Millikin University - Millidek Yearbook (Decatur, IL)

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Walter E. Clarke Maywood, Illinois Bachelor of Science When Wally brings his rootin ' Y boys out to a Millikin football or basketball game, the J. M. U. whis- pering cheer corps really sit up and take notice. For he makes a go of whatever he undertakes. He holds down two jobs in town, besides car- rying his college work, and he finds time to manage the intramural ath- letics on campus. Yet we never see him look particularly rushed or agi- tated, and he ' d probably get the blue ribbon if attendance had been taken among the seniors at all the college dances. Athalee Ann Connolly Detroit, Michigan Lee has a buoyancy that beats any bar of Ivory soap. No matter how rough the going, she always keeps her head above water. That five-feet one of fightin ' Irish in her may have something to do with it, but we know it goes deeper than that; it goes down to a streak of pure and unadulterated courage. She started out at Millikin as a P. S. M. student and took her turn with the rest of them, practicing To a Wild Rose on the Aston Hall piano. Happy to relate, she ' s an art major now. She has also shown herself to be a capable little actress. She brought down the house as gurgling Nicole in The Would-be Gentleman , and her portrayal of Madame Butterfuly was artistic and delicate. Her flare for the comic is her constant companion. Whether standing in the receiving line at a Panhellenic tea or putting her hair up for the night, Topsy-like in rags, she ' s full to the brim and guick on the trigger with deviltry. SENIORS page twenty-five

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Martha Brown Grand Coulee, Washington Bachelor of Arts Competence and comedy are ad- mirably combined in Martha Brown. She can handle any situation, and she has a deluxe sense of humor which flavors everything that she does. We remember one occasion in State Government when, during one of her famous undercover mono- logues, Little Nell and the Sheriff , Miss Brown was suddenly called upon to recite. Hilarity ensued among those within hearing dis- tance of her muttered wise-cracks and melodramy, but undaunted Brownie rose to the occasion, and with many halts and much dignity answered the guestion put to her. Her college career has been of her own making; it has reguired much determined hard work on her part. So much has she gained in appre- ciation of beauty and in evalua- tion of people and things that her graduation will be a completion of a rich and profitable phase of her life. Don A. Busing Sibley, Illinois Bachelor of Science In a vote for the most genial man Dn campus, Don Busing would cer- tainly be the peoples ' choice. Be- sides his dimples, he is noted and admired for minding his own business. He ' s guite a hand at mim- icking professors too — especially economics professors. He came to J. M. U. from Lincoln Junior College. He has had a hand in managing Big Blue teams and he made Alpha Omega his senior year. He aspires to be a farm manager. Well, — it ' s the big city ' s loss and the barnyard ' s gain. SENIORS page twenty-four

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William Arthur Crane Decatur, Illinois Bachelor of Science No matter what the problem, Bill Crane can verbally attack it from any angle; he can talk a wicked tennis game as well as a wicked American history course. But he ' s really done a lot besides talking while at J. M. U. He has been a band member throughout his four years and holds the unique distinc- tion of always being the first to arrive on the scene for a band event. He has also played for four years on the varsity tennis team and has been active in intramural athletics. Perhaps we have skipped the most obvious and important of Bill ' s extra-curricular activities. There ' s a certain litt le Japanesy Alpha Chi who has really taken her toll of clock hours. Rena Da Mosso Muddy, Illinois Bachelor of Music Education It ' s been four years now that Rena Da Mosso has carried that fiddle across campus from Aston Hall to the conservatory every morning. And for four years we have watched her play in the Millikin orchestra. She is a music-education student and from the hours she kept at the conservatory and the hours she spent hunting education pamphlets and bibliographies in the library, we are sure that she did a good job in that course. Living four years at Aston Hall has given Rena ' s sense of humor a good workout, and there ' ll be many at the hall who will miss her after dinner concert of swing and sway at the piano in drawing room A. SENIORS page twenty-six