Elmhurst College - Elms Yearbook (Elmhurst, IL)

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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

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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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I William Haude A.B. English Elmhurst, Illinois Karl Juergens A.B. English Cleveland, Ohio Martha Klein A.B. English Eitzen, Minnesota Haude ' s name will live long at Elmhurst. He was one of the biggest, finest, best, all-round promoters we have ever had. He can promote (and does) any- thing from extra helpings to vast financial schemes. Bill is really a Biology major, and a good one, and loaded himself with a lot of English courses this year. Between advancing fence- busting arguments on re- ligion and education, and cutting classes left and right, he has earned a great reputation as a rad- ical. Bill is a great fellow to have around, and the school will be decidedly less lively when he has left. His present enthusi- asm is the fitting out of a super-expedition to Alaska — or is it Mexico? All who want to get on board come running — line forms to the left. J i g g s became famous with his Slippery Elm, which enjoyed a huge suc- ces de scandale as a very thinly veiled expose of go- ings-on in the college fam- ily. He was born in Cin- cinnati, lives in Cleveland at the present moment; seems proud of it. During the last eight of his twen- ty-six years he has vari- ously been hobo, shipping clerk, bank runner, section hand, and college student. He is a connoisseur of ex- cellent vintages, goes to chapel once a week, is a rotten biologist, a good actor and is the idol of at least ten sophomores. He started at Elmhurst four years ago, has had a head- ache ever since. Now he ' s going to write a life of Hazlitt, to try and get rid of it. Martha is an English major. She admires Tenny- son, doesn ' t particularly care about Browning, likes German restaurants, and is said to blush violently whenever a certain Eden senior ' s name is mentioned, Marty is a good student; every time the honor roll came out, her name, like Abou-ben-Adhem ' s, led all the rest. A mainstay in Hille ' s Glee Club, a darn good Kathie in Alt Hei- delberg, and one of the Student Union. Marty has very capably filled a very large niche in campus life. Tiventy-sixth Page 4