DePauw University - Mirage Yearbook (Greencastle, IN)

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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

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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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Department of History ANlJRl2NfV S'l'lCl'lllfNSON, A.lXfl., PHD. 4 fl! A 07, fl' 'B K .-ill ffm! iwrnl flu' .Q'10I7t' un' but U fltllldflll in flu' tri! 11'. v flint Sfllllllifl' in its l10so111. Dr. Stephenson was horn in Nortliuinherlancl County at Newcastle-on-Tyne, linglanclf lle gracluaterl from llellauw in 1882 ancl was given his !X.lXl. hy the same institution in 1885. lle was l'i'incipal ol' Public Schools at Spatlancl, Illinois, 'froin 1882 to 1884. Ile then aeeepterl the chair of l,atin ancl tireelc in Lipper Iowa University which place he helml until 1888, when he became a stuclent of liistc-ry ancl politics in ,johns llopkins l'niversity. llere he reeeiveml his clegree of l'h.IJ. in 1890. lle then setvccl as Assistant Professoi' of llistory in VVesleyan Llniversity, hliclcllctown, Conn. ln 1894 he resignerl 'from this po- sition to accept the chair of llistory at lJel'auw llnivcrsity which profcssorship he still holds. Ile has spent several summer vacations studying' at llarvarcl and at llocllean l,ihrai'y, Oxforcl, linglancl. lle has long' been reeognizerl as one of the best Anierican authorities on history. MISS 'll'ESSllC l,l':. X'Rl. MARl.A'l l' K A GD .Xliss lllatlatt is a gracluate of the Connersville lligh School, and will he gracluatecl from lJel'auw University with the class ol' 1910. She is at present instructor in llistory in the Acacleiny. f,f'.a ! 1-'NIM' WNW fl-' 'FWZ' X' ii Z 26