Swarthmore College - Halcyon Yearbook (Swarthmore, PA)

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Bruce Dearing English . . . correct young man . . . some- time 18th century fop . . . flashy sports combination . . . ' the angel and the beast ' . . . endless patience . . . unruffled good-nature. Roderick Firth, Philosophy . . . plato disciple . . . dark suits and starched white collars . . . quiet seeker of the truth . . . observer of the ideal . . . believer in absolutes. Jose Gonzalez, Romance Languages . . . devilish grin . . . small and dapper . . . black mustache and curly hair . . . possesses movie version of a Spanish accent . . . life of the Spanish club parties. Philip Hicks, English . . . polished manners, old-world charm . . . soft-spoken . . . supper club chef supreme . . . incivise wit that both devastates and delights . . . that boyish look. Monique Hovey, Romance Languages . . . blissfully mar- ried . . .intensely modern tastes . . . very parisian . . . found at trench house . . . pert look, chic . . . can ' t talk without using hands. Everett Hunt, English . . . duties of deaning . . . milton, the literary critics, and orators . . . from the black hills or thereabouts . . . my father was a fundamentalist preacher. ' Frederic Klees, English . . . lunches at the neuk . . . jovial . . . tremendous stride . . . infectious good humor ... of hamburg show fame, come on, boys, keep it clean. l,. .v ' Bruce Dearing Roderick Firth Jose Gonzalez Philip Hicks Monique Hovey Harold March, Romance Languages . . . summers in Ver- mont where he writes . . . proust . . . painfully shy . . . elevated subjects brought down to earth in well-chosen slang . . . mystic and philosopher. John Moore, Philosophy . . . history of religion and biblical thought . . . class room sincerity . . . those assignments . . . keen intellect of a scholar . . . fills up spare time by being registrar and associate dean. Everett Hunt Frederic Klees Harold March John Moore 15

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Robert Ackart Elisa Asensio Hutn€Bnities Robert Ackart, English . . . literature, creative writing, the theatre . . . long-haired hero of ' love for love ' and ' candida ' . . . dashing, charming ... a smoking jacket and classical music. Elisa Asensio, Romance Lanquages . . . also teaches at haverford . . . lady of spain . . . speaks Catalan, french, english, german . . . calderon and unamuno favorite au- thors . . . always rushing. IP m 1 i 1 - d: y Ht ' ■ ' s ' A-- -■ 9t- ■i ' ' 1 1 - ■ ■? L m • ■ ' Richard Brandt Newell Bush r m i ' l ' i la O ' Pmi H - 7 k- ' m H ||| Susan Cobbs Hilde Cohn 14 Lydia Baer Monroe Beardsley George Becker Lydia Baer, German . . . fraulein doktor professor . . . Swiss born . . . lover of modern german poetry . . . authority on rilke . . . motherly smile . . . ' nicht wahr? Monroe Beardsley, Philosophy . . . terrific imagination . . . never at a loss for the right analogy . . . cross-legged on his desk . . . most open-minded person to talk to . . . that elfish look. George Becker, English . . . organization is important . . . reads detective stories . . . translator of sartre . . . record collection includes edith piaf and trenet . . . acute and understanding. Richard Brandt, Philosophy . . . hesitant way of talking . . . hopi Indians . . . v-neck sweaters . . . contemporary problems and social philosophy . . . rugged empiricist. Newell Bush, Romance Languages . . . tall and lean . . . shy sense of humor . . . legs that fold up like a ruler . . . loping stride . . . convincing and Intense . . . can ' t get comfortable in his chair. Susan Cobbs, Classics . . . scholar charm . . . the mediterranean world means to a broader understanding of human problems . . . ' and the lawd sayd. ' Hiide Cohn, German . . . formerly taught at bryn mawr . . . now lives In mary lyons . . . warm sincerity . . . opera lover . . . appealing humor . . . faithful advisor of the german club. dean . . . southern education as the

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Kar Reuning Paul Schrecker Sidney Morganbesser, Philosophy . . . can ' t tell him the students . . . sloppy tweeds, appealing grin . . . insatiable intellect . . . believes in action as a road to understanding. Helen North, Classics . . . house mother of parrish . . . greek and latin in the classroom . . . new on campus but already well-known . . . dinner at the faculty table . . . friendly response. Edith Philips, Romance Languages . . . two dogs . . . takes great pride in lawn . . . never withoul that large handbag . . . smokes constantly . . . appears vague but possesses an incisive mind. Karl Reuning, German , . . gestalt linguist . . . hates so- cialized institutions . . . classic german manner . . . ling- uistic digressions . . . pacifist . . . definite opinions. Hedley Rhys, Fine Arts . . . welsh artist and jack of all trades . . . diffuse knowledge, diverse Interests . . . beautifully decorated apartment . . . animated conversa- tions in commons. Paul Schrecker, Philosophy . . . visiting professor ... a world of his own . . . the history of science and a theory of civilizations . . . fabulous library . . . accented eloquence. Lucius Shero, Classics . . . the shero s are a swarthmore institution . . . that characteristic chuckle . . . stentorian tones . . . long pauses . . . former registrar . . . marvellous actor. James Sorber, Romance Languages . . . one time pro musician In new york, now swarthmore chorus director . . . show stealer In love for love . . . for the faculty, bridge at sorber ' s Lucius Shero James Sorber 16