University of Evansville - LinC Yearbook (Evansville, IN)

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I Last year among the graduates was one Philip Hatfield, and this year among the faculty there is also one Philip Hatfield; not only one, but the same! Phil has been kept busy as chemistry assistant second semester under Dr. Pruitt, hut has managed to get out ye old camera and make his annual contributions to the LinC. J. Bernard Patberg Professor Marchant has been with the college for a num¬ ber of years teaching mathematics and engineering. Those who know him well like his individuality, and those who don’t know him so well like particularly his eyes and his jolly manner. Out on Highland Road he has a nice gar¬ den, and is said to enjoy planting seeds in brown earth as much as he does in grey matter. Alvin Strickler, M.S., Ph.D. Everyone has been wondering how we will manage to get through commencement exercises without the supervision of Dr. Strickler, for that has been one of his many duties for a number of years. He left the Chemistry Department in January to spend some time working in California, and has been particularly missed by his fellow-members of Kiwanis and Pi Epsilon Phi. The local police, by the way, say they have never forgotten the training he gave them several years ago! Ida Stieler, B.S. Philip Hatfield, A.B. Pat has been more than busy this year, for in addition to the job of graduating, he has worked as chemistry assistant and managed a complicated social life (an out¬ growth of the famed choir trip?) . He maintains a certain admirable dignity which should help him become a suc¬ cessful chemistry professor, a future we are not afraid to predict! But, doggone it, does anyone know what that J. stands for? Guy B. Marchant, B.S. You may find her planning May Day or Homecoming; she may he riding, or fencing, or swimming, or tap-danc¬ ing; but whatever it is, the low voice and light curls will tell you that Miss Stieler, gym instructor, is busy again. She has enlarged the activities of the Physical Education Department this year, and has worked with W.A.A. to pul over an unusually active year. •Ok T|

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10 A.M. SCIENCE What would be more natural than that the Science division include the sciences? Nothing. You’re right, and the fact is, it does. Departments included are Biology, Chemistry and Home Economics, Engineering, Physics and Mathematics, and (watch this!) Health and Physical Education. Now that w as a surprise, but we won’t argue because it made the number of professors per page come out right. Floyd E. Bechtel, A.M., Ph.D. In connection with the work of his Biology Department, Dr. Beghtel has established an interesting tradition, the annual trips to Great Smokey Mountain National Park. ‘Doctor.’ as Mrs. Wyatt calls him, has almost enough so¬ ciety affiliations to start a Creek-letter store, and his in¬ terests are many, including beekeeping, trees, and horse¬ back riding. He is a guiding light for both Pi Epsilon Phi and Y.M.C.A. Ima S. Wyatt, A.M. Dignity, red hair, and sense of humor spell Mrs. Wyatt, instructor in biology, to all Evansville College students. It really hasn’t been so many years since this charming lady was an equally charming co-ed on this same campus, and this may in part explain the ease with which she analyzes students’ problems and gains their confidence. She is mother-counsellor for the Castalian Society. William V. Slyker, A.M. Anyone can smile when he wins, but it takes a chin like Coach Slyker’s to stay up when he has a really tough athletic season. Coach proved himself in addition an able speaker at the Castalian football banquet last fall, and like Dr. Hovda, putts on the green when he gets a chance. Few people know that he has been admitted to the bar in Indiana and Ohio, but you see he has what it takes to inspire the boys right before the kick-off or the tip-off. Bill is a member of Jay Cee’s and Kiwanis Club. Olaf Hovda, A.M., Ph.D. From Gottingen University in Germany, Dr. Hovda brings that interesting little German accent and his cosmopolitan air of unconcern. Head of the Department of Physics and Mathematics is a stern title, but he is far from stern, for he enjoys not only his little jokes in class and the early- morning informal class sessions, hut his daily golf practice on the front campus, and his garden at home. After beat¬ ing Neely to school most mornings, he sometimes has a hard time staying up late enough to continue his astro¬ nomical studies! Mae Clarke, A.M. Miss Clarke ascended four flights of stairs and took charge of the Home Economics Department last year, and this year has had time to get all her plants, lockers, and classes arranged to the best advantage. But that isn’t all she has done by any means; she turns out not only ca¬ pable teachers, but fine potential home makers and house¬ keepers. A member of the A.A.U.W. and Business and Professional Women’s Club, she enjoys taking time off now and then to drive home ec. girls to a convention. Clarence M. Pruitt, A.M., Ph.D. After trekking around to New York, Alabama, and places between, Dr. Pruitt has returned to his native state to preside over the Chemistry Department in the absence of Dr. Strickler. He brings teaching experience from Colum¬ bia University, New York University, University of Ala¬ bama, and Indiana State Teachers’ College, and if further references are needed, he is a member of Phi Delta Kappa and Kappa Delta Pi, and spends spare time as associate editor and business manager of the Science Education ■ magazine. But for real references, ask any chem. student. ‘He’s fine!’ will be the answer.

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10 A. M. SOCIAL SCIENCE Included in the Social Science division are the depart¬ ments of Economics and Sociology, Education and Psy¬ chology, and History and Political Science, That is, those were all until now. Latest revisions by the 1938 LinC editor add the library and the office of the field secretary! But if it simplifies matters any, we won’t heckle further. It might even seem a more logical classification than any other, for we know that students frequently utilize the library more for social pursuits than for either scientific or classical! Charles E. Torbet, A.M., Ed.D. No student remains in college long before he realizes the vital part Dean Torbet plays at Evansville College. He forms the one remaining link to Moores Hill College, our predecessor, and hears with him an amazing accumulation of knowledge and good sense which one can only admire. In moments he can spare from his duties as Dean of the college, he teaches history, enjoys his garden in Washing¬ ton Terrace, and belongs to Pi Gamma Mu. Heber Walker, A.M. Professor Walker said he wasn ' t going to have his picture in the LinC, but we demonstrated a new painless process of taking photographs when unsuspecting people answer knocks on their doors. And therefore, here he is, head of the Department of History and Political Science. He has been further classified as the school ' s most entertaining politician, hut gets pretty stiff competition from the stu¬ dent-officer candidates each spring! Charles E. Reeves, A.M., Ph.D. To some of you, Dr. Reeves may seem very businesslike as he presides over the Department of Education and Psychology from his third-floor office, and it has even been rumored that he causes high blood-pressure in his practice-teachers as he observes them, but we know bet¬ ter because we saw a twinkle in his eye! He is secretary- treasurer of the local Pi Gamma Mu chapter, and duti¬ fully collects the bucks from the chosen few. Dean Long, M.B.A. That really was a dirty trick to catch the oft-acclaimed ‘most popular professor’ at an off-moment as it were, but this is just to illustrate that a good economics professor can do more than cram it into his pupils! Professor Long, head of the Department of Economics and Sociology, has busied himself this year with the Athletic Board of Con¬ trol. It has been rumored that Long comes from Iowa, but he could not be reached for a statement. Alfred B. Cope, A.M. And speaking of eating, it is also true that a certain pro¬ fessor of education and psychology enjoyed a certain Y.W.- Y.M. Christmas party so much that he brought his ice cream and cake into class with him to show the less so¬ cially-inclined what they were missing! In ordinary cir¬ cumstances Professor Cope can be listed as the fairest of the fair, and we don ' t mean he is a blond! He is a mem¬ ber of Pi Gamma Mu and Phi Delta Kappa.