College of Wooster - Index Yearbook (Wooster, OH)

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Frederick W. Moore Howard F. Lowry Lowell W. Coolidge George W. Bradford Mary R. Thayer Henry Maclean Since he was appointed head of the Eng- lish Department in 1934, Prof. Lowry has been a commuter between W. Henrietta Street, Wooster, and 5th Avenue, New York. Besides being a teacher he is Ameri- can editor of the Oxford University Press. Next year Prof. Lowry is moving to Prince- ton, N. J., Where he will carry on at the university. Miss Thayer is one of four Wooster pro- fessors listed in Vol. IH of American Wom- en. Her outstanding course is in classical influences. George Bradford, professor of Chaucer, teaches every English major. Prof. Coolidge is a twentieth century gentleman and a seventeenth century scholar. A classic professor is Frederick Wall George P. Clark Lyman C. Knight Moore. His best course: drama. An inform- al group frequents his book-lined rooms to discuss life, liberty, and the pursuit of hap- piness as related to literature. Benjamin Franklin Yanney is an octo- genarian and mathematician. He might have retired years ago, but has kept work- ing as head of the Mathematics Department. Whereas Prof. Yanney confines himself to theoretical courses, such as differential equations, Prof. Williamson takes care of the practical ones, such as analytic mechan- ics and surveying. Prof. Lyman Knight is the third oldest member of the faculty in point of service. Six hours of math or classics is a required option. Charles O. Williamson Benjamin F Yanney

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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

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P o .0 . ' t. --..- . f . -, 5 ' nc: ' .L 5 4 L7 ' -'f 1 f ' , . .. .1 ,fp it ..bT,.... A U. 5 third QS!-uf , gff- ,-Q, , sink . Edward S. Peck Atop Taylor Hall, Wendall Gates teaches principles of proportion, perspective, and pictorial composition in painting and plas- tics. Downstairs Edward Peck teaches the history and theory of art. Prof. Bangham, head of the Biology De- partment, is an expert on the ecological dis- tribution of parasites of fresh-water fish. Prof. Spencer, discoverer of some seventy natural mutations in ten species of Droso- Wendall N. Gates Merle L. Hostetler Kingman E phila, last summer presented a paper be- fore the Evolution section of the Interna- tional Congress for Genetics, in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Economics Department comprises three professors-Tostlebe, Hostetler, and Eberhart. Borrowing their initials, the eco- nomics club has named itself THE Corpor- ation fp. 991 . Prof. Eberhart offered a new course, economics of consumption, this year. Warren P. Spencer Elizabeth E. Coyle Ralph V. Bangham 'Q