Peru State College - Peruvian Yearbook (Peru, NE)

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Swenson Tear Tyler Urban PAULINE SCOTT: Teaches social science in the junior high . . leads the Girl Scouts . . . tests new recipes and likes to cook . . . the bigger the meal, the better. Assistant Professor of Education and Supervisor of Junior High School Teaching. ALICE SWENSON: Taught math to civilians and V-12-er3 . sailed away when the Navy left in October . . . Peru misses her Swedish smile. Assistant Profes- sor of Mathematics. GRACE TEAR: Welcomes freshmen and shows students how to include studying in their 24-hour time budgets . . keeps the desk in room A104 supplied with flowers . . v rites poetry and encourages campus scribblers . her distinction between a gentleman and a man—a necktie Professor of Principles and Methods in Education. J. W. TYLER: Has a sense of humor that explodes in a silent grin ... an extensive reader of a little of everything . . . states a principle in prose and illustrates it in poetry . . . instructs and inspires future Miss Bishops Director of Rural Education. SAM URBAN: Works feverishly teaching physics students the difference between mass and weight . . . nonessentials are “so much bird seed to him . . . has built up a large repertoire of singing commercials and practices them in lab periods while a roomer at the women's dorm, got late leave free of charge Assistant Professor of Physical Science. EDNA WEARE: Unfolds pattern complexities and guides struggling seamstresses to sew just so . . . an excellent cook and charming hostess . . . sponsor of S C.A serves tasty Sunday morning breakfasts to cabinet members Assistant Professor of Home Economics. HAZEL WEARE: Fixer of typewriters and mimeograph machines just for the fun of it . considers selling tickets at a social affair as part of her evening's enjoy- ment . . . helps prepare delicious meals for guests at the Weare home . . her smile can t be washed off Assistant Professor of Commerce. AL WHEELER: Girls just don't rate v ith him except when they cheer for his team . . credits athletic victories to his magic handshake and the loving pat he bestows on each of his players before the game . . gives a word at pep rallies, but reportedly makes his best speeches between the halves. Director of Athletics and Physical Education. Scott E. Weare H. Weare Wheeler Page Eighteen

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McCollum ELIZABETH McCOLLUM: Introduces school to the little tots and tikes . . . imagines and pretends along with the kindergartners . . . demonstrates to practice teach- ers the gymnastics of a jumping frog or a leaping deer . . . constantly tries new ideas . . . makes each activity meaningful. Assistant Professor of Education and Director of Kindergarten. META NORENBERG: Expounds journalistic ethics to blundering amateur reporters . . . “newsically in- clined ... a typical minister's daughter—she has a streak of healthy orneriness and a mischievous chuckle to prove it . . . pet peeve—people who feel indis- pensable. Assistant Professor of English. ROSS ORGAN: Former graduate of Peru . . . super- vises junior and senior high industrial arts classes and acquaints elementary teachers with hammers, saws, and other paraphernalia of the workshop. Assistant Instructor of Industrial Arts. NONA M. PALMER: Can take down chant of a tobacco auctioneer in shorthand . is no relative to A. N Palmer of the penmanship books—uses a typewriter as skillfully as he does the pen . . . has proved to be an able caller at square dances. Professor of Com- merce. Palmer LEONARD PAULSON: His first solo was a resonant waa-a-a-a-a . . .ambition—to be a tenor, but his voice settled for a baritone . . . his short clipped mustache has as much power as Samson's long hair . . . winds up his chorus for three good workouts each week. Director of Vocal Music. ELOISE POOL: Teaches math students how to juggle letters and numbers to get the answers in the back of the book . . . backer-upper of most campus ac- tivities ... a tactful tease . . . likes ice cream—es- pecially when she makes it and her friends help her eat it. Assistant Professor of Mathematics. A. R. REYNOLDS: His favorite story—Peggy O'Neill s love tangle . . . knows the name of the owner of the goose whose feather went into the pen that was used for signing the Declaration of Independence ... a former Peru student of not so long ago and he hasn't quit studying yet . . . Student Council gets behind him and he pushes. Assistant Professor of History and other Social Sciences. WAYNE RIGGS: A former Peru student and athlete he was the idol of the lads, the heart throb of the lassies, and the pride of all . . . directs men's rough and tumbling classes . . . has a handsome son whom he is training to be a state sport champion like him- self. Assistant Director of Athletics. Paulson Pool Reynolds Riggs Pago Seventeen

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HAZEL L. WILLIAMS: The lady behind the scenes . . . sees a stage set in each of the thousand oaks . . . teaches mainly for the chance to direct plays . . . likes a meal that can be cooked in ten minutes but spends hours making delicious bread . . . reads mystery stor- ies—impatiently awaits each Look to match her wits with Inspector Cobb. Assistant Professor of English and Instructor in Speech Education. JOHN M. WINTER: Looks at the world through a mag- nifying glass . . . his chief delight—perfect specimens of any species . . . admires them when they are alive and mounts them when they are dead ... in class has every eye expectant for that reflexive wink. Head of the Department of Science. Then there are the times when the faculty members are off guard. Here we find Mr. Huck at the BOBINN giving the cue ball a professional lap with the help of ’granny ... Miss Pool surveys the situation and comes up with That MUST be a misprint . . ah-h-h-h-h!! you'd better not! (Why photographers get killed) . . one of Clyde's problems— working time, 3 hours, 42 minutes, and 371 2 seconds if you use all the shortcuts . . . Miss Tear juggles as she heads for “faculty row. Pacio Nineteen