University of Massachusetts Amherst - Index Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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Doric leads carolers organized under Dr. Lutge ' s (out of camera range) direction. Mrs. Lutge ' s petticoat peeps. liista lor reiniiiiiie riislinian fishers. 16

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to be the result among his students. Only his own classroom students know Dr. O ' Donnell as an outstanding student of such men as Voltaire, Carlyle, and Plato, but the nickname O.D. is con- tinuously acquiring a more familiar, ap- preciative ring among under-graduates, who keep an eye of friendly interest on his actions. Skip (loom 20i (ladio. Se iMil While performing the more menial tasks of licking stamps, or erasing math juggling from the dummy, in the far corner of the War Information Service room, the editor is often aware of the radio serial taking place in Room 20. Shades of Ma Peters or John ' s Third Wife! A young faculty assistant begs Prof. Dickinson for counsel. Should he become a deck officer, or wait to be drafted? Should he leave his wife and infant for a better-paying job, or should he stay with them longer, and give them only a private ' s pay later. ' A coed comes in and babbles of her sweetheart. Everyone else has been bored stiff at the recital of this super- man ' s qualities and adventures, but Pro- fessor Dickinson patiently listens while packing film. A faculty member lately come to these shores rushes in to ask which word of three he should use in his lecture. Pro- fessor Dickinson advises. The Glee Club ' s trip to New York is the subject of a dozen discussions on prices, fares, and number going; as a result Prof ' writes the letters and sends the telegrams in his capacity of financial advisor to the Academic Activities. What should I use for fertilizer on that green in these war times, asks a recent graduate of the Greenkeeper ' s School. The Agronomy Expert explains. Tune in tomorrow. Will Harry become a deck officer. ' ' Will Lydia tire of Bill? Will Josef use the right word? Will the Glee Club solve its problems? Will the maintenance man find the nitrate-sub- stitutes satisfactory? Brush your brain with Index, I-N-D-E-X, and listen tomorrow. OC ' ' llo4A, If he were not such a self-contained individual. Doctor William Ross would be one of the most harried professors on campus today. For Doc is handsome, young, athletic, and a bachelor — in a college which is now predominantly fem- inine. Perhaps he does find relief from the demure glances and the genteel wolfing of some of his students in teaching the cadets. The army is primarily interested in his subject, physics, not in him ! Independent as a sophomore believes himself to be, Doc doesn ' t care for others ' opinions, but does as he wishes. On the other hand, his humor, though effective and tinted with sarcasm, is never personal. A pendulum, a gyroscope, or a cylinder is Little Bessie to Doc, for he seems genuinely fond of the apparatus he uses for his lectures. At times he varies the nomenclature — and then the instrument is Esmerelda. Besides being one of the best-liked and most efficient professors on the campus, Doc is always vividly in the memories of his students — Doc Ross standing on his head to discourage a soporific atmosphere in class, and incidentally illustrating a law of physics; or Doc Ross casually munching an apple while presenting his lecture ! JiMMIE 15

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STATE HOUSE BOYS (Those starred now Shurinan, McCarthy, Crean. Falvey, Kunces, Jantz, Kintnouth Ring, Marshall. T ookey, Reed, Swan, Leariied Weidhaas, Fairfield, Eldridge, Little, Courchene, Carew, Cotton THE RULING CLASSES hers of the Senate Associates and officers of the W.S.G.A. (stories t Ed Putala. Marie Vachon, Joe Kunces Frank Jost. Curt Wilson. Paul Sussenguth. Bob Monroe. Jim Coffey Helen Beaumont. Norma Sanford. Anne Tilton, Marjorie Cole, Cynthia Leete I pages 30 and 31)