Southwestern University - Souwester Yearbook (Georgetown, TX)

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THE FACULTY jBHT s HERBERT LEE GRAY. B. A., D. D. Head of Bible and Religion Dr. Gray ' s deep understanding of human nature quickly touches all those with whom he comes in contact. GEORGE C. HESTER, B. A., M. A. Head of Departments of History and Political Science Mr. Hester ' s close association with present day political problems gives his students that refreshing quality so that his classes are overflowing. The power behind the Centennial Celebration. CARL BENTON COMPTON, B. A.. B. F. A. Head of Department of Art Energetic, original, flamboyant, eccentric, and many other qualities destine our young artist, Mr. Compton, a bright future. JOHN H. UTLEY, B. A.. M. A., Ph. D. Professor of Foreign Languages Dr. Utley makes his foreign language classes interesting, the highest compliment that could be made of a foreign lan- guage professor. ALBERT RUSSEL WAPPLE, B. S., M. A. Head of Department of Mathematics A gentleman in the true sense of the word. He is always willing to lend a helping hand. ERNST HEYER, ABITURIENTEN ZEUGN1S Instructor in German and Latin Potential inventor and aviator. His infinite linguistic abilities are incomprehensive. JOHN CAMPBELL GODBEY, B. A., M. A. Head of Department of Physics and Chemistry The king of the science building. Prominent in Southwestern athletics. Likes to cook sausage over an open fire. Those who know him swear by him, and who doesn ' t know him? , SIDNEY BERGIN DUNN, B. S., M. S. Assistant Professor of Physics and Mathematics He is known by most students as Bergin . Good-natured, likeable. He likes to tinker with things he doesn ' t fully understand. w

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HENRY EDWIN MEYER, B. A.. B. M., B. S. Dean of School of Music Students at Southwestern University share everyday ex- periences of beauty which are not given to all men. May we learn before our college days are past that to do well in life we must learn to truly appreciate beauty in its various aspects. So we shall know that to enjoy sound, color, form, manners and moral recititude are all one in the art of living. It may be hoped that one day we shall reap from the habit of esthetic appreciation a fitness for life that is higher than that which we now know and place in the universe that is even fairer than the campus of old South- western in the spring. HENRY MEYER. MARGARET MOOD McKINNON. B. A. Librarian Aloha Students 1939-1940: For many years, I have been giving a warm welcome to Southwestern University students, and for as many years, I have been bidding them good-bye . The first was always a joyful event; the last, a much more serious occasion. But this June I will say Aloha from my beautiful new office in the new Cody Memorial Library. One would sup- pose that after so many years of saying Aloha , it would become a habit, just one of those routine duties to be per- formed in a casual manner. But this is not true. I will never get accustomed to saying Aloha . Always at the close of the school year, I am in the depths, a Slough of Despond, much deeper than Christian ' s. So once again I must say Aloha and gradually adjust my- self to your absence. MARGARET MOOD McKINNON. PEARL ALMA NEAS Registrar To my Friends, the Students of 1939-1940: One, two, three, four, — sometimes I wish there ' were more was chanted quite wisely in days agone. At the close of the school year, we have fond memories of happy days spent together. It has ever been our desire to join our energies to yours in an effort to find the enduring satisfac- tions of life. Your years of work and association on the campus can not have failed to make you appreciate that the story of South- western is one of the triumph of ideals. You may never reach your ideal; it may keep floating on and on before you. Real education discovers latent and hidden talents and capacities of the mind, reaches into the innermost depths of the soul, enlarging the heart, arousing ambitions, elevating ideals, and leading into the bigger paths of use- fulness and service. May you ever keep in mind that humility is the only door by which wisdom and greatness and peace can enter. I trust that you will go forward with steady stride and vision, making every stumbling block a stepping stone; that opportunity may overtake you fre- quently in the future, and find you always ready in cheer- ful good nature, moral earnestness, spiritual grace, and resolute will. Your friend, PEARL ALMA NEAS.

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THE FACULTY GORDON BLOOMFIELD WOLCOTT. B. S., M. S„ Ph. D. Head of Departments of Biology and Geology The Mighty Atom . One of the best liked profs in school because he has the student ' s viewpoint. THOMAS HODGIN MARSH. B. A.. M. A., B. D. Wonderful sense of humor. He likes bowling and golf. Students like him. Head of Speech and Dramatic Literature MYRON LAWSON WILLIAMS, B. A.» M. A. Head of Departments of Business Economics and Sociology Identified by a clipped mustache, brief case, and a brisk walk. He makes his classes interesting by an extraordinary use of examples. LUTHER JACOB WAGGONER, B. A., M. A., B. D. Professor of Religious Education and History Known among the students as Wag . He is Mark Twain and Will Rogers rolled into one. His classes are the current topics of conversation. Head of Department of English CLAUD HOWARD. B. A., M. A.. Ph. D. Coach of the Texas Conference championship golf team. Regional president of Alpha Chi. LUCY BELL MORGAN. B. A., M. A. Assistant Professor of Spanish A charming and interesting speaker who is a master of the culture and legends of the Spanish-speaking countries. RHEA WILLIAMS, B. S.. M. S., M. Ed. Professor of Education and Director of Physical Education Campus Apollo . Through his Intramural Athletic program, Mr. Williams has created a greater interest in the art of Phy- sical Education and developed a more vivacious school spirit. THOMAS MINARD JOHNSON, B. F. A. Director of Band and Orchestra Small, quick, energetic, and a commanding air. All go to make him a showman superlative.