Elmhurst College - Elms Yearbook (Elmhurst, IL)

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SENIORS Selma Barfels . . . poised and capable in any situation . . . elected secretary then vice- president of Goethe Verein . . . attained honor roll on several occasions . . . worked way through college with comparative ease . . . tutored in German . . . played organ in between times . . . divides leisure among literature, music, and home ec activities . . . plans tri-linguist teaching in English, French and German. Tess Baumann . . . intellectual with a flair for the risque . . . avocation provoking discussions of the vio- lent sort . . . women ' s vice-president of Stu- dent Union this year, secretary last . . . col- lected assorted scholarships through the years . . . managed to find time to be an Elm Bark editor with ideas . . . has her eye on graduate work in biology. Isabelle Ben- nett . . . assistant business manager of Theatre . . . won four-year Theatre award . . . acquired Women ' s Union award for steady attendance . . . earned intra-mural athletic letter . . . French Club treasurer junior year . . . Elm Bark reporter . . . extra- class activities — tutoring, collecting poetry, athletics, and dramatic enterprise . . . has s ' ncere pedagogical aspirations. Magdalene Berger . . . president of Irion Hall . . . effi- cient in all she attempts . . . Women ' s Union social chairman . . . member of Goethe Verein . . . brain in math . . . . . . President of F. A. L. C. . . . made the honor roll two years . . . delights her friends with her elfish sense of humor . . . in the future plans to teach in a high school. Raymond Bizer . . . two years on the base- ball diamond won Ray his letter . . . varied musical interests brought him renown . . . sang with Glee Club and Chapel Choir . . . awarded sweater for Band activities . . . has a yen to do something in amateur photog- raphy . . . studies for the ministry loom in the very near future. Peter M. Blau ... a sentimentalist with brains . . . psychology sleuth . . . yearns for discussion of Freud and other controversial topics . . . wrote individualistic column ' Trom the Margin in Elm Bark . . . participated in Children ' s Theatre work . . . contributed liberally to all campus journalism . . . we can see Peter as a writer after world conflict subsides. Erna Helene Bock . . . unobtrusively clever and consistently good natured . . . makes lasting friends everywhere . . . active Elm Bark aide de camp . . . intra mural letter winner . . . freshman class secretary . . . ditto Science and Math Clubs . . . writes poetry with T. S. Eliot flavor . . . reads and sews in leisure time . . . future will be in pedagogy. Leia B. Bremer . . , Murray State Teacher ' s College two years . . . indulged linguistic activities there . . . consistent honor roll member at Elmhurst . . . interested in activities of Women ' s Union and S. C. A. . . . a straight- forward girl, LeIa made many loyal friends . . . sociological bent may lead to a future in social service work. Earl Buck . . . advertis- ing manager of Elms in junior year and busi- ness manager in senior year . . . belonged to Pre-The Society . . . odd pipes and bright ties catch his eye . . . milk shakes are his favorite food . . . carefree manner hides his sincere and generous nature . . . sociology major with his future in the ministry. Mar- jorie Davidson . . . social activities at Elm- hurst would have suffered without Davie . . . received title of prom queen in ' 41 . . . served as chairman for the circus, the prom bid committee and style show publicity committee . . . Women ' s Union cabinet member . . . main outside interest is art . . . plans to teach after graduation. Lois Deiters . . . French Club prexy senior year . . . top- ped off three years of Glee Club as secretary- treasurer in junior year . . . honor student four semesters . . . reads, bowls, and swims in spare time . . . future plans indefinite . . . interested in library work but will probably settle down. James Milton Doellefeld . . . dual scholarship winner . . . hacked his way through college as Commons meat cutter . . . found time to be an intra-mural man- ager . . . entered into Goethe Verein activi- ties . . . made friends slowly but perma- nently . . . chose history as center of scho- lastic efforts . . . hopes to make his way as future minister. Leonard B. Dohrmann . . . entered from Dickenson State Teachers ' College in junior year . . . soon became ac- tive in Pre-The Society . . . served on S. C. A. cabinet this year . . . managed to be a stu- dent without grinding . . . likes orchestral music . . . especially enjoys private sessions with his trombone . . . future will be in the ministry with a sociological slant. William Eagan . . . agreeably frank and to the point . . . outside school activities left little time for campus affairs . . . liked discussions of world problems . . . interested in his history major . . . experimented in practice teach- ing at Hawthorne Junior High . . . probably in line for army . . . other plans indefinite. Barbara Fawcett . . . one of those women with vigor that people always write about . . . member champion basketball team soph year . . . alumni scholarship senior year . . . W. U. vice-president . . . Elm ' s mainstay three years . . . French Club treasurer . . . if she had been born 40 years ago, she would have been a woman suffragist you may be sure . . . remembered for her piquant humor. 21

