Elmhurst College - Elms Yearbook (Elmhurst, IL)

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Senny enjoys the dis- tinction of being the last Academy student to linger in our midst. He came back to Elmhurst in 1932 after an absence of several years, and can tell great tales of the days when Boji Klein was a fresh- man — well, maybe not a freshman — and coeds on the campus were only a heavenly or harassing dream — take your pick of adjectives. Senny is a gen- ial, obliging fellow, with a tremendous faculty for ab- sorbing the razz — up to a certain point, when it sud- denly becomes painful to the razzer. Any time you desire entertainment, get Sennewald to talk about his adventures in the sea- ports of the world, or be- gin a discussion of the drama. Butch came up from Carlyle to study for the ministry, but changed his mind in midstream and de- cided on undertaking as a profession. He will be one of the few men in that field who doesn ' t look like what they are. With his pleasant pan beaming away at the obsequies, it will be a wonder everybody won ' t want to go off and die, for the sheer delight of it. Steinmann gave promise of being a track star, but found that he was too busy to indulge in his favorite sport. He has made a host of friends here in Elmhurst and will surely continue to do so. Trying to write one of these blurbs about Marian is no mean task. She is at once so much of the de- lightful and the demure young lass, that it ' s a posi- tive treat to know her. Her avowed squirreliness has made her one of the most popular young people on the campus, which is as it should be. Her chief in- terests are enjoying life, amusing people, and mess- ing about with amateur dramatics; in the latter field she has proved to be an excellent, if somewhat temperamental, actress, and a fiery director who always manages to bring out the mosta of the besta in her players. The campus will be a sadder and no wiser place after Marian has left it. Ask her sometime why she chose philosophy as a ma- jor if you have the nerve; we never did. Gerhard Sennewald A.B. History Cheektowago, New York Emil Steinmann A.B. Philosophy Carlyle, Illinois Marion Stringer A.B. Philosophy Elmhurst, Illinois

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Pants is a victim of co- .education. The poor guy is in love. However, be- tween dances, auto rides, and sundry other things (almost anything you can think of will do), he still managed to swat a mean drum in the band, manage the baseball team of ' 32, and help direct the destin- ies of this year ' s Elms. Scholastically, Pants is another of Doc Strong ' s demon economists. Besides being a first class statis- tician, he was also the final authority on any question concerning the economics of coal mining. Ring is so quiet and self- affacing that it ' s a wonder he gets along in a world where everybody else is shouting his lungs out about something or other. He makes noise enough in the band, and ever since his freshman year has been a mainstay in the first tenor section of the Glee Club. He is an un- ostentatious, but deadly man on the basketball floor, and distinguished himself in intramurals. Harry be- lieves in taking things as they come; nothing dis- turbs his good nature and calm. Sometime during his Junior year, he picked up a decidedly opprobious nickname, which we hope won ' t stick to him when he gets out of school. He has one claim to lasting fame; he can stay awake indefinitely during Biology lectures. If asked what he learned at college, Elver would probably say that it was how to fill his note-books with silly pictures, and how to high-jump not less than four feet or more than five. He is an ex- ample of what modesty and a God-fearing pan can do for a man. He has twice been on the Student Union, and he edited the notorious 1933 Elms. His latest effort at self-expres- sion is a sinister-looking black hat, worn on state occasions, which makes him look like a cross be- t w e e n Mahatma Gandhi and Gen. Hugh Johnson. He writes scintillating and shocking prose, sings like Tibbett, likes roast-beef, poetry, and nutty women, shuns publicity, has no- tions about reincarnation, snores, and is generally a great guy. Ellsworth Kneeland A.B. Economics Warsaw, Indiana Harry Ring A.B. Philosophy Holland, Indiana Elver Schroeder A.B. English Breese, Illinois

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Theodore VanDyck A.B. Sociology Waco, Texas Verne Warner A.B. Philosophy Detroit, Michigan Werner Wegener A.B. History Holstein, Missouri Van Dyck, like, most Texans, is tall and spare, but there isn ' t a drawl in him. He says he is too busy to go around being an authentic Texan. Van is beyond doubt the busiest man in his class. What with running the book store, being amiable and business-like at the School of Music, and arguing with the laundryman, he is hard put to it to get any study- ing done. At Maple Lodge he has in operation all kinds of interesting devices for keeping himself — and the rest of the lads — awake at night. The best way to annoy Van is to tell him how he has changed since he was a freshman. An- other way is to tell him that he never changes. His favorite diversions are tell- ing interminable stories, and achieving lightning transitions from healthy sanity to delightful goof- iness. He is gifted with a great sense of humor, and is one of the few people to hold a Y presidency without taking himself too seriously. Warner, familiarly known as Pop, became famous this year as the Father Confessor and Keeper of the Peace of South Hall. Pop also kept a close eye on the finances of the Elm Bark, and his reign as Business Manager of that publication was eminently successful ; for the first time in years the ledger balance was written with blue ink. He suc- ceeded Ed Bowen last year as Pounder of the Big Bass Drum, and has been a worthy successor in ev- ery respect. He is particu- larly fond of baseball, is an ardent collector of re- ligious books, and can gen- erally be found in Dewey ' s sanctum (library, you egg!). Red is the diminutive hustler who has played such a bang-up game at second base for the nine for the last few years. At basketball, his speed and brilliant shooting won him a letter last season. His peppy presence will be missed in nearly every form of college activity, from basketball to cutting classes. As a librarian, he will be remembered for the peremptory pencil-tapping which inevitably preceded a polite but urgent request to pipe down or scram. He and VanDyck are room- mates at Maple Lodge and Red has his hands full try- ing to keep Van in line. As ardent Missourians Red and Chet Uthlaut have rousing arguments con- cerning mules, native bev- erages, and Missouri ath- letics. Twenty-ninth Page