Nebraska Wesleyan University - Plainsman Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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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

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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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OCCASIONALLY SPEAKING By Art French Chronologically speaking, the first happening happened in the middle of an afternoon, and not at night at all. This was the Y. W. tea, taking place on the Sunday before Freshman Week — very informal and really too utterly utter. Oh. Deah! (How do I know? I wasn ' t there.) The mem- bers of some of the women ' s Greek groups turned out in large numbers, due no doubt to their loyalty to the V. W. Mrs. Frances Goodhue Loder read beautifully. Helen Minick sang gloriously, and Lois Connor played a breath-taking violin solo with her usual skill. And really, the crowd was surprisingly large: it surprised even the refreshments committee. I hear that those at the end of the line were cut down to only one cookie and half a sandwich. It Happened One Night that the Y. M. boys obtained (we ' re not to ask questions as to how or when ' ) enough watermelons to feed an army — or a bunch of hungry freshmen. Report has it that Dean Jensen was caught squirting seeds at an unsus- pecting freshie, but so far nothing has been confirmed. I do know, how- ever, that three butcher knives in the hands of competent persons can spell heaven to a group of watermelon fiends. At least and at last we all emerged with clean faces and full gastric receptacles. It Happened One Night that Bill Benker, in a moment of geistesab- wesenheit (for you benighted and illiterate ones, it means absent- mindedness), sent his suit to the cleaners. Imagine the chagrin of the girl-friend if Willy hadn ' t bought a new suit to keep the date : chivalrous guy! (Methinks a bit teched in the haid ) . . . And so Bill turned up at the Chan ' s reception. Everyone seemed to be there with an escort, excepting those persons whose current or long standing interests were at Greeley. An aura of dressiness pervaded the Council Rooms, and some of the girls looked quite stun- Occasionally speaking, it happened one night, but explicitly speaking, it happened on several nights. ning. For instance. Peg Spooner was downright handsome in a birthday gift of a blue velvet formal. Paulene Mangles looked very ultra, ultra, in a cerise, irridescent taffeta. (I didn ' t slip on that, did I?) After the tra- ditional pineapple ice and cookies, the group assembled in Huntington Hall. Prof. Ely, as Master of Cere- monies, cut quite an elegant figure. The program included a group of vo- cal solos from Pop Bennett, a read- ing. Two of Them, by Miss Enid Miller, and two numbers by the string quartet, which was composed of Mrs. Oscar B ennett, first violin; Lois Connor, second violin; Miss Pauline Slonecker, viola, and Mis June Meek, cello. It Happened One Night that not only students, but faculty, became quite engrossed in throwing confetti. Four candid-dates held the most stupendous and gigantic political rally of the year t determine the alma mammy ' s chiefest soap-box orator. Peter Porter, the Plutocrat, and the biggest smoothie on the campus : Gusty Gus Wilson, strike up the band, boys : Rathful Ran- dall and his little brown jug, the friend of the common peepul : and Belligerent Butcher, women, demand your rights, cheered on by the gustiest and lustiest of the political groups, the Suffragettes — Ah, what a night ! The Hick band blared the most ungodly and raucous of tunes, and at the most inopportune moments — Oh, that wiley Wilson! Those in charge of the political shebang were quite elated over the success of the party, as it really was one of the Snarkies of the year. Fran Bliss combed down a curl two weeks after that, and confetti tumbled out. ( Might this not be recorded under Intimate Glimpses ' ?) It Happened One Day that the Seniors thought they were grown up enough, and knew enuogh to be officially recognized. All this was well and good, for they had been the Seniors of Renown nigh onto three months. Although the juniors were in the habit of booing lustily when- ever their superiors were mentioned, even they were able to realize the importance of the situation. At least some of them considered it serious enough to require a rehearsal: almost as lad as one of these church wed- dings ! Thursday. Novem- ber 21. was the date chosen for the mem- orable occasion. The annual senior break- fast was held that morning at Suydam ' s. After a three-course breakfast, toasts were given by Dr. F. M. Gregg, faculty ad- Howe, and Rodney Sams played a violin Ruth Eva visor, St. ilt . solo. Senior Recognition was a solemn occasion indeed. Just b Q for chapel time the juniors, wearing yellow togas and black caps — that is, those who remembered to pay their class dues — assembled in the V. W. room for the final pinning and primping that al- ways precedes such an affair. Then, to the sedate swing of the organ music, the juniors filed up the steps and down the aisle of the assembly, two by two. 1 might say that I thought the goose step was done with the swaying grace of a lily by most of the upper-classmen. Immediately after that, the seniors, rolied in academic caps and gowns, marched through the arch formed by the juniors uplifted p:nnants. Frank Miller was the chaplain of the day. Eight seniors, Melba Mattley, Lillian Gibb, Virginia Lee Cotton, Dorothy Daily. Ross Drulinger, Rodney Stoltz, Maurice Worland, and Matthew Turn- bun sang, accompanied by Neva Cock- lin. Then the senior orator, Almon Moon, delivered an address on the subject, Billboard Thinking . The president of the senior class. Tohn Porter, presented the class of ' 36 to Chancellor Cutshall. who officially recognized them. Wynnie Lockhart, Rosalie Tietsort, and Vera Hansen were in charge of the program. All in all, occasionally speaking, the season is off on a good start. We ask only one more thing — an occa- sional chance! IS