College of Wooster - Index Yearbook (Wooster, OH)

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Martin Remp Two decades ago Wooster of the Middle West was noted for Professors Compton, Bennett, Mateer, Notestein, et al. They had fought and bled and striven to found Woos- ter as a Christian college dedicated to the ideal of Religio et scientia ex uno fontef' As Professor Notestein wrote, A tree grows not by outward accretion, but by virtue of an inner life, which draws from earth and sky and organizes a body of strength and beauty. So also grows a col- lege. What the seed is to the tree, that mo- tive ideal, the germinal vision of the found- Alvin S. Tostlebe ers is likely to be for the college. There is now a group of men in Wooster who have taken this mantle of service: B. F. Yanney in mathematicsg William West- hafer in physicsg Martin Remp in psychol- ogyg Roy Grady in chemistryg Frederick Moore in Englishg and L. C. Boles in physi- cal education. This group, which was here when Prexy came to Wooster, along with men like John Olthouse in French and John Lister in Spanish, do much to maintain the continuum of plain living and high thinking in our academic life today. Marjorie Kemp '41 John W. Olthouse Madeline Howe '42 John T. Lister ii'

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,J Alpha . . Between registration on September 18, 1939, and graduation on June 17, 1940, the student is caught in a rush of events. The Index is what its name implies, it is an at- tempt to make a systematic, permanent re- cord of these events. Any such attempt is incomplete, and every yearbook editor sighs in June, If I'd only known in September what I know now.. . For instance, this book does not make proper mention of Prexy's Convoca- tion Sermon, The Christian and World War, or Dr. Lincoln Long's Week of Pray- er, or Wendell Wi1kie's broadcast here Feb. mi, f 9, or the classical conference attended by over seven hundred teachers Oct. 26-28, or the Color Day Pageant by Ruth Lam- born and Jean Hudson, or the Mock Con- vention, or the refugees. But of one fact the staff is proud. An in- formal faculty section has been introduced, and a hasty evaluation has been made of Wooster's academic life. When the Index adviser first saw these write-ups he said, Too bad you have to rehash this stuff every year. Those are fighting words, sir! It may be hash, but it's not warmed over! and Omega

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Vergilius Ture Anselm Ferm and philosophic doodle. The Powers That Be feel that a student should have at least a smattering fthree hoursj of philosophy. Vergilius Ferm and Chesley Howell amaze pupils with epistem- ology and amuse them with doodles. Pro- fessor Ferm will be dean of the 1940 sum- mer school, for which he showed Wooster a publicity campaign such as it had never seen before. The religion requirement is one of the things that make Wooster what it is. Next year three-hour courses will be offered to Freshmen and Sophomores as part of eight hours required religion. As usual up- perclassmen may receive religion credit for certain courses in philosophy and his- tory. Gale Weaner '40 J. Milton Vance J. Milton Vance is acting head of the Re- ligion Department. President Charles F. Wishart is one of the professors. Others are James Anderson, who teaches the popular marriage course, and Dean John Bruere. Not formally connected with the depart- ment, but having parallel aims, are numer- ous extracurricular organizations fpp. 60- 651. Frank Cowles heads the Latin Depart- ment. George Clark, an alumnus of two years, has substituted for Vergil Hiatt as assistant. Eva M. Newman teaches Greek as well as ancient history. Students in ad- vanced classical courses are eligible for the Classical Club and Eta Sigma Phi fp. 1061. The latter is for superior students. Frank H. Cowles Eva M. Newnan Chesley T. Howell James T. Anderson