Duke University - Chanticleer Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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Newman Ivev White Professor of English. A.B.. A.M.. Trinity; A.B.. Ph.D., Harvard; 901S; Sigma Upsilon; Phi Kappa Phi. Ni , the tennish flash of former years, one-time editor of this publication, entered the facult} when ' 23 entered college. He wrote a good deal of poetry before his recent marriage. Paul Magnus Gross Professor of C iemistry. B.S.. College of the City of New York; A.M.. Ph.D.. Columbia: Phi Lambda Upsilon. P is a favorite with the students who are afflicted with work in the Science Hall. He ls» not so large as his name would indicate, hut his line is hefty enough. James Cannon III. Professor of Biblical Literature. A.B.. Trinity; . ,M.. Princeton; Prineeton Theological .Seminary; New College. Edinburg; iilllS; Tombs; Tau Kappa Alpha; Sigma I ' psilon ; Sigma Chi. His explanations of theocratic darkness are as plain as his handwriting. Jim encourages King bv invariably asking the iuestion in quizzes, How much of the assignment have you read ? A capable, sympathetic, helpful teacher, with a fine sense of humor and true character. Allan H. Gilbert Profissor of English. A B.. Ph.D.. r ' ornell; A.M.. Yale; Instructor in English. Cornell. Rice Institute; Professor of English, I ' niversity of Tennessee. Rutgels College; Sigma Upsilon; Phi Beta Kappa. Pussyfoot is a profound scholar and a worshipper at the shrines of Dante and Milton. He has great difficulty in arousing a kindred feeling in the minds of his students, however. Fortu- nately, he has a saving sense of humor. Holland Holton Professor of Education. A.B., Trinity; Trinity Law School; Instructor in Debating. Trinity; Instructor in Economics. Trinity: Assistant Superintendent and Superintendent Durham County Schools; University of Chicago; 901Jt; Tau Kappa Alpha; Phi Beta Kappa. All ' those who sit at the feet of Professor Holton like hiin, because he is generally late in coming to classes. His lectures would be much more impressive if he would follow the example of Demos- thenes — or whoever the Greek was that used the pebbles. George Washington Vaughan Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering. E.E.. Columbia; Theta Delta Chi; Electrical Supervisor. New Y ' ork Central Railroad. Originally dubbed Water-head , alias Katie , Professor Vaughan has been with us only two years. His first year was marred by a little rubber dog that barked when pressure was applied by certain fresh youngsters in a physics class, but that is in the past. Marston Lovell Hamlin Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Industrial Research Fellow. A.B., Amherst: M.A.. Ph.D.. Columbia; University of Strassburg; Harriman Research Laboratory. New York; Chief Chemist, Buttel-worth-Jurison Corp.. Newark. New Jersey; Chief Chemist, Sugela Co.. New Jersey; Phi Beta Kappa; Sigltia Xi; Phi Lambda LTpsilon. 2+

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Artiiir Matthews Gates I ' rofissor of Latin. A.B., A.M.. W.sli-yan rnlvirsKy ; rli.D,. .loliiis ll.iiiUins Uiilv.isit.v ; I ' hl Hilii Knppn. If yini will parildii me tnr saying ' ' , naildv (Sates ' l.alln is hard. lie iiuans for it tn lie sii. Anyone who sa s that it can he passed h lacit;liin) at his jukes is ijiistakeii. It is said that 69 is his favorite grade. 1 ()iu:rt North W ' h.son ' I ' rojrssnr of C ' hrmislry. A.B.. TIavn I ' linl; MS., I ' jiiv.T.sily oi l-lmi,!:,; Harviiril. liKir.-Ofi; Phi n.-ti» Knppa. Farmer distinguishes himself ariiuially in the faculty-senior baseball gaine. Dignity, auster- ity, and foririality have no place in his make-up hut every student respects him for his fnendlv helpfulness atid sterling character. Ch. rij:s ' u,i,i. .m Phpi ' i.kr I ' rnjrssor of Greek. A.B., Ph.D.. Johns Hopkins fniviTsity ; Vniv.Tsily of Berlin. I:i02; Author ' ■fomic Tfrmlnalinns In Aristophanes, antl the Comic Fragments ; Phi Heta Kappa. Cupid has no mercy on sleepers or Hunkers or those of his students who don ' t enjoy hearlnjj the same old joke on Plato every week. He gets more work out of his students than any prof, on the park, however; one hates so badly to disappoint him. I ' he tirst time he cuts a class Or. Few will declare a holiday for his funeral. Willi. .M Hollaxu 11. ll Professor of Enyineerinij. . .T!.. . .M., Trinity; 9019; Tombs; Kappa Al|iha. Shorty is plump in body, jovial in nature, and a bear for assigning problems. Vou can ' t judge his mathematical calibre by his stature. Bert Clxxingham Professor of Biology. B.S.. M..S.. Illinois Wesleyan; . .M.. Trinity: I ' h.D.. Wisconsin; I ' lii Carnma U.