Elmhurst College - Elms Yearbook (Elmhurst, IL)

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Whether petite Milly is Irish or not we ' re not posi- tive, but there is no doubt about the Irish in her sunny smile and her effec- tively brief temper. Be- sides being a sort of gen- eralissimo at the school of music, she has been active in the Y. W. C. A., and is noted for her characteriza- tions of children (of all things), in the College Theatre. Milly is an Eng- lish major, and quite a good one; she also enjoys the reputation of being one of the few people who can be fresh with Prof. Carl- son, and get away with it. Jim is one of the ever- so-famous DeTuerk boys from Erie, who spend their lives making other people envious of their physical prowess. What Elmhurst will do for athletes when they leave is a question about which Coach Lang- horst is worrying himself to death. Jim was a speedy dash man and a heady end. Last fall he was as- sistant football coach, and this spring he is doing a good job of handling the track squad. Jim is a good deal more of a student than most athletes; he is vitally interested in educa- tion and history. This year he is house chairman at Maple Lodge, and is quite familiar with the tribula- tions of a householder. Here is the rest of the family — Jock. He is go- ing to follow in his Dad ' s footsteps and be an M.D. Jock is a steady, clear- headed biologist, a Student Union president, and one of the staunchest and fightinest lads ever to battle on the gridiron. When he came to Elm- hurst all he could do was to play football and smile. Now he does just about everything well, and still smiles. Whenever Jock runs up against anything difficult, whether it ' s a two hundred and fifty pound tackle or twenty-four hour problem in physics, he just grins at it, and proceeds to take it for a ride. He has found that the best way to get through life is not to worry — just go and do something. Mildred Clark A.B. English Elmhurst, Illinois James DeTuerk A.B. History Erie, Pennsylvania John DeTuerk B. S. Chemistry Erie, Pennsylvania

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3 7m» Mf ' ' :tnmefsin? ' ' !S!iy imm. Charles J. Baumrucker A.B. Economics River Forest, Illinois Reinhard Beck A.B. Sociology Fond du Lac, Wisconsin WiLBERT BlASCH A.B. Sociology St. Louis, Missouri Baumrucker enjoys th e distinction of being the first senior to announce his prom date. Baumy achieved no small measure of fame during his fresh- man year by a gallant attempt to produce a pre- sentable schurrbart (mus- tache to you) . The attempt failed. And twenty Oak Park girls, weeping and wailing, berated an unkind Providence. Baumrucker is Senior Class President. He is editor of the ' 34 Elms. His brindle brown roadster has accelerated many a feminine heart. He is an economist de luxe (which means he has a swell line) . His pet hobbies are swim- ming, wearing ducky little white hats and gaily striped socks, and trying to warble Goofus in French. B e ck is undoubtedly Elmhurst ' s greatest cam- pus politician of all time. Reinhard (call him that and run) would rather dis- c u s s national problems than eat. And woe unto the unwary lad who fa lls afoul of his sharp logic and caustic tongue. Beck confesses to a weakness for campaign cigars (his appearance at football games with a unique pipe notwithstanding). His fa- vorite drink is coffee (ala Greek). His favorite di- version is writing social- istic tracts and religion term papers. He gets a big kick out of freshman pranks. His seemingly in- exhaustible fund of stories (marine and otherwise) has enlivened many a dull bull session, and these self- same tales have caused at least ten small riots in the Commons. And he wears the doggiest hat on the campus ! When Wilbert first came to Elmhurst, they called him Bill, but now (and either Moon or Zulu is re- sponsible), he ' s Brush. He hails from St. Louis, but he picked a girl from Calumet, to the infinite disgust and dismay of his fellow-townsmen. Brush is a quiet, unassuming sort of fellow. He plays a bang- up game of baseball, is a wiz at German, can make the best fried potatoes you ever ate, has a yen for collecting photographs of pretty girls, and is the only man on the campus who can approach Sharvy Umbeck ' s non-stop com- muting record. Twenty-third Page

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Armin Dreusicke A.B. Economics Hinsdale, Illinois Richard Gerfen A.B. English Breese, Illinois James Harz A.B. Philosophif Palatine, Illinois If Dreusicke were to be dealt with after the man- ner of Mark Twain ' s Jumping Frog he would still manage to break track records. Elmhurst is go- ing to miss his phenome- nal broadjumping, and his speed and elusiveness in the backfield. He has been for several years an effi- cient Chairman of Athlet- ics on the Student Union. He never seems to wear himself out over his books, and still manages to come through with good grades. He is the hitherto unknown perpetrator of countless dormitory pranks and es- capades and the only time his good humor fails him is when dealing with the Maple Lodge mascot, Patsy. All year Armin and the pooch have waged relent- less warfare. In 1932 Armin qualified for the Olympic Games in the broad jump, but was un- able to compete, much to the disappointment of his friends. Gerfen ' s chief occupa- tions are collecting nick- names, philandering, and sleeping. Aside from these, he plays hot tennis, medi- ocre pingpong, lucky poker and terrible casino. Dur- ing the past semester he has been making life mis- erable for the teachers and children at Hawthorne Public School, where he in- dulges in practice teach- ing. In his major, English, Dick is well known for his extreme brilliance and equally extreme reluctance to get work done on time. Lately he has been making himself notorious by writ- ing a weekly stint of gos- sip for the Elm Bark. Dick says he is going out to teach the gospel of good English and roaring bad manners to little children. For the present, Coach Arends is wondering what he will do for a number one tennis player when the 1935 season rolls around. James was a member of that triumvirate of pro- found philosophical think- ers (Krueger and Meyer were his cohorts) , who formed the bulwark of last year ' s Philosophy Club, and who were the despair of Pete Stavrostopoulos. In lucid moments — between religion and education classes — James is a pleas- antly cynical young man, with an engaging frank- ness; slim and defiantly devil-may-care. His hobby is aviation ; it is in the air that he gratifies his whims and caprices (one of his favorite Sunday morning proclivities is to swoop over a certain church, drowning out the pastor ' s voice with a wide-open cut- out), and gets rid of his pet peeves. He sings lust- ily in chapel, plays a sax ala Wayne King, has won fame as an interrogator of Assembly speakers. Twenty-fifth Page