Santa Monica College - Spin Drift Yearbook (Santa Monica, CA)

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, ora E, Tilron, D. r, Graham, R. R, Reukema, Eclwin R. Coulson, S. M. Hayden, En lish ENGLISH DEPARTMENT fosters creative activity in students, sets a good example by doing extraordin- ary things in private life. keeps Samojac and Spin-Drift going, college informed on current doings .... Spin- Drift adviser, Verne B. Brown, A.B., A.M., teaches English, wrote the book for an operetta, Gilbert and Sullivan style .... Edwin R. Two-gun Coulson, A.B., A.M., sends the journalism classes to the libraw after book larnin', reads proof with Mr. Brown on their soon-to-be-published textbook of English ,... Daniel F. Graham, A.B., A,M., drills in the rudiments of grammar in his English classes, specializes in quiet and efficient instructions .... Sheldon M. Hayden, A.B., A.M., dynamo of the school, develops our prom- ising Thespians, drops tips to Toastmasters, keeps busy with a radio program, all in addition to his Pub- lic Speaking classes .... Russell R. Reukema, A.B., A.M., Supreme Master of the Gentle Art of Test Giv- ing, teaches English with energy, originality, and pre- cision ,... Librarian Flora E. Tilton, A.B., B.L.S., combination of phenomenal memory and wonderful disposition, makes our library a thing to remember. The preliminary classes, English l and ll, review high school work and prepare for the advanced courses offered. There are many fields into which an English major may enter. The speech classes are al- ways well attended and active, The journalism work helps the student who wishes to be on the staff of the school paper or annual. Other English courses bring a valuable survey of literature for cultural and appre- ciative purposes. English students and the library are close associates. Mr, Hayden cogitates while peech class waits attentive- yerne B. Brown Fl i7

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Embryo stenographers study typing, shorthand. lohn Dixon Ethl COM RTMENT features four charm ing people on its roster, functions quietly, trains type- writer maulers, salesmen, and accountants, sponsored recently the highly successful spelling bee .... Ethel M. Thomas, Ph.B., M.S., heads the commercial depart- ment, teaches Typing, Stenography, Secretarial train- ing, smiles engagingly when you meet her on the cam- pus .... lncz Grnsfield, A.B., A.M., taught Social Institutions for the first time this year, keeps Typing classes going smoothly and rhythmically, spends her spare time gardening and reading the latest issue of Vogue .... Imported from Taft this year, lohn Dixon, A.B,, A.M., teaches Accounting, Business Law, and Economics, refrains from sighing when asked to explain this just once more, please, as a result is very popular with his students .... Dean of Men, Edward T. Ruenitx, B.S., M,S., tutors in Accounting and Salesmanship, heads the Commission, the Ophe- leos, wrestles competently with a staggering multi- tude of problems, both of his own and of other people. This department offers a two year course which will enable the student to enter the business world immediately, This secretarial training course includes typing and stenography. Classes which prepare for business administration and commercial studies at the universities are also given. Instructors here are interested in the social life of their pupils and the teachers of this department spon- sor the Commercial Club, the Pre-Legal Club, an Y.W.C.A. MERCE DEPA d the Commercial l i I , e M. Thomas Inez Grosfield, E. T. Ruenitz.

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French St udents read French magazines for recreation, Mrs. Ceiudo Henrietta R. Ceiudo, Morford L. Rid dick, Hilda Penrose. W. R. Cope, E O. Toews, Betty S. Martin. LINGUISTS ALL, the Foreign Language faculty instructs. mixes social activities with class work, to the delight of all .... Anna R. Arocha, A,B., A.M., quiet con- trast to sister H. Cejudo, gently but firmly drills the elements of German into willing and unwilling heads. . . . Henrietta Ceiudo, A.B,, A.M., creates a whirl of activity wherever she goes, presides at sessions of Spanish classes, is distinguished as one of the faculty's charter members. , . . Walter R. Cope, A.B., flour- ishes a degree from Paris, teaches German at both the IC and the high school .... Ex-iournalist Betty S. Martin, A.B., A,M., often mistaken for a co-ed, brings a wealth of experience and a Phi Beta Kappa mind to the teaching of her French classes .... Hilda L. Penrose, A.B., A,M., little darling of the Spanish stu- dents, drifts quietly about the campus .... Tall, scholarly-looking Morford L. Riddick, A.B,, A.M., instructs students in French and Spanish, reminisces nostalgically about UCLA and track ,... Emil 0. Toews. A.B,, A.lVl., the singing school teacher, teaches German, loves to discourse on the history of languages, grows flowers in his backyard. After they have been well-grounded in fundamen- tals of grammar and construction, French, Spanish, and German classes are encouraged to see motion pictures filmed abroad and to attend gatherings of the differ- ent nationality groups in Santa Monica and Los An- geles. Four semester courses are offered in German and five each in both French and Spanish. I8 Foreign Languages