-U.-i: :iill;i; I ' lii Sigma: Sigm.a Xi. Bert is all right, but soine vho hopped Biology 7 for a crip think hard of him. Meekness is the gate, diligence the way to pass, and few there be that find it. Frederick A. G. Cowpkr Professor of Romance Languages. A.B., . .M.. Trinity (Conn.); Uniyersity of St rasshuT-g: Uniyer-sity of (Jeneva; Mcrijll t ' niversity; of Chicago. Ph.D.; IMii Beta Kappa: Delta Kapiia Kpsllon. Smiley has a lean and hungry look; in fact, none of our professors can be said to be par- ticularly handsome. His tone of voice is soothing, he never becomes excited, and his stuilenls named him for his good-natured smile. Herse ' Everette Spexce Professor of Religious Education. A.B.. a.m.. Trinity; Tombs; 9019; Phi Beta Kal pa. Hershey always keeps an anecdote balanced on the end of his tongie. (Impossible figure, for his tongue is constantly moving, except when he ' s asleep.) His visitations of the sick havtf taught him much concerning the wiles ami wa s of student life. 23

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Charles Albert Krimmhl Professor of Girman. Ph. 13.. Cential Wi ' slcvan I ' nll.c.-; I ' li.M.. . ' J.vrai-usi ' ; I ' ll, I).. Wiscini.sin ; l ' iil . r.xity nf MailiuiK. l;iln. His attitude as professor of Oeiitch has won for him the title of Kaiser . lie reads The House That lack Built to his first-year German class every afternoon — in Cicrman. Eliz.areth Fronde Ki;nni;i v Dean of If ' o rir i. .A.H.. . ..M.. rresbyttrian ColKge uf . ' inutli Can. Una; . ,M.. ColumWa. There ' s not an inhabitant nr a frequenter of South ate Hall who does not admire Miss Ken- nedy. A hat she has done for the co-eds is a long story, but it will not soon be forgotten. Ran ' dolph Greexfieli) Adams Assistant Professor of History. A.B.. Ph.D., I ' niversity of Pennsylvania: t ' niversity of IVnnsylvania J aw School: l niyersity uf Chicago: Phi Kappa Psi: Delta Hignia Rho; Phi Beta Kappa. Greenfield is the prettiest man on the faculty; also his line is inexhaustible. His favorite pastime is assigning; his motto, search and research ; his favorite flower, forget -it-not ; color, re(a)d . Karl Bach.man Patterson ' Assistant Professor of Malliemalics. A.B., Roanoke College; . .M.. Princ. ' tnn; J.ihns Hopkins l ' ni .■rsit ; I ' nivei-sity of Pennsylvania: Phi Pi. Pat has added some weight to the Math. Department during the past three years. His aid to the musical club as director of the orchestra has been great, and he is (|uitc popular among the students. VILLIA I Josei ' h HnNR ' i ' Cotton Professor of Eecnomics and ISusiness A J ministration. A.B.. A.M.. Temple University; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania; Phi Delta Kappa. Data , who deals out that deadly dose, Ec. 7, is otherwise a very fine sort of fellow — demo- cratic and all that kind of thing. He takes great interest in college athletics and other student activities. Manuel Leon Lopez Assistant Professor of Romance Languages. A.B.. Ohio Wesleyan; A.M.. I ' niversity of Illinois: , meric-an A.ssociation of Teachers of Spanish. Tony has made Spanish a course to steer clear of, if possible. He doesn ' t believe in charity except in case of co-eds. Why he left the sunny clime of Chile and came to Trinity many of his students cannot understand. He is well-liked outside the classroom. Hugo Leaxder Bloomquist . ssistant Professor of Biology. B.S.. University of Chicago; Fellowship in Botany: Pasteur Institute (Paris); Psi XI. The Swede has made the Trinity Band go, and we appreciate it. The fact that he is the only unmarried prof, on the park at present makes him popular with the co-eds, and his moustache has been a source of inspiration to seniors whose whiskers are red. 25 ■