Swarthmore College - Halcyon Yearbook (Swarthmore, PA)

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Ethel Still, Fine Arts . . . house director of parrish . . . washing machine trouble . . . theory of design and interior decorating . . . revamper of the dining room. Alfred Swan, Music . . . should have been born five hun- dred years ago . . . lives in a world of music . . . white beard . . . chews his pencil . . . if you must imitate, imi- tate palestrina. Robert Walker, Fine Arts . . . head of humanities . . . lectures always last beyond the bell . . . sympathetic to non-artistic dilettantes . . . decisive stride . . . abhors folderol . . , hedley! Willis Weatherford, Philosophy . . . teaches ec and phil courses . . . southern baptist . . . economist who intended to go into the ministry . . . southern accent. Leon Wencelius, Romance Languages . . . alsatlan accent . . . attractive wife and young son . . . entertains students in crum ledge home. Stephen Whicher, English . . . red hair . . . fascinating library . . . twins . . . authority on emerson . . . thorough knowledge of american literature . . . soft voice . . . seminar paper writer. Elizabeth Wright, English . . . extremely acute critic of poetry . . . detests cliches and vague aesthetic judgments . . . favors donne . . . compels admiration for her thorough scholarship. Irnna Wolpe, Music ... the other half of the music de- partment . . . commutes from new york . . . unique method of piano instruction . . . crazy about valery . . . dynamic, vibrant personality. Ethel Stilz Alfred Swan Leon V enceV.us r-i Elizabeth Wright Irma Wolpe 17

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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

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Mary Alber+son James Field Herbert Fraser Saciat Sciences Mary Alber+son, History . . . before the conqueror engiand was a miasma . . . delightful, disarming wit . . . imper- turable . . . importance of english wool trade . . . 1066 . . . she Is definitely a good thing . George Cuttino, History . . . mixed georgia and oxford accents . . . rhodes scholar in the medieval way . . . talks in superlatives . . . i have been faithful to thee, cynara, in my fashion. James Field, History . . . makes american history interest- ing ... a classroom pacer . . . that tweedy look . . . program designer for love for love . . . dry wit . . . skepticism in all things. Herbert Fraser, Economics . . . strict marshallian . . . graduate study abroad . . . endless repertoire of anecdotes . . . rocks back and forth on his heels while lecturing . . . phenomenal memory. Arleigh Hess, Economics . . . commutes between swarth- more and penn . . . accounting and statistics . . . shy smile, flashy ties . . . ' there are bookkeepers and there are accountants. Laurence Lafore, History . . . the cultural elite . . . our latin neighbors and modern europe . . . trends to trace and cats with character . . . roly-poly . . . and the aristo- cratic life. Leslie Lipson, Political Science . . . analyst of american government and politics . . . stickler for correct spellings . . . well-ordered mind . . . wicked wit . . . impeccable ... so very british. Patrick Malin, Economics . . . self-made man . . . boy banker . . . discrete spelled d-i-s-c-r-e-t-e, which means separate ' . . . commencement speaker . . . the life and times of joplin, missouri. 18