Nebraska Wesleyan University - Plainsman Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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Trust is inspired in evcryimo wlm knows Ihe nPni il and popular Dr. Waller K. AilUeii, President of Iho Hoard of Trustees, Acting Chancellor of Nebraska Wesleyan iniiversity. and chief of The Powers That Be. Every Wesleyanite looks forward to Dr. .Xitken ' s chapel speeches. His Scotch humor and accent are two things that combine to make every student, for one day in the year, forget his books and .i;ive himself up Id ihc pure joy nf lislcnini to and l.iunhini; wit ' i our own 1 )r. Ailken. Hopes for future careers are inspired in the hearts of the students who enter the music department of which I ' rof. Oscar Bennett is the Director. His cheery good nature and attitude of hopefulness have helped many a student along the hard path of a musical career. EncoiirancuH ' nt to freshmen, advice to senior leaders, and motherly talks to all are just a few of the duties of our Dean of Women, Miss Bernice Halbert. Many problems are presented for her solution daily, and all who ask are helped to a better way of living. The Powers Popularity has been achieved by C. Horton Talley, Dean of Men and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts. His success has been won through an understanding of student problems and a desire to help them. His medi- cine usually includes a dose of advice plus a hearty laugh thus Ijringing about immediate cure. Despite busy days full of his duties as Dean his thoughts I ' md time to run to the debate squad which he ably and interestinglv directs. Dean Talley Dean Alabaster Miss Sloniger Miss Snow Sitpt. Brox Prof. Deal 10 Plainsman

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those with guilty consciences yell lourlest ? Anyway, a beneficial examination of manners and manners re- sulted, as well as another ' s definition of chivalry — A man ' s attitude toward a strange woman. New .Student Fellowship Group built around the nucleus of the former Oxford Fellowship group, for not only student ministers but lay students as well. Senior Recognition Day the yellow and brown arches of Junior flags, as Miss Booth observed, raised to mark the progress of the Senior President, and even I, iconoclast that I am, acknowledged some of the force of the tradition of recognition. Mrs. Moonlight illusions — the cast preserved illusions, and another Wesleyan play was good. Phi Kappa Phi Elects Three to Membership Oliver DeOarnio, Trenton. LaVerne Borg, Lindsa ' , and Olga Anderson, Xora, Nebraska, were the three members of the Senior class who were elected — more scholastic keys on more necks and watch chains. Thanksgiving Vacation Here some of the good stories will not be heard, but most of us were glad to go home again, and the fatted calf appeared on many tables in many forms, and we returned to do the things we should have done before vacation, or to put them off until Christmas. Ida Price Elected President of W. A. A. At a recent meeting Ida Price was chosen to lead the amozons of the university in their athletic endeavors and intra-mural combats. Wesleyan Songbooks Ready in January wherein the Purple . rqus has collected from various sources and odd corners the Wesleyan songs you know, and some which you do not know. Bartered Bride on Stage Tonight First comic opera ever attempted by the music department, in which Ross Mendell. Scottsbluff. soph- omore, and Marjorie Graybill, junior of David City, sang beautifully the leads. Seventy-one students, under Pop Bennett, andmost of them looked more like Bohe- mians than the Czechoslavakians themselves. Made Lincoln headlines .and was a fine job. Letters .Awarded to Football Men and twenty-one men received their W , after earn- ing it in a season ' s battling, in which they sometimes fumbled, but were always valiant. Twenty-one Lettermen Honored At Banquet and 150 students and faculty members assembled n the dining hall for this year ' s football banquet. Crescent F ' ormal Opens Season Whereby the Crescent affair at their house started the years formal brawls. The Crescents were wise to hold it before the winter ' s snows had drifted the streets full. Hastings Broncs Triumph ' In the final Plainsman battle of the season Wes- leyan played Hastings and the Thanksgiving Day combat was inscribed on the pages of history as another losing game. Seven Wesleyanites In College Who ' s Who Margaret Jensen. Lincoln: Harold .Ahrendts. Orleans ; Darrell Randall, Omaha; Lois Connor, Gretna; Aubrey Stewart, Fairmont; Oliver DeGarmo, Trenton; Seniors, and Delmar Xuetzman. Lincoln, junior, were chosen by the College Council to represent Wesleyan in the book. Debate Squad Wins Seven .At Winfield. emerging from its first intercollegiate debate competition, the Nebraska Wesleyan debate squad brought home seven wins from the Winfield, Kansas debate tournament. More hardware for Wes- leyan ' s already crowded trophy cupboard I Sally Deane Cast .As Hedda Gabler In the next Plainsman Players show the part of the selfish, calculating Hedda will be played by Sally Deane, her first major role in the dramatic club. Coming .Attractions look aliead, children, Formals will soon be in season, with noble etiquette sessions at frat and sorority meet- ings, and much concern over the questions — Who, ' and Who will call first? .And the multitudinous unheralded miscellany of dates, expected and unexpected, which sometimes rise from the subordination of footnotes to dominate the page. Autumn, 1937

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That Be A kindly manner, an intriguing Scotch dialect- and accompanying humor, an understanding and appreciation of humanity — these characterize Dr. Walter Aitkcn, pastor of St. Paul ' s Methodist Church and president of the Nebraska Wesleyan Board of Trustees. Wisdom is the key-note of the personality of Dean Emeritus F. A. Alabaster. : Iany years of service to Nebraska Wesle.van have made him the most loved figure on the campus. His dry wit has brightened many an otherwise dull chapel. Students look at Dean .Mly and hope that they may some day achieve a part of the wisdom and personality which he has and with which he is so generous. Eiit insiasw for Nebraska Wesleyan is brought to scores of Nebraska hi jh school students each year by the efforts of Field Secretary .Alfred V. Hunter. .An- nually he speaks to students in hundreds of high schools and his enthusiasm is such that i-t penetrates to the students who eventually follow him to our campus. Reasons for attending Wesleyan and motives for actions are investigated by Dr. Roy W. Deal, Professor of Education and Director of Student Personnel. His students find him interesting and learn much of adapta- tion to college life and education methods from him. Openings are found by Bertram E. McProud for students in the Teachers College of which he is Dean. Not only is he helpful to his students in finding posi- tions for them upon their graduation, but he is a source of help for them in their undergraduate days. .Many a i)lue-teacher-I-hope-to-be has found in Dean Mc- Proud the friend who is so much needed. Sagacity for business is the prime characteristic of James E. Hartley, our Treasurer and Business Manager. To him is given the problem of financing the school, and no easy job has it been during the last few crop- less years. But the job is not too much for him and he can always take time off to talk ways and means with an. - student who is hard pressed for funds. Director Bennett Dr. Hnnter Miss Mueller Mr. Bartley Mrs. Bishop Miss Lenjest . l-tumn, 19.i7 11