Elmhurst College - Elms Yearbook (Elmhurst, IL)

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English Of nil those arts in irhicli the wise excel. Nature ' s chief masterpiece is ivriting ivell. —Sheffield Ye Olde and 3 ' e new English are ex- pressed and explained with eqi;al facility by Professors Arends, Breitenbaeh, Carl- son, and Belgum. These English ex])o- nents are p a r t i c ii 1 a r 1 y active on the campus. When he is not concocting new and different assignments, Professor Bel- gum douliles as Freshman Class Adviser. Professor Carlson has the distinction of being a lirst-class faculty rooter at all com])etitive combats as well as one of the most popular after-dinner speakers on the campus. Professor Breitenbaeh is the leading grammar-groomer on the faculty and C. C. Arends has a finger in all of the colleo ' e dramatic ventures. Speal ' the speeeli. J prai ijou As I pruHijunei ' il to i nu . . . SHAKESI ' KAKE Karl Carlson H. L. Breitenbach Harold Beloi.tm C. C. Arends » » 20 « «

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Social Science Eesiiseitating the past and ex- plaining the present are the com- bined functions of historian and political scientist. This year ' s personnel works with might and main to dispel contem])orary ig- norance. Dr. Pearl Robertson Dr. Paul Crusius Richard Wiese Dr. Henry Eller In Lecture Hall The usual throng of freshmen are placed at the mercy of Dr. Crusius and assistant, Wiese. A noble effort is made to keep these students up on what has gone before and what is yet to come. Dr. Eobertson labors long and hard to tell what makes the politi- cal machine go and wliat can be done about it. State and munici- pal affairs are unraveled in no uncertain terms. Dr. Eller under- takes the difficult task of jiointing out the correlation between an- cient cultures and our own. In short, Social Science supervisors slave. » » 19 « «

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He who is ignorant of foreign languages I ' noios not his own. — Goethe German and French Anti-provineial is the apjiroach of tlie German and French departments. Dr. Dmnmer condncts the German department with his usual efficiency. He is ahly assisted by Dr. Bichter, one of the important additions to the faculty this year. The aims of the department are to pro- vide cultural training as well as a practical knowledge of German. Professor Wagoner ' s work in the French depart- ment has extended its scope to include a number of litera- ture courses for the year. He and Professor Stanger divide between them the introductory courses in French. Growth in enrollment can be credited to their combined ]iersonalities.