University of Wisconsin Eau Claire - Periscope Yearbook (Eau Claire, WI)

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DOLORAS EVANS H. S. T. AVERAGE, 93.5 Doloras is one of the gifted Evans sisters, who have won their way to the top rungs of the Eau Claire Teachers’ College scholarship ladder. They achieved similar fame in high school, where their names are still a tradition that inspires talented and ambitious girls to achieve scholastic success. She is as dependable as a chronometer and as accurate as a jeweler’s scales. She knows things with exactness, and possesses, in well-classified order, a very respectable body of mathematical and historical lore. Her knowledge of literature is considerable; yet, with all her brains, she persistently hides her light under a bushel. She is a member of the Student Council and the Y. W. C. A. Cabinet. Doloras’ major is history; her minor, mathematics. Eleva is her home address. SYLVIA EVANS H. S. T. AVERAGE, 93.1 Sylvia is the other Evans sister. If there are any more equally capable Evans sisters, don’t permit them to be wasted on River Falls or Stevens Point or Superior. Let them shine here! Now Sylvia has a fine intellect, unlimited enthusiasm, good common sense, and refreshing originality. She has written some meritorious verse. Her capacity for work is astonishing; for not only does she have a reputation for scholarship but also a record for student activities. She has been a member of the Y. V. C. A. Cabinet, belongs to Kodowapa, the Girls’ Glee Club, and the H. H. H., has been President of the Juniors and is now Treasurer of the Seniors. As Circulation Manager of this year’s Spectator she has made a notable success. Sylvia has two majors, history and English; and a minor, social science. Pdgc Ten

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ALVIN THOMPSON H. S. T. AVERAGE, 93.7 Cum Ictudc should he inscribed on Alvin Thompson’s diploma this June. He has one of the finest intellects I have ever observed in my classes”, an Eau Claire Teachers’ College instructor said of him. During his three years here, Alvin has made a record as a sterling debater. For three years he has belonged to debate teams representing Eau Claire in the triangle with Superior and River Falls. This year, he was a contestant in the local final oratorical contest. His extra-curricular activities have also included memberships on this year’s All-School Carnival Committee and this year’s State Oratorical General Committee, as well as the Presidency of the State Oratorical Association and the Senate, and membership in the Crusaders and this year’s Football Squad. His major is science; his minor, mathematics. His home is Eau Claire. LORAINE JOST H. S. T. AVERAGE, 93.7 Some scholastic achievement test will have to be devised to settle whether Alvin Thompson or Lorainc Jost should be awarded the palm of supremacy. They have the same average, 93.7, and head the list of honors seniors this Commencement. Lorainc has been President of the Senate and a member of the Kodowapas, the Student Council, and the Newman Club. She was Student Chairman of the 1926 May Party, and Secretary-Treasurer of the H. H. H. Club. She is Joint Editor of the 1927 Periscope, a most difficult position, filled by her with credit to herself. Her popularity is perennial; not, of course, because she is a leader in scholarship, but because she is unselfish, generous, sunny-natured, and democratic. Her majors are history and social science; her minors, mathematics and science. She lives in Eau Claire. Page Nine

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MILDRED MILLS H. S. T. AVERAGE, 91.5 Reliable, incapable of anything less than loyalty; possessed of womanly poise and dignity, and as stately as most queens; unassuming, intelligent, quite worthwhile— these are some of the qualities that make Mildred Mills an honor to the honors section of this book. She is a member of the Senate, and has been its president. In oratory and debate and as a member of the Y. W. C. A. Cabinet, she has been active. Last year she represented the Eau Claire Teachers’ College Y. W. at the Lake Geneva Conference. She belongs to the Kodowapas and the H. H. H. Club, and is a member of the 1927 Periscope staff. This, one must admit, is a very respectable list of student activities for anyone who has also made a good scholarship record. Her majors are history and English. She lives in Eau Claire. HELEN HARTUNG GRAMMAR GRADES AVERAGE, 91.3 It seems that High School Teachers’ Course students would have made a grand slam’’ had Helen Hartung decided to cast her lot with any other school. But she didn’t. She is a very unassuming young woman, and has not spent a great deal of time in the limelight, while here. Apparently her chief aim has been to stand well scholastically at graduation time. She will. Helen might have shone in student activities, but she chose to indentify herself with only the Newman Club. Her friends are many. She seems to impress favorably everyone who comes in contact with her. She is the kind of student that makes teaching a pleasure. One of her friends said of her, Helen Hartung is reserved but congenial, modest but forceful, intellectual but good looking.” Her home is Arkansaw. Page Eleven