Ursinus College - Ruby Yearbook (Collegeville, PA)

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MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY JOSEPH INK WDEK SIIEEDER. .B.. was graduated from I rsinus College with llu .B. do-guv in 1921. Sin taught Latin in tin high school of Lake City, Florida, during the year 1921-1922. and in llu- following summer she was a graduate student at the I Diversity of Pennsy Ivania. in 1922-1923 she served in the W yoming (Delaware) High Sehool: and in the following year she was employed in the public schools of Vallejo, California. Mrs. Sheeder. in 1921-1925. taught in the week-day schools of religion in Davton. Ohio. During 1929-1931 she studied as a graduate student at the I niversit of Chicago. Since 1925 'In-lias been a member of the 'facull of I r imi' College. She i instructor in Pagcantrv and ssistant in Religion. PHILIP 15. WILLAIER. A.M.. received his .B. degree from C rsinus (College in 1930. In the following year. 1930-1931, In- did graduate work at Clark I'niversity and obtained the . l. degree from that institution. .During his year at Clark I diversity Mr. Willauer was an assistant instructor in the fields of history and international relations. He continued his study during the years 1931-1933 at the I’niversitv of Pennsvlvana. I’rsinus College added Mr. W illauer to her facultx in 1931. Since that time he has been an instructor in the social studies, chieflv Political Science and Sociolog v. DOROTHY MILLER OGDEN studied .lancing under many renowned artists, among whom were Carpenter. Tarasoff. Clialif Vlberleiro. Ito. W ig-man and Isidore Duncan. In 1910 she served as assistant in pageantry dancing at Bryn Mawr College. She held the position of teacher of dancing in the high school physical education department in Junction City. Kansas, during the school vcai 1918-1919. For twelve wars, from 1920 to 1932. Mrs. Ogden was employed in the Philadelphia Public Schools. During this ame period she served as Director of the Miller Conservatory of Dancing, in Philadelphia, and in addition to these activitic-shc became, in 1929. a member of the faculty of the Baldwin School. Bryn Mawr. Since 1931 Mrs. Ogden has taught dancing at I rsinus College. HARRY NELSON. Instructor in Physical Education, received his R.S. degree from Temple I Diversity in 1930. He was a graduate student in Physical Education at the same institution the next year. 1930-1931. Mr. Nelson served as director of sw imming at the North Branch V . M. C. A.. Philadelphia. from 1926 to 1928. For two years. 192.5-1930. lie was a teacher of Physical and Health Education in the junior high schools. Philadelphia, and in the Northeast High School he held the same position for the year 1930-1931. Since 1931 Mr. Nelson has been a member of the faculty of I r-sinus College. 31

