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

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Wouldn’t you like to 15. Mack Dresden, our instructor in German? If you were, you would never need to refer to “Britannica, for Mr. Dresden is a walking cyclopedia himself and knows something about everything. You would also he in great demand as a judge, for he acts in that capacity more than any other member of the faculty. Everybody seems to appreciate his wealth of knowledge. Mr. Dresden is the type of the well-balanced man. There is nothing that he cannot do. from eating a doughnut (which is his favorite article of diet) to training for a play or debate, in either of which he can't he beat. He takes great interest in things in and about the Normal, and is ever ready to extend a helping hand. Behold our deep-voiced, buxom, bald-headed teacher of bugology and catology, etc.. Mr. Harry R. Fling. You will notice how we have grouped these three together. It was out of sympathy for their tender feelings in regard to a little s|K t ordinarily kept under a hat. in order that they might not show up in the light of contrast. Mr. Fling is at present using another new hair restorer and piick moustache grower. If successful, he will become agent for its sale among the other gentlemen members of the faculty. Prof. Ming and Miss Apthorp are directly opjjosed as to the use of cats. The one makes | ets of them, the other, hash. Mr. Fling is an advocate of a course in bluffing here in the Normal, deeming it a very necessary part of any school teacher's equipment. Now, see here, my g« od people, this is Mr. Frank K. Mitchell, head of the Department of Geography and Geology. His name and fame have long l een spread abroad in all the lands of the world thru the invention of the wonderful pendent gloln . and will soon Ik shouted far and wide thru the folding megaphone. From time to time rumors have reached us that he intended leaving us. We sincerely hope, however, that they are but rumors. Mr. Mitchell is one of those great teachers who possess the power to teach much and well without an unreasonable amount of work on the part of the student. He has lately invested in a Jersey cow. and a line horse with which he takes the lady members of the faculty and young women of the school out driving. Miss Katherine S. Alvord. associate in Latin and History, needs no exposition of her enduring qualities. She well deserves the epithet. “Little friend of all the world. In her we see a constant and a willing helper, a diligent worker, and an enthusiast in all her lines. It is not too much to say that these lines extend over every subject in the curriculum, for there are few she has not taught. Even cold does not act as a damper on her ardor, for it is a well-known fact that, altho the usual temperature of her room is fifty-four degrees, she is always at her post and never fails to greet her many callers with a warm and sunny smile. It is she. Ella G. Parmele. who presides over the domains that lie beyond the swinging green baize door, and who from her lookout in the center of the reading room, watches with eager eye lest some indolent student idly fritter away his time in idle gossip. Miss Parmele possesses unbounded knowledge of the library, for she knows the title, place on the shelf and content of nearly every ! ook. Looking at her hen-scratching on some of the orders for books. 1 tear you would never know that she can write ltcautifully. What book did you say. please? she asks of an inquirer and. with sprightly little steps and a sidewise tilt of her head, she hurries away to the shelf for the hook. 16

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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

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Ili-holci in Miss Edna Carter, assistant in Physics and Mathematics, the future inhabitant of two little cottars at present building on the campus. N’o one seems to know the purpose of these buildings, but rumor has it that she is going to move them to the lake to start up a peanut and lemonade stand. You would never think, to look upon Miss Carter’s calm, peaceful face and gentle manner, that she is a great enthusiast. There arc three things of which she is passionately fond. In the first place she is a golf-player, at one time holding the city championship. Secondly, she delights to while away her leisure hours in whittling. lastly, she is a great lover of scientific research, especially of radium. All remember the little dark-room to which we took our way in order that we might peep at the particle of radium which she patiently exhibited to us. Miss Mary 1. McFaddcn. Associate Supervisor of Practice, needs no introduction. How many times, while coming down the main stairway, has our social chat been interrupted by her authoritative tones, “Girls, there should l c no talking in the corridors. How can I work with so much noise outside?” But thinking of her as a human being. not as a policeman, her canny questions and thoughtful replies reveal the fact that she is Scotch. Miss McFadden is a fluent conversationalist, which explains the frequent calls of her young nu-n practice teachers, ami of a certain worthy member of our faculty whose presence gives her office a cool edge. Some time when you gel lost amid the intricate passages of the lower tl«K»r. you may accidentally find yourself before the entrance to a commodious, well-lighted room, in which are numerous benches covered with little toy-wagons. sleds, clocks, etc. This is our Manual Training Department, established two years ago and presided over by Mr. L. I- Summers. He is about to start one of the largest summer schools for manual training in the state, consisting of two buildings, each iox 12, having a window, a door, and a shingled roof. We have every reason to feel proud of the success of our manual training instructor. He is a skillful workman, and his careful instruction and management have drawn students from all parts of the state. This is the man of the x. y. and z. and our athletic enthusiast. We who have enjoyed the sweets of victory and suffered the pangs of defeat with him. know Mr. Walter F. Coolidge as a true sportsman and a jolly good fellow, a man we all like to have with us on a trip. To the faculty ladies he is known as a very handsome young man whom their charms were insufficient to capture. There is a melancholy, dejected look on his face, which is unnatural to the-man. It is easily understood, however, when you know that his wife had been away nearly a week when this photograph was taken. Upon the rostrum it became necessary to seat him away back in the corner, owing to the fact that his wonderful head of hair so aroused the envy of Mr. Ming. Mr. Dresden, and others, that there was much danger of an attempt at wool-gathering on their part. Attention! Face right! and gaze upon the features of the mistress of the Gymnasium. Miss Grace L. Shepardson. She looks very mild-mannered and good-natured, doesn't she? Well, she is, and she can't help it. in spite of her oft-repeated assertions that she is going to Ik- cross, and her desperate, fitful attempts at it. But the dear girl, she ought not to try. There is nothing that could be more out of place than a cross-looking, disagreeable teacher at the head of a gymnastic class, shouting out the commands. Perhaps there are very few who have more to vex them than Miss Shepardson. yet she den-s her best to treat all with equal fairness. In matters social, she is Miss Downing’s able assistant. 17