University of Wisconsin Oshkosh - Quiver Yearbook (Oshkosh, WI)

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Calliope is out of date, and in her stead Miss Harriet E. Clark presides over dramatic poetry here at Oshkosh. The poor mortal who offends her bv being late with a declamation must offer up a message to Garcia.” In complete statements she trains ns to read, and in complete statements to declaim. She occasionally teaches a class in penmanship for a quarter, when she feels there is need of it. She is a much-traveled lady, and has delighted ib with many tales of foreign lands. Oshkosh proudly | oint$ to her and declares, “She is one of my alumna-. Here you see the familiar features of one whose favorite exhortation is, “When translating Latin, do come down to twentieth century English.” I don't know her nationality, but. judging from her appearance and her speech. I should say that she is Norwegian. Her name would seem to indicate that my surmises are correct. Everyone acknowledges that she is the wittiest of our faculty. Now. if you have any extra cats which you wish to be treated kindly, pray .don’t send them to Mr. Fling by mistake, but ship them to Miss Mary I'. Apthorp, Latin Department. Oshkosh Normal. 7 would were a pointer for the soke of her who led. A feeling guide, with referential tread ' Miss Harriet Cecil Magee, a wee little lady with a gentle, sweet smile, presides over the dominions of Normal art. Into her territory come the district school pupil who has never had drawing, the training department gradttale who has had it all his life, and the ex-school teacher who has taught drawing but has never had it.” Yet. with grace and confidence, the instructor meets all itt one class, and all arc willing to strive that they may follow with the dainty little guide who leads them cheerfully thru the paths of art. There is no profession in which enthusiasm is so much in demand as in teaching. Of inestimable value is that man who can instill into us zeal and love for our work. Therefore, to Walter C. Hewitt, our Conductor of Institutes and Instructor in School Management, be honor and reverence for ever and ever. Forty-five minutes under his instruction suffices to imbue us with such a love for teaching that we can but marvel at the man. No wonder that his fame as an institute conductor has gone abroad into every corner f ibis state. How the inspiring personality of a teacher urges a class to greater exef tion is daily demonstrated by Miss Josephine Henderson in the Department of Rhetoric. Each recitation the members of the rhetoric class receive inspiration for a new installment.” by forty-five minutes in the presence of their instructor. With her calm, stately grace and subdued enthusiasm she makes the students of her classes strive to bring themselves to the standard of her excellence. Truly, a noble woman hath a great influence; but if she be handsome, too, she worketh wonders.” 14 14 .

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Opposite we have the picture of our beloved President, Mr. Rufus H. Halsey, to whose careful guidance and permeating influence we are indebted for the constant advancement of our Normal and the wholesome sentiment pervading the student IkmI We are extremely proud of our President, and doubt if there Ik such another the states over. Succeeding to the presidency in 1800. he has proved himself eminently capable of managing the affairs of this institution, and his hand has never failed to point to a successful issue in the effort to surmount the difficulties which have from time to time beset us. He has been deeply concerned in the welfare of the students, encouraging those things which he felt were for their betterment, and yet ever vigilant for the little evils that are prone to creep in among them. Xor has his interest stopped here: it has extended to every graduate who goes out into the teaching world. Mr. Halsey’s courtesy and kindness and unfailing good cheer have won for him a way into the hearts of each and all. There is no one who has had occasion to stand before him to answer charges of misdemeanor who can complain of hasty or unjust treatment. In short, such has been his conduct that he has won the deepest respect and reverence front the students and the highest esteem from the faculty. Hut look at him. There has been nothing said that you cannot read in his face, expressed in a grander, fuller way. Words are inadequate to give a conception of the noble soul that lies behind that strong, earnest face. There are some faces that are Itcyond the skill of the photographer to reproduce. They require the sculptor or the painter: one who can sec and feel the invisible spirit and interpret it visibly. Mr. Halsey’s face is one of those. For it is only when you see him talking that his face light up with the fascinating smile wc know so well, and the like of those eyes. dark, searching, that seem to read you thru and thru, was never seen on the graven plate. Then here's to our President, upon whom devolves the task of keeping peace among the thirty and -ix other gods and goddesses whom we herewith present to you. To satisfy the curiosity of the uninitiated and to serve as a memento to those who have been ushered thru the mazes of the lesson plan, the criticism, and red ink. by her guiding hand, wc present to you the likeness of Miss Rose C. Swart, ottr much esteemed supervisor of practice. Who has not felt stronger and more able to cope with difficulties after a few moments of inspiring conversation with her? No one could he more just and considerate, yet she is all this under a stress of work that would discourage a less indomitable spirit. Yes. engrave those features on your memory, and some day. as you face a mob of unruly youngsters, the image of that strong, commanding face will return to you. and you will say. “God bless Miss Swart. Yes. follow her teachings well, for the time will come, in spite of her oft-repeated assertions, when it will be impossible to see her. It is she. Miss Emily F. Webster, head of the Department of Mathematics. who upon her door has placed the sign. Enter ye not except ye conn-at the appointed hour.” for she i business-like in all her ways. You may find her at almost any hour in her room, struggling with some class who arc desperately endeavoring to compute the area of the little red hen.” Her kindly face and the merry twinkle in her eye lnrspcak truly the warm heart she has for all and how deeply she i' interested in the welfare of the students and the Normal. When a few years have elapsed and you think back on those things which have aided the most in making you what you are. you will all have reason to bless Mt s Webster for the training received during these years, and will appreciate, as you never can now. how much she is doing for us all. Herewith we present to you the portrait of Mr. I.ydon W. Briggs, our Treasurer, anti Instructor in Civics and School 1-aw. Mr. Brigg- is the oldest member of the faculty and yet, if perchance, on a day, feeling lonesome, you scat yourself near his desk and list to his mild and heating joshing, and watch the play of smiles and the merry twinkle of his eye. you will concur with me in saying that he is old in years only. It is reported, upon good authority, that Mr. Briggs has resigned his position to accept a position as principal of a school for boys in South Africa. As is well known. Mr. Briggs is a woman-hater. and we wish him success in his new work, a work for which he has been longing for years. 13

