Mills College - Mills Crest Yearbook (Oakland, CA)

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16 Helene Mayer, M.A., Instructor in Ger- man. Always seen popping in and out of her cream-colored coupe with her constant companions-a red-plaid shirt and her dogs. Helen McElwain, M.A., Assistant Professor of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. Every ounce cheerfulness-her smile would melt the traditional iceberg. Howard McMinn, M.A., Professor of Botany on the Smith Foundation. Naming any plant from spirogyra to giant redwoods, he di- vides his time between Oak Knoll hay fever patients, ration boards, and re- search. Georgiana Melvin, Ph.D., Pro- fessor of Philosophy. Students love to come to her home for afternoon tea and discussion. Darius Milhaud, Pro- fessor of Music. Kindly and sympa- thetic, he spurs students on to greater achievement. Pearl Mitchell, Ph.D., As- sistant Professor of English and Latin. Greatly interested in Spenser and Latin. She is known for always wear- ing blue, and for her cigarette parties. George Mowry, Ph.D., May Treat Mor- rison Professor of American History. Easy to talk to, with a friendly wit and a way of making you like American history. Lucie Murphy, B.S., Director of Occupational Therapy. Always has that well groomed look and big brown eyes, besides the undergraduates, she heads the big group of Army O.T.'s.

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William Ingram, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biological Sciences .... famous lines- Is that all right? - Are there any questions about Texas? Audrey James, M.A., Instructor in Sociology. Always sits on corner of desk while lecturing .... Spellbinds her students with accounts of varied social work experiences. Em Eccles Jones, M.A., Instructor in Child Development. . . Startles the campus with the nylon stockings she wears constantly . . . Her pupils are charmed by the songs she sings to them. Rosalind Keep, B.A., Assistant Professor of English, Editor of Publications. Besides extensive teaching and printing, she is the author of Fourscore Years, A History of Mills College. Eleanor Lauer, M.A., Instructor in Dance. Efficiency expert -accom- plishes more than almost any ten people. Earl Linsley, M.S., Professor of Astronomy. Keeps students well informed on the progress of war from reports received from his son in China.'Otto Maenchen, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Oriental Studies. Enthralled with the living quality of ancient works of art, he is interested in expres- sion as it reflects the particular culture of a people. Luther Marchant, B.L., Professor of Voice. Always busy, he constantly inquires, Have you done your practicing? fr,

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I Alfred Neumeyer, Ph.D., Professor of Art, Director of the Art Gallery .... Has an explicit knowledge of his field and a manipulation of the English language that makes every sentence a work of art. Anna Newman, B.A., Instructor in Health, Phys- ical Education, and Recreation. New Head Resident in Orchard-Meadow, blows the saxophone occasionally in informal moments. Marie Nogues, M.A., Assistant Pro- fessor of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. Pert, petite head of the P.E. department, she can cook delectables as well as play a smooth tennis game. Roi Partridge, Professor of Art .... Full of particular artistic exhuberance which makes him at once helpful to and interested in his students, he is himself a great master of technique and form. Helen Pettit, M.A., Instructor in Mathematics. Daughter of the man who knows much about sun spots, she carries on in similar vein as astronomy assistant and math teacher. Elizabeth Pope, Ph.D., Instructor in English. Particularly well versed on the subiect of poetry, she can quote fluently and interpret beautifully the works of old and new masters. Margaret Prall, M.A., Associate Professor of Music. Always striving for perfection, she enables students to have more enioyment from music by a better understanding of it. Raymond Puccinelli, Instructor in Sculp- ture. His own drawings and sculpture are indicative of his personal strong vitality, simplicity and power. .