Old Dominion University - Troubador Yearbook (Norfolk, VA)

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In 1937 Robert C. McClellan joinod iho Division faculty to instruct History. In the course of your two years, however, you may have had him for French. English, Philosophy, or Greek with perhaps a little of Italian or modern government on the side. For over ten years he was engaged in industrial work, and later studied and taught at the university in a West Virginia mining town. Ho received his M.A. at the University of Virginia. He had further study at McGill University and in 1947 was working on his Doctor's dogroe. The wide variety of subject matter with which Mr. McClelland served to broaden your insight into his courses lent wide interest to class topics or private discussion. In the 1947 history classes Mr. McClelland continued his significant tradition of tracing the trend of curront as well as past events. For my part. I had rather boar with you than bear you.” Ernest W. Hollows, your jovial addition to the English Department, was again quoting Billy Shakespeare. Mr. Hollows admitted he enjoyed Shakespeare and English lit, and sports. And especially he enjoyed enjoyment. Often Mr. Hollows trod the Administration Building steps to annoy Reuben Cooper, whose B.S.S. from tho College of the City of New York, was added to the experience in the Air Transport Command and as S.T.C. Instructor in Puerto Rico. Remember when he substituted occasionally, and you hoard somo roally knock-out lectures. Earl Mitchell, a third English instructor, was also absorbed in Masquers' activities and play production class. Mr. Mitchell earned his B.S. in Education at the East Central State College in Ado. Oklahoma. did graduate work at Yale University, and later instructed at Granby High School in Noi ■ folk. Penn State and Oberlin College gave Stanley Pliska his B.A. and M.A., respectively. Then followed a spree of teaching in Florida. Once at the Division, he launched into history and sociology. Another newcomer to the teaching staff was Miss Natalie Dis-brow, instructor of ancient and European history. A B.A. in Social Science at the University of Virginia propared her for informative and enjoyable class lectures. Massachusetts-bred and also new, Ralph Ladd administered a history or government course which kept you moro often in the library than in the classroom. His lively sense of humor and an analytical mind resulted from W. and M. and Harvard training, and □ stretch of Lino duty in the United States Naval Reserve.

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As head of the English Department, Dr. Ernest W. Gray had a full-sized job on his hands. Former diroctor and chairman of the faculty. Dr. Gray was a chartor professor at the Division in 1931. Previously, ho had acquired education and teaching experience at Brown and Harvard Universi ties. In English he completed with you detailed analyses of grammar and composition, and made the great writers human men. He also instituted the 1,000 word a week Advanced Composition Class. Dr. Gray left lecture classes with throe things—a grey hat, a cigarette, and his book. In his office over among the shacks, he would establish himself comfortably with a hot plato and coffee pot. a heater, a soft chair, or the low sofa wedged botwoen his copious bookshelves. Though around campus the greater part of the day. he saved time for his two hobbies, golfing and enjoying music at home with his wife and Division sophomore daughter, Anne. Dr. Lucker took her Columbia University and University of Texas training, plus instructing in the Star State College, right in stride and gave the benefits to you. Added was the advantage of knowledge acquired from a life spent in travel. You watched her rush to the blackboard, on which she inscribed words of wisdom by our poets and philosophers, to her desk, whore she spoke words of wisdom by authors and Lucker. In tho samo way Dr. Lucker rushed up and down the Administration Building stairs, from Buds to her office. A maple booth, a coke, a cigarette, and conversation were familiar accompaniments to this instructor when she sat at Bud's. You'd find her in her office helping a studont with his term paper or explaining his undesired test grade. Or you'd find her at a High Hat or Publication Committee meeting, or verbally delving into the mechanics of enjoying life with Mr. Seward or Mr. Cooper who shared her office, or with Mr. Marable who often dropped in. In her leisure timo. Dr. Lucker trotted to the gym, garbed in dress appropriate for fencing or badminton. Probably a book of Chaucer also lightened her busy schedule. And give Dr. Lucker more than ono day — she'd travel! All points north, east, south, and west of Norfolk were hor destinations. A slonder, thin-haired man, William Marable strode the campus walks surrounded by some particular group of boys who especially enjoyed his conversation. Mr. Marablo was ofton divulging every-day philosophy, which ho sprinkled with straight fact and illustrative anecdotes. 1947 marked the second year Mr. Marable was on the Division faculty list. He taught English. An author, a worker, an educated man, sponsor of the Voyager. and English instructor. William Ward Seward would be included in any memory of tho Division. He could base the thoroughness of his instruction on an M.A. from the University of Richmond and a residence for Ph.D. at Duko Univorsity. Plu3 that, he was a teaching fellow a! Duke, an English instructor at the University of Richmond, and a professor of English at Bossio Tift College. He wended his way hero in 1945.

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Many of you took a leap into Philosophy this year — and found it more adventurous than steep. Responsible for the search for logic into your nowly oxposed consciences was Colleen Grimm, a petite young lady with a powerful urge to wake up the slumbering minds of college students. Miss Grimm joined tho faculty September 46 on the basis of her recent Bryn Maw M.A. in Philosophy. Outsido of class. Miss Grimm piece-mealed her time between long ccko siogos in Bud’s, accompanied by juke-box esthetics, or down in her pine-panelled stall with, its potted rod geranium. Picasso print, and laden book case. Students woro told to stand and neigh politely outside her stall whon wanting to ontor to confer with her about an over due term paper or an over-wrought soul. Miss Grimm’s philosophical patience was without bounds. Among the 23 additional faculty members who boosted the Division faculty staff in 1947 was R. Ross Lamoreaux, instructor of psychology. Mr. Lamoreaux had received his study at the Univorsity of California at Santa Barbara, the University of Southern California, and at Harvard, whore ho gained an A.B. and an M.A. He arrived at the Division after instruction work at Whoolock College in Boston, Massachusetts. Out of curiosity, interest, or perhaps some adolescent necessity, a great many of you wended your ways to his cluttered office to see what made you tick as you ticked — via psychoanalysis. Sometimes Mr. Lamoreaux arrived at the Division hand in hand with a chubby, blond little lady; Diane, his daughter. Diano also poppod up as a topic for classroom conversation — usually when this master of child psychology wanted to demonstrate to you just what a child should be. Whether you wanted to track down a biographical item, cram for a quiz or flip through a new magazino. tho Library served your purpose. The haven of Ssss-hhhhh and Solitude was capably presided over by Mrs. Dorothy Pierce Newby and her assistant, Polly Van de Venter. Mrs. Newby arrived at the Division in 1937 as guardian of books, library fines, scotch tape, filing cabinets, and the recordings behind the counter. Polly Van do Vontor was the pert person who knitted sweaters and ssssshed while reading new books and hopping to your service during library hours. Together. Polly and Mrs. Nowby made the library an indispensable service to studonts and faculty. I