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

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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

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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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iv. xi-UE f E S A f ,Z 1111 1914 f3:i11111 111111 VVAYNE B GRANGER AB CEHIDOFIRD He IS as great a wonder for a coach and phys ical trainer 1n his iirst year of work as he was for an athlete during his student days He has coached winning teams in football and basket ball from raw material and gnes promise of the same success in baseball and track His favorite author 1S Spalding his favorite Job pass1ng the hat and his choice of exercise a rocking chair ANNE L JOHNSON CColumb1aj Anne L Johnson another of our new faculty members has taken her work 1n the Teachers College Columbia University and 1n1t1ates a new department that of Domestic Science ThlS department has made a h1t W1th the co eds and bids fair to become one of the most sought after of all the courses We are unable at this time to get a line on Miss Johnsons favorites 1n the Way of books tunes and the like but we are informed that her dehnite 1nstruct1on to her classes 1S that the way to a mans heart IS through h1S stomach and she IS doing her best to train experts Her favorite exercise IS a Cooks Tour LORA M LOCK CKansas State Normalj, directs the gymnasium Work for Women, hav1ng prepared herself by special work at the Kansas State Normal School, and at Harvard UH1VCfSlty training school Her courses Include floor work, 1ndoor and outdoor games, corrective work, es- thetic dancing, etcj She is prepared to give thor- ough physical examinations. y 21