Emporia State University - Sunflower Yearbook (Emporia, KS)

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GIRL taha! romance enters the scenel had finished her tests a few minutes previously and Joe lengthened his stride to catch up with her and ask tbecause it seemed the logical way to Open a conver- sationl what she thought of those en- trance tests. Well, they werenit so bad she guessed, but very long and rather bor- ing. He asked about her course and she replied that she was working for a life certificate. But that did not answer his own mental queries so he mentally re- viewed his own schedule. Comparison of schedules revealed that she was enrolled in Freshman Survey-yes she was sure it was Survey, not scurvyaand her rhetoric teacher was Dr. Everett Rich, who was writing a biography of the Sage of Kan- sas, William Allen White. Sheid be tak- ing Speech I from Dr. George R. R. Pflaum-who had such a cute goatee that she wished that she were a speech major sometimeahygiene from C. K. Turner, Dr. E. R. Barrett is the austere-looking gentleman who frightens all freshman English majors into submission. It is only after three years in the de- partment that students realize his bark is worse than his bite. 8 methods from Miss Jenny Williams, and sight-singing from Miss Eileen Kelly. She liked college fine, and what else was he taking? He was a math major, he ex- plained, and would take college algebra and analytical geometry from Tucker, who throws chalk into the waste basket in a treacherous manner and talks so fast that it is hard to keep up with him. Then, of course, he was taking the required freshmen coursesarhetoric from Owen, Speech I from Kayser, and survey. He thought enrollment had been haphazard and unorganized, but Dr. 0. J . Peterson, head of the math department, his advisor, had been helpful, and he thought college was going to be fun. Her name? Well, she laughed, sheid thought it was simply Betty Coed, but since Dean Maude Min- row, dean of women, had asked her to make sure it was not Elizabeth she was not so certain. She was living at the dorm though, and yes, she would like to see- His name? Joe College. Yes, Betty would like to see J oe again, and if he felt the same way, why the dorms telephone number was 95. OMORROW CAME and went along with such personages as Charles 0. Haskell and Dr. Ray C. Maul, survey co-ordina- tors. Dr. M. Wesley ROper, and Dr. S. D. Mock, Clark Jackson, and H. Francis James, Miss Edna McCullough, and Miss Ruth V. Simpson, all appeared in survey classes and explained the whys and whereforeis of their departments. Dr. F. L. Gilsonis lecture on the importance of speech in the deve10pment of an esthetic appreciation of the finer things in life strengthened Bettyis determination to re- main at Emporia State and specialize in speech training. But money was an im- portant obstacle. She asked Miss Ina Borman, head of N . Y. A. employment on the campus, to help her obtain a job in one of the offices. With the help of Miss Borman, science teacher in the Labora- tory School, she obtained a position in the Publicity Office, clipping and filing in- formation about students for their home- town newspapers.

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Faculty .. 'Zfau Gd 10 Know 7lzem . . foe WJ $1444an 7lteilz 40144 'Zfeaad d Gallege ing a group of wide-eyed freshmen. Joe College, the greener-looking individual who was standing alone, resolved that he would apply himself, and that the course in Scurvy tmeis that what the fellow had called it-would prove instrumental in helping him to decide on his lifeis voca- tion. This had been a hectic week. The ordeal of enrollment and the first day of classes had now passed into the oblivion of occasional nightmares. This was Fri- day; the annual Campus Walk sponsored Miss Maude E. Minrow, Dean of Women, enjoys being with iimy girlsii and is always happy to have the college women bring both their sorrows and their joys in to her office for a. little chat. by the Yis was in progress, but tomorrow the freshman tests would be completed. At five oiclock the next afternoon Joe finished the last of his tests, raised his weary self from the chair in Room 319, and carried his tests to the examineris desk. Joe was tired. His knowledge of reading, iriting, and irithmetic, as well as his personality and social comprehension knowledge was thoroughly tested to ac- quaint the faculty with his ability, per- sonality, and intellect. Jovial David L. MacFarlane, Dean of Men, is known all over the state for his good sense of humor, his love for sea food, and his Scotch jokes. He is ever a champion of the college students.

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A. D. Schmutz is a mild-man- nered, smiling organist and harmony teacher who has written and published a num- ber of beautiful compositions. Everett Rich has made a name for himself in Kansas and in the nation as author of the recently-published ttWilliam Allen White, the Man from Emporia? S. J. Turille, assistant profes- sor of commerce, impresses students and faculty alike with his businesslike, efficient ways.