Friends University - Talisman Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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16 THE TALlSMAN He 'Thinks T00 Much. This gentleman with the ex- tremely learned appearance does not belie his looks. He is the proud possessor of four de- grees which were earned in the good old times when these desir- able appendages were not flung about promiscuously as they are today. He sadly bemoans the fact that in these latter days scholarship is 1'a.pidly giving way in ilnportanee to things :Far niore trivial and iminaterial. However, there is one produc- tion of modern times of which he thoroughly approves and rarely loses an opportunity to advocate-sirnplitied spelling. Dr. Pearson took his A. R. fle- gree at Earlham. Following this he was principal of Fair- mount College, Indiana. In 1881 he attended the Princeton Theo- logical Seminary where he was awarded the Hebrew scholar- ship. The following year an A. M. was awarded him at Princeton University. For two years he made a special study of the Semitic languages at University of Berlin, then went to University of Leipsie, where he wrote his book on the Prophecy of Joel for which he received his doctorate. For four years he occupied the chair of modern languages at Penn College and from '91 to '96 was head of the Biblical department there. In 1906 he came to Friends Where he occupies the chair of Bibliology. You will find Dr. Pearson 's name in Who's Wlio in America, an honor not conferred upon mere local celebrities.

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THE TALISMAN 15 Music Hath Charms. An' F. U. graduate herself, Miss Benton has been able with more than ordinary success, to enter into the spirit of the present student body, and her interest is certainly appreciated by theni. And as for her music, we firmly believe she could in- voke a melody from a, tin pan if occasion should arise, for we have seen her perform success- fully on a piano which was not nnieh more than that. In 1907 Miss Benton graduated in both music and college from F. U. Later she studied both piano and organ at the New England Conservatory of Music in Bos- ton, under Carl Stasny, the great student of Liszt. Since 19019 she has bee11 teaching in the University. She knows all about Friends University, and she is always interested in the efforts, triumphs, defeats, and victories of Friends University students, both past and present. She .is a walking co1'npendium of information regard.ing alumni and students. It will do you a lot. of good to get acquainted with Miss Benton, and she's not hard to get acquainted with, either.

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THE TALISMAN 17 Her Voice Was Ever Soft U, i As Mrs. Barrett is with us only a part of the time the students outside of her classes in elocution and physical culture are not well acquainted with her. We know her only as a very charming woman whom we are convinced it would be a Very great pleasure to know personally. On the few occasions when we are permitted to hear her read during the year, her numbers are among the most delightful on the program. The university feels that it has a right to be proud of her St'l1Cl611f.S who are highly commended .for their superior work wherever they go. llI1'S.-Bi1.1'1'Gl'l1 has been instructor in eloeutiou and girls' physical training at the university for four years. The greater part of her study was done with Mable Powers, Rochester, New York.