Nebraska Wesleyan University - Plainsman Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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OF PUBLIC PERSONS Delmar Nuetzman Dean Alabaster is something of a linguist, having studied seven dif- ferent languages. No one can know him very long before learning of his hobby of collecting epitaphs. Read- ing is one of his favorite pursuits ; he especially enjoys detective fiction. An Dean F. A. Alabaster uncommon interest of his is original Greek drama which he believes will sometime be recognized by modern dramatists. He likes teaching be- cause it brings him in contact with so many young people and those con- tacts he claims keep him young. From a boy on a Kansas farm to one of the foremost educators of the day is the story of Dean B. E. Mc- Proud. Up to the time when he en- tered college he had no other thought but that he would continue living on a farm until the end of his days. His college career however opened up his Dean B. E. McProud eyes to the possibilities of education as a profession. As a tutor he was much in demand and he recognized the challenge of education. Dean McProud has a passion for growing flowers. He is an exper- ienced athlete, as past Wesleyan an- nuals will attest. Reading is one of his favorite diversions, philosophic and religious works occupying the most space in his library. In his travels throughout the West, he has adjudged Albequerque, New Mexico, as an ideal place to live, although the fact, one of her stories, published in the Pfrairie Schooner, was mentioned by O ' Brien as among the best short stories of that year. If she could choose, she would teach but one course, that on the appreciation and construction of the short story. Dean Halbert is very fond of read- ing, funny-papers coming in for their share of attention, and of such house- wifely attributes as cooking, sewing, state of Washington with its mild cli- mate and its scenic beauty also ap- peals to him as a desirable location. Were Dean Bernice Halbert not busily occupied in teaching grammar to Wesleyan freshmen and in guard- ing the register of social activities, she would probably find an outlet for her energy in authorship. The short story appeals to her very much. In and fancywork. She likes good mov- ies, plays, and musical productions. Her ambition has alwavs been to teach, although as a child missionary work also appealed to her. Her great- est aversion is teaching country school because of the haunting memo- ries of her first teaching experience, which was in the country. Although head of the department of physics and dean of men, Dean J. C. Jensen finds time to carrv on extensive research activities. His re- search along the lines of spark poten- tials, the branching of lightning, and the influence of lakes and ponds on local thundershowers has been in- ternationally recognized. Being quick at figures, Dean Jen- sen ' s first ambition was to be an ac- countant ; his college career estab- lished his interest in the field of Dean Bernice Halbert physics. Many of his students hav2 attained positions of prominence in radio, photography, and physics. Photography is his main hobby, but as a student bicycling was his chief interest, as much for quick trans- portation as for pure enjoyment. Dean Jensen enjoys travel, especially vaca- tion travel. His ideal vacation spot is a northern Minnesota lake, al- though at one time he derived a great deal of pleasure from mountain climb- ing in the Rockies. Though their hobbies may vary Dean J. C. Jensen from lion hunting to bicycling, though they may be acclaimed from New York to California, our Chancellor and Deans are agreed that Wesleyan isn ' t such a bad place after all. Through his scientific activities Dean Jensen has struck up corres- (Continued on page 50) 13

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THE PRIVATE LIVES I VI I RVIEWED BY When the duties of administration begin to lull and speeches and lec- turer are no longer in such great demand. Chancellor E. Guy Cutshall has ii trouble finding means of keep ing busilj occupied. The financial page of the daily newspaper may draw his attention ; a 1 k of poems or a detective story may intrigue him: or he may be an enthusiastic fan in the bleachers at Wesleyan bowl. If hi- recreational inclination is towards study, history is his favorite pursuit ; if towards nature and the outdoor-. fishing and hunting occupy his time, A good play or a good movie furnish him with other leisure interests. Although the chancellor became a minister and an administrator of ureal ability, his student inclination- were towards the law profession with Lin- coln and Socrates as his ideals. Finan- cial struggle characterized his college days and also his -even year- of post- graduate work at Iowa City, North- western, and Chicago; at one time it was laundry, at another time work in a bookstore, that furnished the necessary living. Having travelled three hundred thousand miles in the United States and having been in almost every state in the union, Chancellor Cutshall is in a position to judge the desirability of various parts of the country with regard to location, climate, people, and opportunity. For a friendly, human, interesting city, Lincoln is his favorite: for a large city with the same qualities, he prefers Philadel- phia: but for a beautiful, colorful vacation spot, a Minnesota lake for him possesses unparalleled appeal. African lions and elephants were saved from destruction when Dean F. A. Alabaster relinquished his early childhood ambition to be a big game hunter to teach classical languages, arrange chapel programs and edit the annual catalog for Nebraska Wes- leyan. As a child he was also attracted by farm-life, probably because he was reared in the city. His college career opened up two fields of endeavor to him — the ministry and education — and he completed his course before making the final decision. Chancellor E. Guy Cutshall Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi. Ph. D. magna aim lamia; a leader fired by Bk Christian i d e a I i s in, grounded by keen iu- W . sight, humanized b v kindly in- i ii t r r e s t in all those a h o u t h i in.

