University of Wisconsin Whitewater - Minneiska Yearbook (Whitewater, WI)

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MR. J. J. CHOPP, MR. R. j. BROOKS, MR. R. C. CLARK, MR. R. W. PRUCHA PROUDLY displaying the camera used in his Visual aid work is Mr. JosephJ. Chopp, teacher of conservation, biology, nature study, and physiology, selected this yearas senior class sponsor and Model Airplane Club sponsor. He plans to teach at the Eagle River Conservation Summer Camp. Chemistry instructor Mr. Ralph J. Brooks still dreams of going fishing up in Canada, for lately he has been making an annual pilgrimage there to try his luck with the rod and reel. Heralded by the Milwaukee Journal in a feature article was Mr. Robert C. Clark, for in experimenting with his hobby, plastics, he perfected a process for imbedding objects in a hard plastic, making them almost imperishable. For a sample of his work along this line, notice the buttons on his white jacket, his watch Charm, or his ring. They are made of tiny Bowers, pre- served for all time, whose natural beauty is en- hanced by the clear plas- tic. He has also adapted his process to the im- bedding of valuable bio- logic specimens. Mr. R. WY. Prucha sponsors Pho- tography Club, besides working hard in the p h y s i c s department. MR. T. T. Gen: 19 Movie fllms have a special appeal to him; conse- quently, his absorption in the movie machine on the picture. a IS mathematical genius and wizardry are evidently appreciated far and wide, for the Mil- waukee journal also lately featured iiTommyi, Goff, mathematics instructor, in a special article-picture and all. His vivid mem- ory and quickness of recall are great aids in his gene- alogical study, and all the Whitewater students rec- ognize his unusual ability. This year marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of Mr. GofPs teaching career at Whitewater. In honor of his long term of teaching, the T. T. Goff trophy for debate work was named after him. During his stay at Whitewater, Mr. Goff has seen the college grow from an institution for 250 students to one for 900 students. Golf, bowling and traveling all combine to attempt to deviate Mr. Oromel H. Bigelow from his mathematical sphere, but just ask him about trig or geometryihe3ll amaze you. Solid analytic geometry or mathe- matical theory of investment, awe-inspiring though they sound, donit scare him one bit! MR. 0. H. BIGELOW

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RIGHT and cheerful as ever, in spite of spending so many weeks in a Madison hospital, Miss Olive Thomas came back to school to impart her knowledge of geog- raphy to her students. She plans to cltake things easy33 this summer and travel. During Easter vacation, Mr. Warren G. Fischer attended the Academy of Science meet- ing in Milwaukee. Hunt- ing and hshing seem to fit into the program of big, husky Mr. Fischer, but it seems that he also made a lot of angel food cakes this year and had lots of fun doing it. 'Dramatics is the chief interest of Mrs. Florence Empfield, sponsor of Thespian and Delta Psi Omega, and under her excellent supervision and guidance, several plays were presented. Mr. Charles H. Wellers teaches manual training and speech, and sponsors Pythian Forum. This year he was again in charge of the WCLO radio broadcasts. In his spare moments, he spent his time working on his masterls degree in journalism. MR. C. H, WELLERs, MISS LAURA HAMILTON, DR. D. H. WEBSTER .au amt f MIss OLIVE THOMAS, MR. W. C. FISCHER HE Commercial Club couldn,t get along without Miss Laura Hamilton, sponsor, who put the same peppy spirit into her golfing and bowling, and read current literature for relaxation. A trip to California looms on the horizon for Mr. David H. Webster, instructor ofjournalism, sociology, and literature, where he plans to learn a lot more about his favorite hobbies, gardening and swimming. Miss Helen Knosker found delight in collect- ing first editions, Visiting literary shrines, and in doing creative writing. She is sponsor of Sigma Tau Delta, profes- sional English fraternity. Teacher of high school English and sponsor of Delta Sigma Epsilon so- rority and numerous high school organizations Mrs. Opal Wells plans to travel this summer to look up information on the various limbs and roots of her family tree, hoping to find all of them gisound and sturdy, after t she completes her re- search. MRS. FLORENCE EMPFIELD, MISS HELEN KNosKER, MRS. OPAL WELLS

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UCKED away up in one corner of the cen- tral building, the art de- partment of the college has blossomed out in new prominence under the guidance of Miss Ethel Bjorklund and Mr. James A. Schwalbach. Art, be- sides being the subject he taught to the college, the high school, and the grade school, ranks first among Mr. Sehwalbachas leisure pastimes, and he hopes to have time this summer to paint landscapes. This year was his first year of teaching at Whitewater, but already he has been hard at work increasing the attractiveness of his art room and enriching the art curriculum oHered here. Smocked Miss Bjorklund also did her share in beautifying the remote regions of the building. She, too, carries interest in her work farther than the Classroom doors, for she confessed that she gcdabbled a bitll in water colors, and loves to read. This summer Miss Bjorklund is planning to teach and also attend school;a double load. MISS LUCILLE WIENKE MR. J. A. SCHWALBACH IF 1'!!! IIYH MIss ETHEL BJORKLUND HE music department is presided over by those masters of music, Miss Lucille Wienke and Mr. Virgil C. Graham, and almost any time of the day, many a merry tune could be heard echoing down the corridors and floating from the windows. Teacher of fundamentals of music, music methods, and vocal music, Miss VVienke sponsors Treble Clef and Choral Club. le going to school this summer, either on the east or west coasterjust as far from here as I can get. I need a change? She especially likes golf and swimming. iTve loved music all my lifef declared Mr. Graham. TTI get quite a kick out of my music work-Ait furnishes an excellent emotional outlet? This year he had charge of both the college and high school band and orchestra, and in addition to his music work, taught penmanship to all commercial freshmen7 and su- pervised several general busi- nass classes in the high school. A chapter in the yearbook of the National Commercial Teachers Federation, called Problems and Issue; in the Teach- ing of Penmanship and Spelling was written by him. MR. V. C. GRAHAM