Olivet Nazarene University - Aurora Yearbook (Bourbonnais, IL)

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A. Bond Woodruff, Ph. D. Coach Woodruff, so named by the Alumni at Tip-Off, hails from Columbus, Ohio. He served the United States Army as a Chaplain during World War II. Professor Woodruff is chairman of the Division of Education and Psychology and is an Associate Professor of Psychology. His favorite pastimes are athletics and reading. William P. Sloan, M. Ed. Professor Sloan is an Assistant Pro- fessor of Education and Director of Teacher Education. He is also the principal of our high school. In addition to his duties at Olivet, Pro- fessor Sloan holds a pastorate in Wilmington, Illinois, where he lives. Ruth E. Gilley, M.A. Miss Gilley has been our librarian since 1939. She is also an Associate Professor of Library Science. She takes an active part in the Alumni Association, of which she is treasurer. In her spare time she reads, sews, and window shops. Elizabeth S. Endsley, M.A. Although her duties in the Educa- tion Department keep her busy, Mrs. Endsley also teaches German. She is a native of Normal, Illinois. She has traveled through the United States, Canada, and Cuba. Her favorite pas- time is sewing. pafl c ■fit ' „e W ' ; ' aeulty -

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Paul L. Schwada, M.A. Professor Schwada, our Dean of Men, was born in Clarence, Missouri. In addition to his duties as dean he teaches Educational Psychology and Biblical Literature. His favorite pastimes are traveling and reading. His home is in Bradley, Illinois. Charles D. Ide Rev. Ide, our field secretary, spends a great deal of his time traveling and representing the school. He travels dur- ing the summer with a quartet. He hails from Grand Rapids, Michigan, and loves to play golf and cast for the big one that always gets away. Blt :v Wanda Lewis Donson, M.Th. Mrs. Donson is our Dean of Women and teaches in our Department of Biblical Literature. It is her duty to campus all the girls who violate the rules of the Student Handbook. She is also the mother of Wanda Carol, the sweetheart of the campus. Page Twenty-five

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Naomi Larsen, M. Mus. Chairman of the Department of Piano, Mrs. Larsen received musical instruction at O.N.C. and at the American Conservatory in Chicago, and studied under the late Madame Olga Samaroff. An instructor in Pedagogy of Piano, she has little time for hobbies. Walter B. Larsen, Mus. D. Founder of the Orpheus Choir, Dr. Larsen is chairman of the Division of Fine Arts and has many other responsibilities. His graduate study was done at the University of Illinois where he received a Master of Music in Theory and Piano. He recently received the honorary degree of Doctor of Music. At the present time he lives in Bourbonnais, Illinois. Ivan Smith, M.S. Professor Smith is in his third year of teaching at Olivet. He is head of the Physical Education Department. His favorite pastime is fishing and building houses. His home town is Legonier, Indiana. Ella Leona Gale, Mus. D. After listening to Miss Gale talk a few minutes, one knows she is from the East. She ' s from Lowell Massachusetts. She is chairman of the Organ Department and in her spare moments is interested in art work and flowers. r % ;J«Sk ' s ez, e