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Let me ask who does not enjoy meeting our l’rofessor of Physics. Mr. Adolphus H. Sage. No one can meet him and not feel the personal magnetism of a good character—a character which not only itself tends toward higher ideals of thought and being, but ever inspires others to right habits of thinking and acting. Mr. Sage always expects and believes everyone is doing his best, and not tor a moment docs he lose confidence in the ability of his students, and as a result, not for a moment do they get discouraged and cease doing their best. Every one of them strives to live up to the ideal of their instructor, thus realizing the words of Van Dyke, posted in the laboratory, To be glad of life because it gives you a chance to live and to work and to look up to the stars; to be content with your possessions, but not content with yourself until you have made the best of them.” Take a walk about 6:oo o’clock any of these fine mornings over on Jack • on street, and you will find Mr. Goddard, our Chemistry and Nature Study teacher, with sleeves rolled tip and wearing a large straw hat. down on his knees among his sauerkraut plants and cucumbers. Or you may find him hanging over the fence discussing the weather and the crops with Mr. Fling, who farms in an adjoining lot. Or you may find him over in the vicinity of Van Dyne, peering among the foliage of the trees for some specimen of the cat-bird or the mud-hen. Perhaps it is from his love for the feathered songsters that Mr. Goddard imbibes the melody and sweetness which he imparts to those songs with which we are so often favored. Mr. Goddard is another example of what enthusiasm for one’s work will accomplish. To every graduate of the Oshkosh Normal there comes a time in which to meet Miss Lillian ( . Kimball. By those students whom she has led to become masters of English, for such must each one be. she is admired and respected as the woman whose wonderful command of language at first appalled them, and who. later, as their ideal, so enlisted their best efforts that they acquired a facility of which they never deemed themselves capable. Among the Normalites she is famed tor the justness and fairness of her treatment of all. By us. the class of 1905. she is loved as the dearest woman, our truest friend, and wisest counselor, as our ideal toward which we shall ever strive but never hope to attain: as the woman whom we so loved that we bestowed U|K»n her the highest honor within our (tower to bestow, with the fervent wish that it were greater honor. Wireless telegraphy and mental telepathy are in their infant state. We would that they were so perfected that we might gain Mr. Frederick R. Glow’s Harvard-got knowledge of economies and history by merely gaxing at him long ami fixedly. Some of us would even be content to gaze upon the little bag which he carries, had that the power to give us half that it contains. He drills us in debate and. as judge of debates, is sought far and wide. His marginal utility is. therefore, incommensurable with his students’ production of incon vcrliblc token papers, for the marking of which he requires a seignorage of seventy-five per cent. Here is the face of Miss Ellen F. P. Peake, one who is dear to us all. from the little Freshman making his ltook rejx rts for library readings to the hoary Senior delving amid the musty volumes of American and English literature. Many are the students who have been led to a deeper appreciation of literature by her great knowledge of the subject, coupled with her love and enthusiasm for it. Miss Peake is the personification of patience and tireless endeavor. Her most striking characteristics are her gentleness and quiet dignity of manner. Her affectionate disposition is manifested by her devotion to her pet dog. Paddy. Every afternoon she takes hint out on a string for a ramble down Lincoln avenue. As an entertainer, none can excel her. and her English custom of serving tea at 5:00 o'clock is much appreciated by her faculty friends. 15