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MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY ji wi th: im l:gl.- s ii-nktenstine has had excel lent training and a wide experience in the held of music. She studied fur live years undei . . Weiser and wa a 'Indent at the Metropolitan ( dlege of Music. cw N ork. for one year. K. Presson Miller of New Nork taught her for 'ix eais. and cilli iii'li uc.cd liei in voice lor some lime. Miss Hartenstine took German operatic ioh-' undei Siegfried llehieiis; she also had experience in English. Italian and French operas under Emil Knell and Jose Nan der I {erg. Koi a number of years she was a private teacher ami a dim-tor of choirs ami oratorios. Miss llartensline also ang leading roles in Knglish Grand Opera. Since 1923 she has been an instructor in voice culture and choral singing at I rsinus College. Ill SSEI.L CONWELL JOHNSON secured his B.S. rlegree from I rsinus (.ollege in I'tlh. I hiring the years I 1 ». 1917. 1927, and 19235 he played organized haschull with the Philadelphia Nlhleties. lie did the same in Baltimore in 1921. and in Allentown in 1929. He was a pitcher for independent cluhs from 1920 to 1926. Mr. Johnson was coach of baseball at |{uckncll I niversitv in 1922. and at la-high I niversitv during the 1926 and 1927 seasons. From 1923 to 1925 he did experimental and research work for the Bethlehem Steel Coke Plant. Bethlehem. Pcnna. Mr. Johnson became Graduate Manager of Nlhleties ami Baseball Coach at I rsinus College in 1930. ELEANOR F. SNELL. N.M.. received her A.B. rlegree from the I Diversity of Nebraska in 1923 and her N.M. degree from Columbia I niversitv in 1929. She served as instructor in Physical lain cation in the high school at Fort Madison. Iowa, from 1923 to 1925. In the Last High School. Denver. Colorado. Miss Snell instructed in Physical Education from 1925 to 1927. She was a graduate student at Columbia I Diversity during the period from 1927 to 1929. For one year. 1929- 1930. Miss Snell was an instructor and critic teach-ei at State Teachers' ('ollege. Marquette, Michigan. The following year she was instructor in Physical Education at State Teachers' Colleges. Shippenshurg and California. Pennsylvania. In 1931 she became instructor in Physical Education and Coach of Women's Nlhleties at I rsinus. PHILIP II. GOEPP. Mus. Doc., began his higher education at Harvard I niversitv. lie received his A.B. degree from that institution when he was graduated with honors in Music in IJHH. Continuing bis education at the I niversly of Pennsylvania, he was able to earn the B.L. degree bv 1838. Temple I niversitv awarded him his Nlus. Dor-, degree in 1919; and he received the same honor from the Philadelphia Musical Noademy in 1930. Dr. Goepp is the author of ■'Symphonies and Their Meanings. which is written in three volumes. Since 19.30 Doctor Goepp has been an instructor of Music at I rsinus College. 30

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MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY FRED K. KOERTSCH obtained his B.S. degree from the I niversily of Pittsburgh in 1924. Hr was a graduate student at llu I Diversity « f Pittsburgh and llu- I Diversity of Pennsylvania. During the period 1915 to 1918 Mr. Koertsch held I lie position of instructor in Physical Kd ucn t ion at tile New Haven Normal School of (gymnastics, lie became head of the Department of Phvsical and llcnltli Education at Sclienley High School. Pittsburgh. in 1918. and he served in this capacity for ten years. In 1928 he became ssistnnt to the Director. Division of Phvsical and Health Educa-lion. Philadelphia. Hr has been an instructor in Physical Kducation at I rsinus (College since 1932. Mr. Koertsch is a member of the mcrican Physical Kducation ssociation. RALPH K. (ill SK secured his IKS. degree from the I niversitx of Pittsburgh in 1926. In college his athletic ability was outstanding, and he was selected as 11 - Vmerican tackle, lie was a graduate student at the I niversitx of California and the I niversitx of Southern California in 1928-1929, and in 1931-1932 lie did graduate xxoik at fcmple 1 niversitx. Mr. Chase was a coach ot football at Stanfoid I Diversity in 1928. assisting Warner as line coach for two years. He came to I rsinus College in 1931 as coach of basketball and assistant coach of football. Last xcar he was made an instructor in thleties and Physical Kducation. t piesent he fills all of these positions. WILLIAM S. PETTIT. M.S.. was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1932 with the degree of B.S. in Chemistry. He continued the studx of Chemistrx in the graduate school and received his M.S. degree in June, 1933. Mr. Pettit has also had a xear's industrial experience in the lahoralorx of Baeder, damson Company of Ph:l-adelphia. He came to I rsinus College in 1933 as instructor in Chemistry, taking charge of the lecture and laboratorx work in General Chemistry. JOHN WILLIAM FREDERICK LEMAN. Instruc- toi in Music at I rsinus College, is a graduate of Keelson-1lillc Conservatoix of Music and of the I niversitx of Pennsylvania, supplemented by courses under Kuropcan masters and artists. I or ten xears he was a member of the Plrladclphia Orchestra. He has served a- Musical Director at the Leeson-Hille Conservator and at ilia Maria College. He is conductor of the Women's Symphony Orchestra, the Krankford Symphony Orchestra and the Savoy Opera Company. He is a distinguished violinist and conductor. At I rsinus he gives private instructor in violin and instruction in hand and orchestral music. 32