College of Emporia - Alla Rah Yearbook (Emporia, KS)

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x.Y-GE t E Q A THE 1914 , ALLA A2704 Tgg kg IAMES K. STEWART, A.B. and BD. CWest- minsterj, received his Bachelor's degrees of Arts and Ora- tory at Westminster College, Pennsylvania. This is the first year of the department of Oratory and Public Speaking in our institution, and every- thing in this line has been a new start under his intelligent instruction. Oratory, debate, and dramatic art are now well on the up-grade, thanks to Mr. Stewart's hard work. He also is a member of the Male Quartet, and Glee Club, and goes to the neighboring towns to give his programs. His choice. readings are home letters and railroad time tables. HUGH R. BROWER, A.B. CWabashD, A.M. CColumbiaj, is head of the English department, and Registrar. Has the schedule of several hundred students at his tongue's end and also on his heart. He has the courage of his convictions. Students in time past have affirmed that he has a hard heart, but they have lived to eat their words. This victim is a member of the Male Quartet, Hesperids, and of the Forum. He is an advocate of simplified spelling, and in order to push the movement, signs his own name HU. Bron His favorite author is Webster's Dictionary, and his choice of recreation, punctuating Freshmen themes. f MRS. ELEANOR R. CHRISTIAN, Ph.M. CEm- poriaj. Her work as Dean of Women is a strenuous one, for mothering the whole dormitory is no small matter. Mrs. Christian has carried on this work with great success, and has kept the good will of the whole student body. There are half a hundred co-eds going half a hundred different ways every day, the social life centers in the dormitory, and the latchstring is always out. Mrs. Christian's favorite hour is after 10:30 p. m., and her greatest pleasure answering the tele- phone. 19

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E95 'E QNX' A ' Q : lf Ti ma 1914 Q ,204 T55 P- FLORA B. HEGE, A.B. and A.M. Cl-Emporiaj, CGraduate Work in Bryn Mawrj. , claims C. of E. for her Alma Mater, having received an A.B. and an A.M. from the college. She is teaching English and History and is a favorite with her classes. She is a strong factor in the social and musical part of college life, and what she pushes is bound to go. She is said to be responsible for much burning of the midnight oil, on the part of her students, but her stock is high. Her favorite color is Red, and 1 MARTHA R. MCCABE, A.B. CCollege of the Sisters of Bethanyj, Mus.B. Climporiaj. Martha R. .McCabe has her A.B. from the College of the Sisters of Bethany, Topeka, her Mus.B.. degree from the College of Emporia, and her library training in the University of Chicago. Her favorite quotation is Please Close the Door, her favorite diet is food, and she prefers to breathe air. ,She is authority for the statement that her favorite adage is Happy is that person whose annals are brieff, white. A A RAYMOND F. MILLER, A.B. fl-Imporial, A.M. CKansas Universityj, t is spending his Hrst year with us as professor of Physics. Scientific name, Moth Miller, de- veloping into a book-worm. Said worm making much havoc with the books in the library. His pronounced characteristic is a sweet-tooth, and he islsaid to go any length to satisfy it. His favorite exercise is much talking, which is hard on his speaking apparatus. His pastime is poking the fire. 20

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V635 Q F no '7-4753 P . -1 Q A, Q js I Q J' 2 4 z A ' I4 E ' Al .I A if W I g Q 61 gr if X f f 6 Q 3 l E 9 ' ZS OLIVE R. HERST' CSecretaryJ, ' the capable secretary to the President, came to us from VVichita last year, and has become an indispensable part of the machinery of C. of E. She is considered an authority on any kind of of- fice Work, alarm clocks, etc. She is the Keeper of the Keys, and a dispenser of gladness on the first of the month, and is the only person on College Hill who can give accurate information concern- ing the whereabouts of the President. Her favor- ite song is Work, for the Night Is Coming, and her favorite exercise is winding her clocks. MUSIC DEPARTMENT. , ETTA D. CRAVENS fPupil of William Shakes- peare and Oscar Breinger, London, and W. C. E. Seeboeck, Chicagoj, Director of the Music Department, has had suc- cess wherever she has taught music, and is one of the best ever. She has studied with Shakes- peare and Beringer et al., and understands her art. She trains the church choir, the Hesperids, the male quartet, girls' quartet, and other musical organizations, beside giving lessons in voice and piano, and is one of the busiest Woman in Em- poria. Her favorite tune is The Old Oaken Bucket That Hangs in My VVell, and her favor- ite amusement is the movies. 1 I H FLORENCE NICHOLAS, Mus.B. CBethanyD. Florence Nicholas has her Bachelor's degree in Music from Bethany College, Lindsborg, and has taught piano in our college for a number' of years.. She is an artiste, and one of Emporia's favorite soloists. As a teacher of piano she is in demand, and her work is decidedly successful. Her favorite game is authors, but she holds a record also in croquet. Her favorite composer is asleep. 22