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m U If ' 42 « - Selma Bartels Theresa Baumann Isabella Bennett Magdalene Berger Raymond Bizer Peter Blau Erna Bock Leia Bremer Earl Buck Marjorie Davidson Lois Deiters James Doellefeld Leonard Dohrmann William Eagan Barbara Fawcett

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SENIORS Lois Fluegge . . . ardent spectator sports woman . . . rooted at all baseball, basketball and football games . . . participated widely in sports . . . bowled consistently high scores . . . member of assorted committees, dance, circus, Homecoming, etc. . . . E Club auxiliary . . . dates and knits in spare moments . . . has quaint sense of humor . . . interested in library work as vocation . . . Herbert Fritzsche . . . chemistry major from Forest Park . . . main interests besides chem — music and a girl back home . . . earned super grades in science courses . . . belongs to Men ' s Glee Club, and Chapel Choir . . won admittance to University of Chicago Chapel Choir of as- sorted college men . . . found time for Mathematics and Science Clubs. Rob- ert Froeschner . . . spent his time in many various activi- ties . . . South Hall and S. C. A. presi- dent, S.U. vice-presi- dent, chapel chair- L man, and head of Pre-The Committee . . . biology department staff member . . . received three scholar- ships, two as ranking student . . . spent spare time studying hepetology and rearing his reptiles . . . added marriage to his many achievements . . . will enter the ministry. Armin Ceisler . . . cosmopolitan in his in- terests . . . went to three colleges in four years . . . won awards in track and gymnas- tics at Occidental College in Pasadena . . . enjoys teaching his Sunday School class . . . intends to do medical work in the slums after his seminary training . . . likes serious bull sessions, music and mechanics. Earl Gerfen . . . one of those genuine people . . . track captain senior year . . . vice-president Glee Club soph year . . . active E Club member . . . blithely bus-boyed his way through college . . . enthusiastic about music in general . . . likes to collect stamps in leftover moments . . . plans to do future track workouts with the army. Walter A. Coletz . . . four-letter man in football . . . captain in his senior year . . . Student Union athletic chairman and president of E Club . . . square shooter Coletz won himself a definite niche in the senior hall of fame . . . decided future for himself at end of first semester when he joined the U. S. Coast Guard. Harold C. Crunewald . . . honor roll student from Dayton, Ohio . . . indicated executive ability in many offices held . . . elected president of freshman class, presi- dent and business manager of Glee Club, freshman proctor of South Hall, and chair- man of Pre-The steering committee . . . won two basketball letters . . . garnered E Club membership ... did everything well that he did at all. Dorothy Halvorsen . . . North Park emigree . . . soon acclimated to local activities . . . exhibited extraordinary talents in Chapel Choir and Glee Club . . . became president of Glee Club senior year . . . sings for a hobby . . . office work holds future interest ... an efficiency expert who always has time to help out. Virginia Herz- ler . . well liked by all who know her . . . four year honor roll student . . . has made music her hobby as well as proposed voca- tion . . . accompanied Women ' s Glee Club senior year . . . served on Women ' s Union Cabinet two years . . . member of S. C. A. has ' angelled ' the women ' s tennis team as manager for three years. Marian Johnson . . . pleasant company at any time . . . prom queen attendant . , . secretary of F. A. L. C. . made the honor roll two consecutive years . . . has many friends because she never does any back-biting . . . college theatre member . . . E Club auxiliary . . . Women ' s Union publicity chairman in her junior year . . . likes bowling and California c limate. Paul Jordan . . . active in most intra-mural sports . . .prominent member of all the campus maintenance crews ... fa- miliar figure on the tractor, shoveling coal, directing traffic or moving chairs . . . head truck driver for three years . . . member of Goethe Verein . . . honor roll occasionally . . . noted for his ability to get things done . . . chooses radio for sideline. Hans Kalk- brenner . . . quiet and sincere in campus relationships . . . participated in varied ac- tivities of the Men ' s Glee Club . . . acquired friends through general cooperative attitude . . . German his scholastic specialty . . . pointed spare moments toward professional ■nterests . . . plans to keep up a long-estab- lished Kalkbrenner tradition in pursuing post grad theological studies. Harold Kamenz . . . socially conscious senior . . . interested in labor movements and social justice . . . held varied and assorted positions — president South Hall . . . Pre-The steering committee . . . Chapel chairman . . . mem- ber Student Union and S. C. A. cabinets . . . studies psychoanalysis and abnormal psych in between times ... an ideal pre-the with essential vitality, svmpathy, ability and amiability. Francis Karasek . . . unassum- ing genius . . . managed to win practically all available scholarships . . . quietly worked toward goal of graduate study at University 22