University of Toledo - Blockhouse Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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SEIlNElS Among historic places which Clara E. Goehrke visited in Germany last summer was the Teutoburger Wald, scene of the famous battle between Arminius and Varus. Brenton W. Stevenson is director of the Evening Session, national vice- president of Sigma Rho Tau, and vice-president of the Toledo Adult Education Council. June B. Winslow spoke at a meeting of the National Association of University Professors of Insurance at Chicago. Alva V. Wood developed a program of cooperation with the Children's Aid Society in Detroit, whereby sociology students can receive held work training. lVIany members of this college have published books or magazine articles recently. Rosario Floripe is writing two books at the present time. G. Harrison Orians recently completed the manuscript of A Narrative Outline of American Literature. Charles Bushnell has made numerous public addresses, and written many articles for newspapers and magazines, as well as books and booklets. Ruby T. Scott was listed in American Women for 1937 and will attend a Writer's Conference at Boulder, Colorado, this summer. Bernard Steinberg presented an exhibit of research work at the American Medical Association held at Atlantic City. An article by Edward C. Ames in the College Publicity Digest for March, 1937, dealt with the relation of publicity and undergraduate associations. In February, 1937, Mr. Ames and Lyle D. Barnhart collaborated on a Pronunciation Drill which has been purchased by the Merriam-Webster Company. Promotions in the College of Arts and Sciences include: Walter V. Burg, Instructor in Chemistry. Young A. Neal, Associate Professor of Languages. Jesse L. Ward, Professor of Education. Brenton W. Stevenson, Director of Evening Schools. Qlst rowf Hamilton, Brandeberry, Townsend, Bushnell, Nurse, Stafford. Q2nd rowb Whiteford, Van Sickle, Becker, Oddy, Stevenson, Leffler, Osgood, McClure, Wood, Goehrke. 23

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Hllll HNH A variety of interests occupy the time of the numerous faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences. Young A. Neal has been writing, for Toledo exporters, advertisements in French, Spanish and Portuguese, which have appeared in newspapers and magazines all over the world. M. Estelle Hamilton is a board member of the Toledo Chapter of the Quota International Club. Nicholas Mogendorfi' spent part of last summer at Northwestern University doing post-graduate work. He was one of twelve elected to the Ohio Academy of Science. Marion Weightman is a member of the National Committee on Methods, Objectives, and Materials of the American Student Health Association, and head of the Educational Committee on Venereal Diseases ofthe Lucas County Academy of Medicine. Lyle D. Barnhart is director of the Civic Theatre, which presented three major productions this year. Last summer he was production manager of the Mohawk Drama Festival at Schenectady, New York. Donovan F. Emch is secretary, and O. Garheld Jones a member, of the local committee for the National Municipal League Convention in Toledo. Robert N. Whitefortl, Charles Bushnell, and Howard H. Bowman were included in Whos Who for 1937. Maurice M. Lemme served as president of the local chapter of the American Association of University Professors for the year 1936-37. Harold G. Oddy was chairman of the committee on Laboratory Fees, which studied all of our present fees, and made recommendations with regard to their being all brought into equivalent relations. illst rowj Evans, Scott, Pollard, Emch, Welker. Qlnd rowD Mogendorff, Hovey, Winslow, Burtch, Gullette, Southworth, Stansbury, Kreider 22

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HIlSINlSS HHMINISIHHIIUN l t row? Watts, Church, Townsend, Leiller, Frey, Kunz. 7nd l'OXTlQS1SSUll, Lezius, Parks, Becker, Strong, Moore, Winslow, Fortney. Rendering a valuable public service to the University and the community, the Business Administration faculty has made an outstanding place for itself in a host of activities. The Bureau of Business Research, responsible for selection, organization and presentation of economic and business facts, is conducted by this department. The Research staff is composed of Dean Searles, director, Dr. Leffler, editor Business Review , Franklin G. Moore, statistician, Harold Frey, marketing research, and Donald S. Parks, personnel research. This year's additions to the Business Administration group included G. Gordon Strong, Nathan Becker, and Mr. Moore. Mr. Strong, who came to the University from a teaching post in California, replaced Charles Ziebarth as an instructor in accounting and economics. Robert Barr, instructor in economics, was replaced by Nathan Becker of the University of Cincinnati. His work as a lecturer has received much praise from local groups. As faculty manager of athletics, Professor Claude Watts devotes much of his time as watchdog of the athletic funds. Walter Lezius, instructor in geography, has made several successful attempts to make students travel conscious by sponsoring several trips during vacation periods. Miss Jane Church was promoted from assistant to associate professor in secre- tarial management. For his line work on financial questions, Dr. George Leffler was awarded a full professorship. Dr. Lorain Fortney has devoted much of his valuable time to the Lambda Chi fraternity of which he is adviser. Dr. Fortney has been a member of the faculty since 1914. 24