Northwestern University - Syllabus Yearbook (Evanston, IL)

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r Thorton W. Merriam Alicc Schwicbcrt Jane Kellogg Reid Dr. Thornton W. Merriam, Chairman of the Board of Religion was a corporal in the communications division in World War I. He wrote French love letters for doughboys wanting to woo their mademoiselles and taught the three R's. His Relaxation time is spent in Canada, thirty miles from any kind of civilization. Miss Alice M. Schwiebert, Director of VVillard Hall is in charge of all university-owned and supervised women's housing units, including the North Shore and Georgian Hotel units. In addition, she is a part- time instructor in sociology. Before coming to North- western four years ago, Miss Schwiebert taught high school and did settlement work. Prior to her marriage last July, Jane Kellogg Reid worked three years as a New Student representative. Now that her husband has gone over seas, she has re- turned in the capacity of New Student director. Ex- tremely enthusiastic about Northwestern, Jane loves the job of making contacts with prospective high school students. Dr. E. L. Clark, Director of Admissions, has been at N. U. since 1926 when the office was created. An undergraduate at DePauw, his studies were inter- rupted by the World War. He had the honor to be chosen from his company to study at the University of Aix Marsailles. Mrs. Ruth O'McCarn, Counsellor to VVomen at Northwestern since l937, is responsible for the needs of all women students and for giving advice on such problems as finances, sororities and activities. Her office is headquarters for everything not purely academic. Mrs. McCarn also finds time to advise Pan-Hellenic, W.S.G.A., Mortar Board, and Shi-Ai. Miss Meyer could be well qualified as a jack of all trades for her job includes almost everything from keeping all accounts for student organizations to theatre ticket service. Her real love is music, having taught piano at the Cosmopolitan School of Music in Chicago before joining Northwestern's personnel six years ago. Edward L. Clark Ruth O. McCarn Myrtle E. Meyer M f 1

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l'.ll:lN l.yni:in 1' L, , 7- Williiini l l, Ninis Katherine George STUDE FF IRS Makes N. U. Lira Moran EN,1'oYA1si,1a Director of Student Activities, Mr. Filias Lyman, is the handy man about campus. ln his twenty-two years at Northwestern he has had an important part in changing the college administrative viewpoint from a disciplinary function to an advisorv one. A friend to students, Mr. Lyman is always ready to promote desirable extracurricular activities and social life on the campus. VVhen asked exactly what comprised his job, Bill Nims, coun- selor to Northwestern men for twelve years, replied, being father Confessor to the boys. They come to his oflice troubled and unhappy, have a change of oil, and leave satisfied that this world is not such a bad place after all. As director of dormitories, VVillard Buntain supervises ,five men's and eight women's dormitories, and incidentally feeds and houses 1000 men in the navy radio school and 7l8 midshipmen at Abbott Hall. Mr. Buntain has been in personnel work since l930. Through the depression, he fed breadlines made up of students who couldn't find jobs. Now there are plenty ofjobs, no food-- and no men. Probably no one knows what goes on in the North Quads better than Carl Kuehnert. Having been one of the boys himself while doing graduate work for three years, he now carries on his activities as Director of lVIen's Quads. In the capacity of adviser for both I.I+'. and I.H. Councils, he has become well acquainted with the male animal.', Although very diminutive in size, Katherine George, as registrar of Liberal Arts, handles one of the biggest jobs in the University. lfrom the day of Freshman registration to the day of graduation, Miss George handles all those essentials which are so important in the academic life of each L. A. student. 'I'ranscripts of student's records for govenment use since the war started have come to a grand total of 958. Blltlfilifl Karl Kuchngrt , f fgwauvf :Q 38

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DICPART '41, T lillf US Hsu' Hiv1A,loics'i PLAN CURRlCUl,lJlVl Both Athletic anal lfaculty Supervision Committees have W'arcl lfvans as a memher while he presicles as chairman ofthe l'uhlications Committee. His real claim to fame however is as a professor of chemistry ancl also as heacl gas ofhcer of the metro- politan area. One test of a professor's influence is the success of his stuslents. Nearly all the anthropology majors who have stualiccl unclcr Professor Herskovits now have government pfisitions. Dr. Herskovits himself spencls much time in Washington as con- sultant to a war agency, this incimlentally gives his classes time to catch up on their reacling assignments. Wm, yg hmm 'lll1CUllflll'C2lli ofthe war in V139 founcl l'rofessor Alfrecl llorjahn in lfrance. lfor a safe return to the llniteal States, he hastened across lfrance ancl Spain to l,islaon, where he caught the Clipper to New York. By his cigars ye shall know him, for he always has a cigar in his pocket. His profession is classical languages. At sports he is lmoth spectator and participant, specializing in wrestling. When askecl ahout his characteristics, one of Professor Wol- seley's stuclents repliecl that he has a sense of humor, goes off f on tangents, and likes the gals. Dr. Wolseley believes in the college press, he says, 'l'he college pulmlication shoulcl he the hulwark on campus against mistreatment of inclivicluals for their views. An enterprising young stuclent clecicleml to practice what he was taught. As a result, Dr. Arpan founcl himself gazing at thirty mlistinct shots of himself. 'l'hese photos showecl him uncler all circumstances' eating spaghetti, showering at the gym, conducting classeeancl all were candid in the strictest sense of the worlml. 'l'his is one time his profession hack-Hrecl ancl caught Professor Arpan off-guaril. lxlvlvllll' ll4'rslQvJvill 'Xlfrecl Dorjahn R. lf. Wolseley lfloyd Arpan 40