Oklahoma Baptist University - Yahnseh Yearbook (Shawnee, OK)

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fl FE. , 4 ...-I' ' . CLIFFORD W. PATTON, A. B., A. M. Mr. Patton is head of the' History and Government departments. He received his A. B. from Oklahoma University, and his A. M. from the University of Illinois, and is a graduate student of Harvard University Where he has completed the course requirements for his Ph. D. He does not limit his courses exclusively to textbooks, but makes his own syllabi, which include, the most recent books that pertain to they course. Mr. and Mrs. Patton will sail to Europe this spring. They expect to teach school this summer in 'Switzerland. They will return in time for him to resume his duties here next fall. at JAMES NEWTON OWENS, A. B., A. M. Familiarly known as Uncle Jimmy, Profes- sor Owens teaches German and Spanish. He received his A. B. and A. M. degrees from the 'University of the South. He is a graduate student of the University of Chicago. He says, If you want to be happy, young people, go out and render service. His multi- tude of friends are witnesses that practices what he preaches. A friend to everyone, he especially en- ioys helping young people. For relaxation, he enjoys working in his garden. J k 1 1 1 l i MiB.S. KENNETH PHELAN, A. B.. A. M. Uarda West Phelan, assistant professor of English, received her A. B. degree from Okla- homa University in 1927, and her A. M. from the same school in 1930. Mrs. Phelan majored in Latin, and besides teaching in English, she offered a course in Vergil the second semester. At the close of this term she will com- plete her first year as a member of the O. B. U. faculty. She always keeps a book lying around so that she may profitably spend any spare moments. Page Sixteen

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PAUL H. MEDSKER, B. F. A. Paul I-I. Medsker, instructor of violin, has been teaching violin for twenty-eight years. During this time he has won the recognition of being a master of the violin. For the past 9 years he has been connected with O. B. U. Mr. Medsker is in charge of the Shawnee branch of the First National Institute of Violin. He directs the sn-ing ensemble and sponsors the string trio, which have presented many enjoyable programs to groups in this vicinity. This year Mr. Medsker, with the aid of Mr. Bailey, has invented a brushless shaving cream which is soon expected to be put on the market. I i i X 4 X R. J. McKNlGHT, A. B. Mr. R. J. McKnight, Business Manager and head of the Department of Business Edu- cation, is another example of an outstanding student who has returned to O. B. U. after graduating from here. Mr. McKnight has also done graduate work at -Chicago University and Columbia. Through Mr. McKnight's efforts an effi- cient financial program has been developed for O. B. U. He teaches accounting, and is president of the Association of Oklahoma Col- lege Business officers. Page Fifteen f 1 I I 1 . i ff MYRTLE MERILL, A. B., Mus. B. Q, Miss Merrill, instructor in piano, received her Mus. B. from Oklahoma Baptist Univer- sity and her A. B. from Phillips University. She has been a student of such outstanding musicians as Gordon Stanley, Austin 'Conradi, Earnest Hutcheson, and Oscar Wagner. Miss Merrill also has been a student at Chautauqua Institute. She is a charter member of the local chapter of Sigma' Alpha Iota and is active in the organization.

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MRS. GEORGE ROESCH, B. F. A. Ruth Mitchell Roesch, inst1'uctor of voice, received her B. F. A. degree from Ewing College, and has studied under several of America's outstanding teachers, including John Wilcox, Graham Reed, Bernard Taylor, and Herbert Witherspoon. Each year the men's, women's and mixezl quartets, which she has trained, go out into the various parts of the state -representing O. B. U. The fame of these quartets has been spread not only throughout Oklahoma but also the surrounding states. Mrs. Roesch is director of the University choral club, which presented the ontario, Elijah, at the First Baptist church. The oratorio was also broad- cast over the Oklahoma network. LENNA SMOCK, A. B., A. M. Miss Lenna Smock is professor of ele- mentary education. Hers is the task of teach- ing students to teach, and she seems to en- joy it. She was a delegate to the biennial con- vocation of Kappa Delta Pi, national honorary education fraternity, in Atlantic City. She is a counselor of Beta Eta chapter of the edu- cation fraternity. She also attended the Amer- ican College Personnel Association of which she is a voting member. During Education Week Miss Smock gave a talk on Horace Mann in chapel. She would rather have given a talk over the radio, but she saw her duty and did it nobly. Page Seventeen WILLIAM T. SHORT, A. B., A. M. Mr. W. T. Short, head of the Mathematics de1:arLment, has a longer continuous period of service on the O. B. U. faculty than any other teacher. I-Ie was one of the seven in the first graduating class of O. B. U. In 1911 he began teaching here. He was recently elected president of the Oklahoma section of the Mathematical As- sociation of America at the state convention of the Oklahoma Educational Association. Again this year he won national recogni- tion for his work in 'mathematical research. His articles have appeared in mathematics journals. ' I