Haverford College - Record Yearbook (Haverford, PA)

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GERMAN Offering students a taste of German tradi- tion, as well as a knowledKe of German litera- ture, Harry Pfuiid, ' 22, makes his courses more than a series of lectures and discussions. As he reads from LessiuK or Goethe ' s plays or the Middle Hi h German of the Nibelungenlied, Dr. Pfund effervesces the true spirit of the old countrj ' . Projects with the genial head of the department are consequently noted for German beer and apfehaft. John Cary, ' 45, is an uncompromising perfec- tionist when it comes to precise translations of German passages. Yet he maintains a close iLjiMiiing- the magazine in order to look casual are I ' -srs. Heydebreck, Kelly, Pfund, and Cary. GREEK George Kennedy is new this year, but al- ready shows a youthful facility for an aged language. He is so much at ease before a class :hat it seems an effort for him to be disturbed 3y any student slurring classical phrases with i Left-Bank zeal. Every period he is purposeful :ind indulgent, calling students by their first aame, but allowing no lap.se in attention. Stu- ;lents studying the printed Greek with its sputtering accents, black iotas, and hearty . ' owels in their Homer .selections long for the ;wift chalk, articulate pause, and Hellenic oeace of their teacher. personal relationship with his students and is an ever-ready source of assistance to those un- fortunate individuals caught up in the com- plex cobweb of German grammar. His presence is also felt in a number of College activities, whether it be his participation in campus drives or his attendance at Meeting and soccer games. Professor Emeritus John Kelly came out of retirement last fall to teach a course in ele- mentary German. Precisely at 9:01 each class day, Herr Kelly appeared on Founders porch and commenced his way to the West Math room. Kommcn Sie nach meinem Hause, he often requested his students, who could only marvel at the versatility of this humble man, leading them in song around his piano. Tuesday night ! Time for Modern German Literature with Joachim Maass. Black-suited and precise, Mr. Maass would read melodically and imbibe some sort of Zaubertvank. What is beauty? he would ask. What is the literary work of art? Attempting to discover the an- swers, the class read Mann, Kafka, and Kilke. Each week, out came the attache case, the book of lecture notes, and the illuminating com- ments mit Witz und Aumiit vorgctragen. Spending only one year at Haverford, Man- fred Heydebreck showed enough detachment to smile o us and enough humanity to smile ivifli us. Besides taking English and teaching German, he endured innumerable dinner-meet- ings with local service clubs. What such experi- ences proved, beyond the superb powers of Manfred ' s digestive system, will never be known within our borders. Tact prevails. George Kennedy, newly-arrived Clas.sicist, frowns as he translates Class Night into Greek.

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lAtamtaMdl Bow-tied Larry Wylie regales colleagues Shaw, Smith, and Gutwirth with tales of Parisian night life. FRENCH A reviewer spoke of Laurence Wylie ' s Village in the VaHcluse as sociology without pain and cited his warm, personal, and relaxed style as one of the most strikiner assets of this none- theless serious and thorough study. Like author, like book! His humor and warmth make Mr. Wylie one of the most acces sible members of the Faculty, though behind an enjoyably re- laxed manner he hides an unexpected wit and rigorous mind. His personality and his recent literary activities have won for him and for Haverford a wide-reaching reputation of supe- rior achievement. Marcel Gutwirth, a serious, intimidating scholar, ranges from the satanic to the sublime. He does not refuse to mix the social and the intellectual, believing that both realms of ac- tivity have implicit rules of conduct which are not mutually exclusive. If Mr. Gutwirth needed but one I ' eason for demanding high-grade per- formance from his students, it might be that every lecture, every discussion reveals his con- scious effort to give of himself, his knowledge, and his insight. With scathing criticism tem- pered by infectious enthusiasm, Mr. Gutwirth may have opponents, but he has no critics. He is an original thinker with intellectual finesse, and such men are invaluable to Haverford. If ever there was a theory whereby positive results follow negative presentation, Michael Shaw has mastered it. A book, a student, or an idea of which he approves is hard to find. Yet, from his flow of )wn and nein there emerges a fine, subtle wit and a sharp, critical spirit whose judgments are never unfounded. In class Mr. Shaw wages a personal fight for clear analysis, reading, and expression. Dou- bling as a Humanities professor, he has no sympathy for those who need philosophical treatises to explain Daisy Miller ' s innocence. While Mr. Wylie was abed first semester with infectious hepatitis, the French department en- listed the aid of Mrs. Michael Shaw (wife of the above) . Enthusiastically attacking the proverbs of such literary figures as Rousseau and La Rochefoucauld, which abound in French 11, she proved herself an imaginative student and teacher, often digressing into discussions of the subtleties of French philosophy, the superiority of Europeans, and the indolence of Haverford French students. Another first-semester replacement for Mr. W.ylie, Rene Daudin instructed naive freshmen and experienced sophomores in the intricacies of Parisian night life. Rumored to be a descend- ant of one of Henry IV ' s illegitimate sons, he brought warmth, personality, and a vast knowl- edge of the French people into his teaching. He had only to grin over his lunettes and say, ... a very interesting answer. Monsieur, but it has nothing to do with the cjuestion, to make a student feel completely at ease. French House was founded with the idea of providing students a chance to live comfortably and speak French. They live comfortably. Tzvcntv

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• ' -It 1 ' ' ' r -♦• ♦- r ir ♦• - ♦- ' ' ' ' f • ' t- ' ■ ' W .- ' • ♦ ' ♦ ► r i «»• •■ - r ' « ». « ,m w m f m r m, -- y - J An intense James Fowle seems surpiised to find mani- festations of artistic expression in cold Hilles. Howard Comfort displays a curious artifact discovered by him in the dark Sharpless basement. HISTORY OF ART LATIN A newly-arrived emigrant from Harvard, James Fowle has eagerly accepted Haverford ' s challenge of intimate student-faculty relations and informal discussions. He approaches his subject with infectious enthusiasm, adding youth and vigour to the Faculty, and he in.stills in his students a heightened perception and appreciation of works of art. Despite his laissez faire policy toward correcting papers, Mr. Fowle ' s genuine interest in the scholastic ef- forts of his students makes their analyses of whatever Egyptian figure is glowing on the screen seem profound beyond words. An expert in many fields, Howard Comfort, ' 24, specializes in Catullus and pottery. He spends his free time writing, coaching cricket (with unbelievable success), and flying about the world to preside at the meetings of learned societies. Assuming as he does that everyone will have the stuff cold, he seldom checks up on assignments and feels each grammatical massacre as a personal disappointment. No one in Latin 15 will forget his lecture on the Plautine influence in Sgt. Bilko, for such methods are part of his success in making a dead language come alive. Charles Ludington and Alfred Swan iiolish their rendi- tion of an ancient Oriental melody — Chopsticks. MUSIC Energetically teaching music a la grancle facon, Alfred Swan is able to elicit creativity from the chaotic turbulence of most musical souls. A Program of Student Musical Compo- sitions was actually a highlight of this year ' s Collection programs, thanks to Mr. Swan ' s dili- gent supervision of the compositions and his whimsical, yet penetrating, program comments. Charles Ludinprton was Amherst ' s loss and Haverford ' s gain. Substituting for Dr. Reese, Mr. Ludington ably taught, directed, or be- friended everyone he met. He is most memor- able for admonishing the Glee Club ' s slow sing- ing: although the men loved to linger over each note he conducted, he loved each one so well that he couldn ' t wait for the next.