Marion University - Marionette Yearbook (Marion, IN)

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HERMAN BAKER Director of the School of Music Marion College? Why, that is the school where ev¬ eryone knows how to sing!” Yes, it is, and the person largely responsible for the musical reputation which Marion College has established is the Director of the School of Music, Professor Herman Baker. The first requisite for a director of music—a thorough knowledge of music and the principles of directing—Professor Baker gained in study at Marion College and at Northwestern University, where he earned a B. Mus. in Education degree. As choir member, or director, and as a teacher of music in Houghton College, he became still better equipped for his present position, to which he came in 1930. However, his knowledge of music alone could not make him the successful director that he is. A genuine love for music, the ability to create in others the love of singing, a cheerful personality, untiring energy—all these have their part in his success. The church choir, the Community Chorus which annually pre¬ sents two programs, and the popular Men’s Glee Club are under his direction. But the man who directs all these organizations, trains individual singers, and teaches classes besides, might easily become so busy that he would lose himself and his personality in his work. Let him tell you how he prevents that. A task without a vision is drudgery; a vision without a task is a dream; but a task with a vision is the hope of the world.” Professor Baker is a for¬ tunate man. He has both the vision and the task. ( -A T i One of the busiest and happiest persons on the campus of Marion College is Miss Shugart, who is Principal of the Academy and teacher of Education and Expression. That is quite enough to keep her busy. She is happy because she has many friends and because she knows that her life is a helpful one. Her ready smile, her cheerful disposition and her friendliness have won for her the affection of her students. Miss Shugart is well qualified for her position. In addi¬ tion to the work which brought her a B. S. in Education from Marion College, she has pursued graduate studies at Indiana State Teacher’s College and has had special training in Expression. Before becoming a member of the Marion College faculty, she spent two years as a private teacher of Expression and was also head of the Expression department of Frankfort Pilgrim College two years. The success of the Marion College Academy in recent years has been large¬ ly due to the untiring efforts of Miss Shugart. She has also contributed great¬ ly to the growth and improvement of the Expression Department of the school, presenting her students at various times in chapel programs and studio recit¬ als, and training students for dramatic reading contests. The encourage¬ ment, interest, and training which she has given have restored the confidence of many students in their abilities. Miss Shugart’s guiding, unselfish life among the students has had a lasting and inspirational influence on many young lives. NELLIE B. SHUGART Principal of Academy, Assistant Professor of Education and Expression

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Due to Professor Jones’ state-wide leadership in educa¬ tional circles, the Normal and Education departments of our school have received an academic standing which would have been impossible without him. Having received his B. S. degree from Central Normal College, he served as teacher, principal and superintendent of public schools throughout the state, before coming to Marion College in 1890, which was then a state Normal School. Professor Jones has devoted his life to the ad¬ vancement of education. His quiet life is an inspiration in itself, while out from his classes have gone teachers and educators with a widened perspective and a fuller under¬ standing of the responsibilities which are theirs, as directors of the minds and ideals of future leaders of our nation. Professor Jones has published three books on arithmetic; and has had eighteen year’s experience as editor of a teachers’ journal. He has been present at every meeting of the Indiana State Teachers’ Association. Chapel addresses delivered by Professor Jones on such subjects as Work” and the necessity for Carrying On” have been of great encouragement to students who were becoming disheartened under their heavy loads. These speeches have gained in effectiveness because he is such a splendid example of the principles he advocates for others, and because he has faith in the ability of the students and appreciation of their efforts. A. JONES Dean of College, Dean of Normal School, Professor of Education Recognized as an able lecturer, a noted author and Bib¬ lical scholar, Dr. Huffman is best known to the student body as a wise and friendly advisor whose counsel on any matter may be safely followed. In the affairs of the students he takes an active part. As president of the Inter-society Coun¬ cil, as advisor to the Marionette staff, and as a leader in the religious life of the school, he has won a reputation and in¬ fluence greater than would have been possible if he had confined his efforts solely to the scholarly pursuits of the classroom. However, Dr. Huffman is exceptionally well equipped for his work as a professor. After graduation from Bone- brake Theological Seminary he obtained an A. B. Degree from Bluffton College, B. D. from McCormick Theological Seminary, and D. D. from Taylor University. Before coming to Marion he held positions as pastor, editor, and professor at Taylor University and at Bluffton College and Witmarsum Theological Seminary. From his experience in Palestine as member of an archaeological research ex¬ pedition, he is able to draw many interesting facts for his students. Dr. Huffman engages in many activities outside Marion College; each year he spends some time in various colleges, giving instruction or conducting serv¬ ices, for he is recognized as an outstanding religious leader for youth. Wher¬ ever he goes, he takes advantage of his opportunity to make his college known. Because of the distinction he has won in his chosen line and because of the con¬ tribution he has made to the high standards and the scholastic reputation of the school, Marion College is glad to acknowledge Dr. Huffman as her representative. J. A. HUFFMAN Dean of School of Theology Professor of Biblical Literature and Exegesis

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MARY C. DODD Professor of English Language and Literature As long as the study of English is an important requirement in every college curriculum there will be English professors who are more inspiring to their students than the literature they teach. Such a teacher is Miss Dodd. She has an A. B. degree from Marion College, and an A. M. from the University of Wisconsin, has taught at John Fletcher College and has studied at Harvard University. However, her success as a teacher is due to far more than knowledge alone. Students gain from her not only an acquaintance with English and American literature, but an appreciation of fine poetry and prose in any language. Along with this appreciation for the beautiful in literature, everyone who leaves her class carries with him the conviction that a clean, courageous life is greater than any piece of literature. The gen¬ uine affection with which Miss Dodd is regarded by her students is seldom expressed. What can one say in the presence of true nobility? What could be better preparation for a teacher of French than a period of study in a French University and life in a French home? Miss McMichael, in addition to work at Indiana Central College, where she received an A. B. degree; and Indiana Univer¬ sity, where she was awarded an A. M. degree, spent one summer in study at Universite de Grenoble, France. Before coming to Marion College, she taught in Indiana high schools and in Wes¬ leyan College, Central, South Carolina. To make the study of foreign language pleasant, Miss McMichael delights French stu¬ dents with accounts of personal experiences in France; she sus- • tains interest in Spanish by attention to current events in the T many Spanish-speaking countries. Both in the classroom and ; outside it, this teacher of Modern Fanguage is most admired for i her sincerity of purpose, her friendly interest in students, and her willingness to be of service to anyone at anytime. V 4 NELLIE McMICHAEL Associate Professor of Modern Languages ' L - n yf 0 iAy6 FREDERICK EBNER Assistant Professor of Latin and German We feel indeed fortunate to have as our professor of German and Latin a man who is not teaching a foreign language, but his own native tongue, and who, although he has been in our country only nine years, is a master of English as well. Professor Ebner began his higher education in the gymnasium of his own home town, Offenburg, in the Black Forest region of southern Ger¬ many; stifdied Latin in the Masio monastery in Italy; received his A. B. gegree from Houghton College; and taught in the High School at Houghton. As critic for the Amphictyon Literary Society and as sponsor of the Sophomore class he has shown a ke rjSnterest in student activities and a spirit of ready coopera- n. We sincerely hope he will find in America all the ad¬ venture” he came seeking, and in addition new inspirations and higher ideals for whatever goal he may have before him.