Florida Southern College - Interlachen Yearbook (Lakeland, FL)

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K GIBSON WEIHE,Chm. English BS,MA,PhD. . . . Ph D. from Yale . . . edited John Rus- kin ' s letters . . enters Who ' s Who this year ... his scholarly lectures evidence thoughtful training and preparation . . . artistic and dramatic abilities . . . aristo- cratic . . has written many short stories end poems . . . rose garden . . . dog . . droopy white socks . . . future plans of going to Italy, climbing an Alp, painting portraits . . . photographer with a Graflex . . . one painting was shown at a sale in Pittsburgh . . . raised eyebrows, quizzical smile makes his classes depart from reality into the world of theater and the imagi- nation . . . HENRY G. BARNETT English A.B.,M.A. . . . native Floridian . . . former mentor at Soochow University, China . . . later, teach- er in Japan, Syria, India . . . in Who ' s Who . . . poet . . . The Roof of the World, his best known collection ... in him, East meets West . . . blends in selfless leve for his fellow men . . . idealist . . . striver for perfection . . . quietly works in forces of human life . . . HARRIS G SIMS Journalism A.B., LLB. . . . trustee . . . teacher of journalism for twelve years . . . grew up with Southern . . now editor Lakeland Ledger and Star Telegram . . . restless, tall . . . cigar lover . . . alert mind . . . newspaperman ' s re- porter . . . Russian literature his favorite . . . writes for New York Times . . . loves Saturday night political rallies . . . distin- guished for his ambling gait, north by northwest . . . ENGLISH THOMAS C. BLAISDELL English AB,M.A,PhD.,LLD. . . . vagabonds with wife around the world . . . prefers travel by tramp steamers . . . former president, National Council Teach- ers of English and of Alma College . . . lecturer with Chautauqua ... in Who ' s Who . . . author and editor of some 13 books, several of which are about Shake- speare . . . persistent for accuracy . . . appreciates efforts of others ... a young man unchecked by age . . . ave of absence MARGUERITE WILLS Speech AB.MA . . . disguised as Little Brother Heinie, she has peopled stages at Southern with Puck, MccBeth, the Little Women, Aoron Slick of Pun ' kin Crick for lo, these thirteen years . . . past president of Florida State Speech Association . . . formerly president of state P. E. 0. . . . teaches Sunday School class . . . writes speech articles . . . award- ed Rockefeller grant for Corrective Work with Children . . . has a purple voice . . . witty . . . busy . . . she keeps people on tip-toe . . . anticipating Act III ... to her associates she is Lady Marguerite . . ALMA JOHNSON Speech BS,MA. . . . This is WLAK, Lakeland . . a half hour program, sponsored by the Static Club . . presenting Little Women . . dram- atized by Alma Johnson . .. . poet play- wright . . prefers stage to screen . . . ex-Tomboy . . . likes horseback riding . . . radio is her special interest ... her play, Jo ' s Boys , was published this year . . . a cultivated, expressive voice . . she adds distinctive flavor to all fields that she enters . . . •♦ ' • •

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J. B MODESITT Physical Education B.S.,M.D. . . a man of tremendous experience . . . in YMCA work for 38 years . . . once col- lege football coach . . . hockey enthusiast ... ice skating . . . hunting and fishing . . . erect . . . sharp, quick eyes . . . finds recre- ation in social work . . . boys ' clubs . . . possession of M.D. helps him to engage in health program . . . EULALIE GINN Physical Education AB . . . from the town of Gone With the Wind . . . outstanding in recreation field . . . pioneer in leisure time conferences in the Southeast . . . likes crafts, especially woodwork . . . petite leader of folk songs and group dancing .. . spends summers in camps as youth leader . . . congenial . . . likes Donald Duck . . . collects him in china, wood, and picture form . . . gay . . . determined ... a small candle burning with a very big light . . . ESTHER PERRY HORNBAKER Education BSE. . . . she finds it most hazardous . . . teach- ing teachers to find the median . . . be- comes absorbed in the study of history . . . belongs to Writer ' s Club . . . unknown to them she enjoys watching people and their reactions ... as white furry cats like to lie pseudo-asleep before the fire . . . mus- ing, with half shut eyes, upon the world about them . . . she finds education fasci- nating . . . EDUCATION MAG AUDREY CAMERON Education B.S.E. . . . Southern lady in every sense of the word . . . soft voice . . . sweet smile . . . reminiscent of magnolias in the moonlight . . . associates compliment her upon her personality — its suitability to dealing with little children . . . neat . . . good taste in clothing . . the old South . . . MABEL LUNDIN Education BS.,MA. . . . children adore her. . . she ' s sensitive to environment . . . has traveled widely . . . brings out the best in children . . . conversationalist . . . interesting because of her contacts in the world . . . frank . . . gains satisfacton from teaching . . . RUTH SHERMAN Education AB, MA. . . . teacher at the laboratory school . . . her beauty of character is her outstanding trait . . . shows depth ... i s very reserved . . . quiet . . . smiling . . . native of South Dakota . . . worked in a Government Indian school . . . has written for Compton ' s Pic- tured Encyclopedia . . . likes out-of-doors . . keeps up in professional reading . . . questions new thoughts . . .

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ELMER B. WOLFROM Journalism Western Reserve University . . . former newspaperman quiet . . unassuming . . . helpful - . . collects stamps . . . pushes his advert, s.ng students to prizes in national contests leaches by having his students do the work . an- alyzes their abilities - polishes their technique - - opens the door of big time advertising to the cub writers . . . MRS. LESLIE H PURCELL English AB.MA . . in profile, she bears marked resem- blance to a certain ancient Greek he- greatest creation is her family human . . . unconquerable habit of working , , , wh.msical humor , . won a i medal in college . prefers biographies, American poetry . . . continually striving, seeking, finding . . . eyes on a distani goal . . . ELIZABETH BINNS English AB . . . teocher with a domestic complex . . . grandmaster of housekeeping . . former newspaper reporter stamp collector . . . reader . . - pianist . . . Southern graduate holds highest scholastic average, straight A student . . . traveler Eng ' and, France, Switzerland . . . mentally quick . . . always smiling . . . speaks to everybody . . . locks like JeanetteMacDon- ald . . . subtle sense of humor . . . expres- sive hands . - laborer in the Freshman v ne ' .ard . . . ENQL1SH JEANNE HART Speech AB . . . petite . . . dramat : Southern . . . teaches in Theater . , . adores plays leading roles . - . giggles raphy, swimming, riding . . . detests the spider speaker, reader, and singer Buttercup . . . graduate of the Children ' s especially likes photcg- travel by plane witty , public the perfect FRANCES UPSHAW Speech AB . . . Teller of tall tales dramatizer . director of Bartow Little Theater for four years . . . works well with child, en loves red , hates details . . . exaggerates . . . something is always happening to he building up to a climax, which she loves , , capable . improvement on Zasu Pitts in dramatic use of her hands . KATHRYN McAFEE English AB,MA . . ; nte!le:tua! business-like manne ' . . a tabulating machine with a sense of humor masks the soul of a custard-p e thrower under a dignified, poised exterior . . . planner . . dependable . , . likes crowds . . . does things well ... a faculty freshman . , ,