Bucknell University - L Agenda Yearbook (Lewisburg, PA)

Page 9 text:

.- 1 v J l 1 NS .1 X ,fu --A4 3 Y K! ! ! 1 7

Page 8 text:

F a stranger were to walk into one of Dr. John S. Wheatcroft's classes, he might have a momentary difficulty in locating the professor. What has happened to the stereotyped image of the ivy-covered instructor? Since when does a professor look and act as young as his students? But once the class has begun, the right to teach of one so apparently unorthodox becomes ap- parent. The very popularity of Dr. Wheatcroft's courses belie the notion that college students do not like a challenging-type of learning experience. It is hard to explain the atmosphere in a classroom when Dr. Wheatcroft starts to lecture. His vitality, his love of his subject, begins to pour out of the man, he seems to have a direct line to every one of his students. But this man is not just an instructor. The atmosphere of his classroom is a very personal one. To Dr. Wheatcroft, a student is not just a seat occupant, he is primarily an individual. John Stuart Wheatcroft graduated Cum Laude, With Honors in English Literature, from Bucknell in 19495 the next year he received his M.A. from Rutgers and in 1960 his Ph.D. from the same university. Dr. Wheatcroft came to Bucknell in 194-9 as an assistant instructor. Before that, he had taught in the English departments at both Rutgers and the University of Kansas. In 1957, he became an assistant professor at Bucknell. I In him, love of the English language has always been strong. Pro- fessionally, his greatest interest lies in a study of the novel and in creative writing. Many of Dr. Wheatcroftis poems have appeared in The Target, a quarterly of modern poetry, last winter, the Bucknell Actor's Lab gave his fantasy, Ufoti the Troll, its first stage presentation. For relaxation, Dr. Wheatcroft likes to play an occasional game of chess or tennis. And of course, his brood of children always keeps his house an interesting and vivacious place to live in. I , In The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer describes a scholar in these words: gladly would he learn and gladly teach. We of the Senior Class cannot think of a better epithet for Dr. Wheatcroft. It is a tribute to him-as a man and as a teacher-that a yearbook should be dedicated to one who is so young and has been a member of the Bucknell faculty for so short a time. But we believe that the honor is deserved. It is with respect for his scholarship, affection for his personality, and admiration for his accom- plishments that we, the members of the Class of 1961, dedicate our yearbook to Mr. John S. Wheatcrof t. 'tlssfii -Qt: I .s ,f'f'tfli'i',ziif5'tW -, r l , ..,. i rj . . ,yai ,., , , gf. if ff' ftwfi 3' W Q53 1+ 'wer isis' fir n ,jg . , ,Z,,,., Y.. V . -W ,Q ' K ft: w ' Y ' '1': . , bglri r ff.. 1 V s fi , i 4 ll 1 at f I .ra ' if 1' 4 1 ag. :Nt .fx ' ' ,M 2565-1 jg, wiv 'iff' 1 ,s . Ai ,fa .. , . SN? f-1 ' V , Witt. ,yt-, '. A7 5 :hul k ' is 1. jpg' iii ,,

Page 10 text:

Dedication Features ' v Administration Academic Seniors Features Activities Athletics Greeks Page 6 9 18 21 28 62 88 90 106 134 154