DePauw University - Mirage Yearbook (Greencastle, IN)

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Deparlmenl of Romance Languages ROSE FRANCOTS LAl'l'lflX'l, llcacl NLlllltQ'lIlIxLf'c' was tQ'l.'Z'Fll Us fha! we lII'i'Q'llf say filvusauf l'fIl'll'Q'.Y to 011611 nll1f1'. Miss l.aitcm's former homc was in llartforcl City, lmliaua. Cracluating' from thc high school at this place, shc cutcrccl Coriicll University, and hcrt followed a special cmirsc in preparation for hcr profession. Later shc stuclicc in Chicago. Aftci' tc-aching in thc high school of hci' home city shc camc to lJCil,2lllW in lUO5 as instriictor in l i'cncl1. Shc has sincc hccn clcctccl Dean of lfVUl'llCll, ancl still hulcls hoth positions. Shc quickly wins thc ccmliclciicc and rcspcct of all who know hor. Twclve courses arc offcrcrl in this clcpartmcnt, all tcncliiig' to a complcte clrill aml training' in thc use aml unclcrstaiicling' of thc language of thc court. 24 lin

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SX. + V' af' f 40. X Department of Latin fl lllllll who is 1.1Q'll0'l'l1llf' of f0l'L'1.g'lI If!ll.Q'IIl1.Q'lJS is 'l'tQ'lI07'UlIf of his ott111. EDWTN l'OS'l', A.l3., Pu.D. 111 K NP, fl' B K Dr. Post was horn at Vlfooclhury, New jersey. lle received his preparation for college from a private tutor and in New jersey Classical institute and Penn- ington Seminary. Ile received his 1'X.ll. from Dickinson College in 1872. From then until '77 he taught in 1'enning'ton Seminary. lfle then came to Del'auw to till the chair of Latin, In 1882 his Alma lylater conferrecl upon him the clegree of l'h.lD. During' the years 'from 1886 to '88 he stucliecl in Bonn and llerlin and in several cities of ltaly. llesirle his regular work in the department of Latin. llr. Post has servecl IJel'auw as Librarian from 1879 to '96: Vice-l'resiclent from 1895 to 19055 and Dean of College since 1907. He has made numerous contribu- tions toithe PIZHIIZIIKQIICIII fr1111'11al, is the author of 'fl.atin at Sight and HE1J1g'l'Z1l11S of Martial. ' DADE mm su 1a1xRs13'R Miss Shearer is a gracluate of Northwestern University, from which institu- tion she rceeivecl the degree of AB. She came to DePauw University at the beginning' of the fall term in 1907, and is a very efici-cnt instructor in l.atin and English Literature. 23 O

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I x N ,Wil 7 WA f, 5 Department of Greek WlLl,lAlX'l' F. SXVAHLEN, PHD. 115 B K La11ff11z1f1'c' is the Ul'lll01'X' 0 the 11111116111 711-llld, 111111 at once L'0I1ftll.II.Y flu' A 6 v f7'0f7flI't'S of 17.9 past and the wvc1fvo11s of 1ts f11t11rc c011q11csf.v. ' Dr. Swahlen was born in X!VCSt Virginia. He prepared for college at Ralli- more and in Columbia College. lfle received both his masters and his doetor's degree from the University of l ennsylvania. In 1867 he was elected to the chair of Greek and German at Nclfendree College, lllinois. and in 1873 he became president of the same school. lfle has been teaching for forty-three years: twenty- two of these years have been spent at DePauw. In 1887 he was elected President of Kansas VVesleyan University and also Professor of Greek at DePauw. He aeeepted the latter position and has remained here ever since, in spite of many attractive otifers. Dr. Swahlen is of Swiss descent and is an accomplished German as well as a noted Greek scholar. 25