Ohio Wesleyan University - Le Bijou Yearbook (Delaware, OH)

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jicules C ani l.ie, out X.ia ' ii Caw ficuie Front row of chairs (front to back): Hickson, Mitchell, Knight. Second row Miller, H Long. H Smith, Prof Crane. Bottom row: Celston. Dial, Felts, Wolfe. Prof. Rowland. PI MU EPSILON , mathematics honorary . . . first established on the Wesleyan campus in 1927 . . . qualifications for membership consist of having a 2.2 scholastic average in two years of math and one year of calculus . . . members mList also have maintained a general point aver- age of 1 .85 . . . Kenneth Knight was president and Mary Lou Miller was secretary-treasurer during 1935-36. PROFESSOR ROWLAND . . . holds down two positions at once ... is the mayor of Delaware and the head of the mathematics department . . . termed the most fair and patient of the Wesleyan professors . . . never returns blue books or gives cuts . . . hurries to class every day, barely getting in under the five minute limit . . . kept warm during our sub-zero weather in a little black fur cap which he kept pulled down over his ears and almost over his eyes . . . was a major in the army during World War . . . still holds his rank . . . thinks modern dancing is a lot of bunk . . . has two brilliant sons. PROFESSOR CRANE . . . associate professor of mathematics . . . jolly, kindly, eccentric, and has shaggy grey hair . . . hobbies are botany and his garden . . . lost ten pounds working in garden last summer, consequently his clothes are roomy . . . graduated from Middlesburg Col- lege and M. I. T. . . . drives a motorcycle be- cause of its convenience and its economical ad- vantages . . . bought his transportation vehicle during his leave of absence in 1930 so he could commute from Delaware to Ohio State to further his education. CRAY CHAPEL [28] 1

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U . Clm j ' s eoen-kooi Sock S ' f Top row (left to rigliti. Ivlanypenny. Miner, Baker, Newconib, Jones, Andrews. Second row: Sandmeyer, Johnson, McGregor, Logeman. Bottom row: Manley, Neff, Weisel!, Rmgwald, Meridith. ENGLISH WRITERS ' CLUB , . . exclusive group of selected composers . . , plans to edit book of original writings on Wesleyan life . . organized for constructive criticism EARNEST F. AMY . . . fatherly smile . . , charm- ing speaking voice . , . precise pronunciation , , , attitude of teaching for pleasure rather than because of necessity , , , golf and rare editions his chief hobbies, RUTH E. FICKEL , prefers class discussions to lecturing . , , dotes on browsing about Ye Olde Booke Shoppes . has bumped into such celebrities as Jean Hersholt while thus meander- ing , has travelled in Europe MARIE DRENNAN . . dynamic personality . . , master of the English language . . . employs subtle humor and sarcasm in lectures . . , likes to chant poetry and does dialect to perfection RUTH DAVIES . . Wesleyan graduate , , Phi Bete . . . born in Mexico , , , couldn ' t speak English when she came to the States . . hobbies: collecting daggers, crafts, palmistry, music BENJAMIN T. SPENCER . . . tall . . . slender . , , expressive brown eyes . . , lectures carefully indexed on cards . . , always ready with sarcastic remarks for his favorites . . . likes conferences . . . gives helpful criticism RICHARD M, KAIN . . . known as schoolboy professor . , . admits passion for the primitive- ness of Hemmingway and modern novelists . . . possesses laudable habit of not taking roll E. C. MATHEWS . , . smooth-spoken . . . mus- tached . . . calm, frail . , . hobbies: reading mod- ern languages, contract bridge , , . eight hours in Porto Rican hiirricane most exciting time in his life. [27] CRAY CHAPEL

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Cjiitie ' s Goo} til LAURENCE SEARS . . philosophy professor . . . proud Princetonian , . . lived for a while in China . . . knows all kinds of people — down-and- outers as well as up-and-comers . . . studies baby son nonchalantly from child psychologist point of view . . . proud as a peacock under- neath , . . addresses him with Let ' s have your capitalist smile - . . lack of opinion on the part of a student is his pet peeve . . . firm, fair, prompt, and efficient . . . presents every possible point of view to his classes . . , reputed to be the spunkiest member of the faculty . , , has a perfect passion for Van Cogh . . . books and pictures his chief hobbies . , noted for his close-cropped, curly hair and long eyelashes- PAUL T, HAHN . . , German professor , . . possesses perfect sense of humor , , . springs subtle German puns and a pleasant brand of sarcasm , keeps classes in an uproar . . . has fondness for bow-ties .in cold weather wears a khaki hunting cap which imparts a peculiar Sherlock Holmes effect . . . frequently seen in the spring eating ice-cream cones or pulling his small son in a tiny red wagon . . . professes that the back of his head resembles a loving cup. T. CHADBOURNE DUNHAM . German ex- pert . . . youngest department head . . . tall, broad-shouldered . . . black hair which hangs in his eyes when he gets excited . . . very happily married . . . proud possessor of a Scottie named Tuffie ... he and his wife went round and round Europe, with emphasis on Germany . . . studied there . . . delivers refreshing lectures . . . can sling slang and English with the best of them . . . wanders around the room as he talks . . . likes to draw pictures on the board . . . grand sense of humor . favorite hobby is painting. [29] CRAY CHAPEL