting Bethan y for . sabb.itlcal leave that has been ham- strung by the war in Europe, Dean F. H. Kirkpatrick planked down before students the results of much thinking about the nation ' s defense plans and their probable effect on Bethany College. Dean Kirkpatrick, whose long laid plans to study Industrial psy- chology at the University of Lon- don have been stymied, spoke with good authority. Along with half a hundred prominent educators he was called to Washington this sum- mer to help coordinate education with the national defense program. Briefly, the Dean ' s conclusion ' s were: 1. Intercollegiate athletics should be curtailed or abolished and an extension of the physical education program to all students should be made Immediately. 2. Curriculum should be stud- ied, with a view toward introduc- ing new courses (perhaps one called Pre-Mllitary ), and eli- minating some non-essential courses. But, warned Dean Kirkpatrick, the humanities must not be submerged by sci- ences and social studies. He also PAGE EIGHT recommended more courses in in- ternational relations, foreign lan- guages, and problems of democ- racy. 3. Colleges must educate the emotions and emphasize mental hygiene. 4. In preparation for the severe financial adjustments that always follow a war, Bethany must plan for careful business management. Here Dean Kirkpatrick recom- mended sale of non-producing capital investments, reduction of Bethany ' s Indebtedness and ad- mmistratlve costs, and vigorous campaign for new endowment. 5. Students must fight to pre- vent their patriotism from being molded into standardized forms dictated by pressure groups. 6. American youth, accustomed to discuss, to Investigate, to de- bate, to question, and to have plenty of margin for self-expres- sion and personal expression, will find these mental habits being up- set by the discipline and obedi- ence demanded In mllltar - train- ing. 7. Colleges must help students examine criticall) ' and objectively the background, issues, and social psychology related to the war. Students must be made to realize that the war is only a symtom of a profound cultural change. 8. Bethany must demonstrate, by precept and example, that de- mocracy can still satisfy the basic, living demands of people living In the twentieth centurv. ONLY ONE SENIOR FELLOW THIS YEAR Only senior fellow appointed this year is Miss Mlmi Strain, in the En- glish department. Ordinarily several seniors are awarded fellowships, by the committee on honors, after de- partment heads have nominated the student. iMiml (actually Myfanwy) has compiled an enviable academic re- cord since she graduated from FoU- ansbee, W. Va., high school in 1937. She spent her first college year at Bethany, but transferred to Riverside Junior College, Riverside, Cal., for her sophomore year. On the coast she was graduated with honors. Back to Bethany for her junior year, Mimi was named out- standing junior woman by the Pittsburgh-Bethany Alumnae club. Now comes the fellowship. BUT MANY ASSISTANTS Because professors get tired of correcting papers, and answering the same questions over and over again, colleges have long plucked the most alert students out of the classrooms, given them the title of assistants , and put them to work in their maj- or field as aides to the professors. No exception to this practice is Bethany, where more than two score of the better students are this year boosting their academic prestige and income by doing routine work in the departments of instruction. Largest group of assistants are in chemistry, where Professor Dawson and Mr. Reynard need much help in the large laboratories. Assistants for this year are Edward Harris; Roy Hoffman, James Huntsberger, Peter Johnson, Frank Long, Irvan Roche, Jack Ryan, Hilda Sarver, Harold Siegelbaum, Jack Slmeral and Ray Sheline. Second largest group slated to be listed as assistants in the college cat- alog next spring are librarians Sue Beth Archer, Jean Berggren, Mar- garet Ehlnger, Betty Mclntyre, Rosemary Roberts, Betty Schuller, Mary Jean Weir, and Elizabeth White. Current blohigy department assis- tants are Joseph Callgulri, Irving Glassman, Esther Mackey, Martin Reiter, and Dorothy Reynolds. Limbering student muscles in ph)slcal education are Janice Evans, Margaret Hallock, Betty Narrigan, and Ray Thompson. Two departments, admissions and personnel and English, have three assistants each. In the first are George Albee, Gladys Armor, and Louise Gettys. In the latter are William Rutter, Robert Showman, and Norris Whltock. Young experts in motion and en- ergy studies are William Callendlne and Robert Fritz, of the physics de- partment. In history are Edward (Continued on Page 17)

