Goucher College - Donnybrook Fair Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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Foremost in their fields HE faculty members of Goucher Col- lege in this, the second year of the war, are faced with a divided duty. Theirs is no longer simply an academic life devoted to imparting knowledge to the students. Their authority and their ability to act as leaders make them a real necessity in the field of government work. So the faculty have divided their time and talents between the call of their school and the call of their country. Now, because of this increased demand upon them, we ap- preciate it even more when they take time out from their already heavy schedules for conferences and informal tete-a-tetes with us. Many of our professors have taken leaves of absence to hold full time jobs, for which the government feels their particular abilities are needed. T hey go to fill vacancies in a nation geared to total war. In answer to the first call of duty, Dr. Paul C. Boomsliter, Mr. Carl W. Rusteberg, and Dr. Edmund H. Chapman are now engaged in active duty with the Armed Forces. They could not see their duty as divided but answered first the need for them on the fight- ing front. Lieutenants Chapman and Ruste- berg offered their services to the Navy; Lt. Boomsliter entered the military force. And on the home front, Goucher is well represented by the nman behind the man be- 32 hind the gun? Many of the professors who were not able to give themselves bodily have lent their minds and skills to the government for as long as they are needed. Dr. Louise Kelly, former professor in the Department of Chemistry and the Drs. Wilfred and Grace Beardsley, who formerly taught us Romance Languages and Classics respectively, are now engaged in full-time work in Washington. Dr. Belle Otto is a chemist at Frankfort Arsenal. Miss Sylvia Himmelfarb is at Edgewood Arsenal with Miss Elizabeth Seward, former librarian at Goucher. Many other members of the faculty have pledged themselves to double-duty for the duration. Among them are Dr. Elinor Pan- coast, Economics and Sociology; Dr. Gairdner Moment, Biology; Dr. Alice Braunlich, Classics; Dr. Anna Miller, English; Dr. Florence Lewis, Mathematics; Dr. Eugene Curtis, History; Dr. 0121 Winslow, English; Dr. Harriette Vera, Physiology and Hygiene; Dr. Eleanor Spencer, Fine Arts; Dr. Louise Seibert, French; Dr. Marian Torrey, Math- ematics; Dr. Grace Baker and Dean Dorothy Stimson. Nautical and nice in their trim blue uniforms, Lieutenant Virginia Blunt and Dorothea Wyatt of the SPARS are paving the

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Dr. Baker Airs. Hayden Dr. Hillea Dr. Rirhes; Director of Admissions Miss Probst, Registrar and Stag A1135 Rutherford, Psychological AMiss Mchley, Vocational Counselor Counselor 31

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DEPA RTMENTAL HEADS UPPER LEFT: Miss Rutherford, Psychology; Dr. Langdon Biology; Dri King, Physiology LOWER Ll-ZF'I'I Dr. VVinslowV Poliliral Science; Dr. Panconst, Ecanumirs and Sacialngy. way for the future enlistments of Goucher girls in the womens services. We are con- fident that our faculty will have as admirable a record in war at. it has always had in peace. The majority of the faculty, however, still devotes its full-Lime energy to us, so that we will never find ourselves iistrangers in any strange situation? It requires perserverance and an ever-prevailing sense of humor to guide us successfully in our eternal search for knowledge. We are grateful to them for UPPER RIGHT: Dr. Barton, Physics; Dr. Lloyd, Cltcmislry; DIL Lewis, Alulhcmulics. LUWICR Ruun': Dr. Lonu, History; Dr. CHIHC, litlumlion. making us feel that their work in training us is as important as any other work they might do. To them, we are individuals with indi- vidual minds and tastes. And we thank them for treating us as such. This faculty, foremost in their fields, sets for us an example of a way of life combining purpose and dignity. Constant amid chaos, they help us to maintain a true sense of values. They are indicating the way. It is ours to follow.