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MAJORS AND MINORS V, MaRGAR] 1 Jl NTS! N Forward, March ! , a deep voice orders, and fifty-five pairs of while trousered legs step to the -trains of martial music. The drum major command- in terse syllables, Twirl- ers, post : Squad three h alt ! Squad two, halt ! Squ a d one. halt ! Letter Formations, march I I our proud ner bea r e r - I twirl- ers march sedately i n f r „nt of the instrum e n t- bearing bipeds, and a feminine specimen of pul- i hritude lifts h e r pert toes like a young kangaroo. The blowers of the brown spread out like a fapanese fan. and loyal Wesleyan hearts a r e thrilled by the ' ' W formation. Letters are formed, sir! The drum major salutes the director with mili- tary precision. Take your post! Resume command! comes the voice of the director. Resume ranks! March ' . They march up the field and they march hack again. Plains- men of Nebraska, Shout for Wesleyan University, Shout for Wesl yan Uni- versity, Plainsmen of Nebraska, Shout the Praises of the School we love ' Director LeRoy Giles of Pawnee City, wearing a proud expression, re port- main interesting fact- concern- ing the Plainsmen Hand. Phi- year ' s Band is the largest in ten years. The members are experien ed and enthu- siasts : thirty-five are Wesleyan freshmen ; ( Hivei v hoi I drum majoi from Boise, Idaho, was formerly drum major of the high-school hand that won lust place in the Idaho band m in inn no i members of the band In from thii tj tin ' e competing high i imols in the stati ten of which have obtained su- perior or excellent rat ings in Slat e MusicCon- tests ships, the tests, State lir Champion- State Legion Con- MINK contest. The Pep Band is officially sponsored by Dean Ala- baster, an enthusiatstic hacker of both pep and hand. Matt Turn- hull handles pub- s ' , licit for the or- ganization a n d sees to it that t h e Wesleyan Campus hears hears about the band i n more w a y s ' % t h a n one. Don Littrell, in the capacity of business manager, handles tlie finances and helps to make it a paying proposition . All these Plainsmen have captured the traditions sheltered in the ivy- covered walls of Wesleyan. Our band -the Pride of the Plainsmen ! ei MEM BERS OF PE Director LeRoy ( riles. Drum Major Oliver A. Schock. Twirlers Bernard Hodgkin, Ral- gh Ripley, Don Littrell. Personnel : Oboes Jessie Bessire Alice Craven Horns Marjorie Graybill Mr. Bosserman Karl Weber Clarinets Francis Breeden 1 tarold 1 leckman Randolph Stewart Robert Beebe Floy Prom Mai McAllister Saxophones I loroihy ( onlee Erma Nelson Charles Spencei Bernard Hodgkin 1 1 ' maid Ji hnson Lucile Tranbarger ( ' ymbals Mildred Stinespring 14 P BAND ARE: Trumpets Marion Honham Oliver Schock Roberta Barnard Pete [ones Walter Fosbury Harold Marselis Yvonne Gaylord Toby Randall Dorothy Hollingsworth Prank Day Baritones Wildon Sterner Edna Aufrecht Street Drums Walter Harrold Milton Dates Paul Butler Robert Stanley Trombones forest Streikler Raleigh Ripley- Charles Burroughs Esther Shipton Kenneth Timmerman Jane Albaugh Tubas Harold Richrads II. Critchett Paul Thomson Ralf lund Jarvis MacDowell Bass Drums Don Littrell Sam Keefer