Friends University - Talisman Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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THE TALISMAN 19 He Sits High in All the Peoples Heads. In mere physical size this professor is perhaps the short- est 1l1C111lJC1' of our faculty, but when it comes down to cold, hard knowledge he certainly is there with the goods, so to speak. On the latest nebular hypothesis or on Greek litera- ture of 2000 B. C. he can hold forth with equal ease. He doesn't look like a man who would be likely to have hobbies but you ean't always tell. for if love of bees and the primary meanings of Latin and Greek words constitute a horse he rides hard and fast. This is his own confession. In 1885 Professor Jones re- ceived an A. B. degree from Haverford and in 1890 an A. M. was awarded him. He spent part of the years '94 and '95 in Chicago University and for five years was principal of a High School in Maine. In 1907 he eanie to Friends as head of the Ancient Language department. VVhen Professor Jones is on the progrrani for a chapel talk it ought to be announced on the bulletin boards Cwhen we get some new onesl. Then every- body' would be sure to be present. For Jones' chapel talks are in a class by themselves. They cover such subjects as, Bee Culture. t'How to Hate, Tiddlebindo, and Magrnetisn1. VVe're going to get a shorthand student to report them for The Talisman next year.

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18 THE TALISMAN Hyperion Curls, a From' Like jove Himsebff' Professors of mathematics and astronomy are not usually w very of the earth, earthy, but i11 spite of his love for loga- rithms and speetroheliographs, Professor Vilheeler is really quite hinnan. He is quite young. and this, together with the fact that he has lovely curly hair, makes him a great favorite among the girls, of whom, by il'-' the way, he is the abject slave. His habits of blushing and look- ing eoyly out of the corner of his eye are also very fetching. The 'boys admire him because when with them he has the happy faculty of being a pal among them, even while main- taining his professional dignity. 'Professor Vifheeler received his A. B. from the University of Indiana in 190-L. 'llhe follow- ing year he taught in the High School at Bloomington. Since 1906 he has occupied the chair of Mathematics at Friends University. We will have to get along Without Professor Wlieelei' next year. I-Ie is going to work for his Master's degree, probably in the University of Chicago, though some say there will be a strong attraction for him at K. U. VVe sincerely hope that he 'll not prolong his furlough after he has bagged his degree.

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20 THE TALISMAN O, Full of Careful Business. Beyond the limits of her own region Miss Crandall is not very well known. Only the commer- cial students have the privilege of more than passing notice from her. From reports of spreads and parties which arise from the business department, some of us are strongly tempted to take bookkeeping or some- thing which will give us an en- trance to the crowd of which she seems to be the moving spirit. She does mingle with us enough, however. so that we wish she would do it oittener. Miss Crandall is a, graduate of the Salt City Business Col- lege, and from the Wicliita, Commercial College. She has had charge of the Commercial Department of the University since 1907. Wliexiever one of the college students wants anything' typewrittcn in a hurry, he takes it to Miss Crandall. No matter how busy she is, no matter how big a job it is, no matter how long he has procrastinated about bringing in his copy-and college students are about as adept at the art of procrastination as the next fellow-all these considerations weigh as nothingg it's got to be done right away. And yet she smiles. .