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OCTOBER. 1940 back; Sifgt ' lhaitnif giiartl; Jackson, back; Gorilon, ciiJ; A- Dowley, giuinl; Hart, back; Wells, guard; Donics, center; Cicco, end; Hcrrick. tackle- Second row. Sinieral, back; Knbns, end; Harris, back; Albrecht, guard; Shrlner, back; Stitt, back; CullisoN, back; Duff, center; W. Dou ' ler. guard; White, guard; K:..,;:,.. .. - - , , . t. .. c ■■ v,;.,s ' -- . i row; As- sistant Coach Stunijil); Re ter, center; Brady, end; Myers, tackle; Hesser, hack; Roberts, tackle; Pletz, tackle; Morrill, tackle; Barnes, tackle; Conn, back; Erbc, tackle; Ponierance, back; Wilson, manager. like drive and an educated toe. Slightly less of a powerhouse is Freshman Jack Hesser. Now half finished, the Bison season started off happily, with a 14-7 win over Glenville State, who humiliated us 30-7 last year. Then came the sweet 14-0 victory over W. and J., after 30 years of yearning. Then the Bison trampled Salem, 3 3-0 and beat Westminster. The spirit, not the one of Bibical times, but the spirit that people always ask for at pep meetings, has descended on the Bethany cam- pus. The rally and torchlight parade follow- ing the W. and J. game was without preced- ent in modern Bethany history. Zest may even overflow and invade the classrooms. But win, lose, or draw from now on, the team knows that the students are behind them. As yet there has not been a slackening of spirit. Why should there be? For has not the Bison regained his horns? Part of the W- : ■ strife uas a kicking duel. This l anarain shous a Bison buck boutuig one Joun the fuld- PAGE SEVEN

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OCTOBER. 1940 FRESHMEN ON THE STAFF Hesitating to rove an analytical eye over the six newest members of the college staff, BethaniiUi this early in the year contents itself with thumbnail sketches of the freshmen On the faculty. Cassius W. Gould, instructor in music, has the degree of B. Mus. from Oberlin College, 193 3, and M. sylvania, for a M.B.A. earlier this year. Worked in New York City brokerage office and in accountan- cy at Cooper-Bessemer Corporation in Grove City. In college he was on interfraternity coucil, sang with glee club. % MISS MARY C- i ' i.i;i MR. CASSIUS i ' . GOULD A. from Oberlin in 1934. He also attended Northwestern University. Mr. Gould formerly taught at Con- necticut State College and Millers- burg Military Academy. He shares conducti ng the Green and White Band with Dean Weimer, teaches theory, piano, and organ, and is planning to mold new instrumental groups. Edward R. Bowden, instructor in business administration, was gradu- ated from Grove City College in 1937 with B. S. degree. Thence to noted Wharton Graduate School of Finance at the University of Penn- Miss Mary C. Van Pelt, R.N., college nurse and supervisor of the infirmary, graduated from Norton Memorial Infirman ' , Louisville, Ky. Then, like Nightingale, off to the East, where she was supervisor of a hospital in Kuwait, Arabia, from 1920 until 1940. James W. Alexander, instructor in English, graduated from Univers- ity of Georgia in 1934 with A.B. The next year he took his M.A. there. Later in Europe, he studied in .MR. EDWARD R. BOWDEN DR. JAMES W. ALEXANDER Perugia and Padua in Italy, in Grenoble in France, these on an ex- change fellowship. Back in America, he completed work at University of DK- JOHX W. R11. . KD Virginia, won Ph. D. there. He is an excellent pianist, knows Latin and Greek, having once taught the latter at Georgia. John W. Reynard, instructor in chemistry, graduated from Musk- ingum College in 193 5 with A.B. Then to Ohio State University, where he took M.A. in 193 8, Ph. D. in 1940. Because he was a good stu- dent and circulation manager of the college newspaper, was inducted in- to an honorary journalism fraterni- ty, is still looking for someone who belongs to it. MR. WILLIAM H. SPRAGEXS William H. Spr.igens, instructor in mathematics, graduated from University of Kentucky with A.B. in 1935. ' In 1938 took his M.S. there. His wife graduated from the Universitv of Illinois, where he has completed residence work for his Ph. D. Second semester, when Dr. Allen takes his sabbatic leave, Mr. Sprag- ens will also teach physics. PAGE NINE