Ursinus College - Ruby Yearbook (Collegeville, PA)

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 EDWARD SAMUEL ELLIS. Rods, scion of long line of Welshmen. Gentleman and scholar. Born in V ales, typical Briton. Quiet, reserved, modest. Bites his tongue in heat of battle. Excellent student in sciences. Enjoys literary work. Patron of the legitimate stage. Warbles operatic arias in that bathroom baritone, or what have you. Business manager of the 'Lantern , then associate editor. Member of Curtain Club. Performed admirably in Three Live Ghosts. Has swapped half-nelsons with soccer ball for four seasons. Dabbles occasionally in touch football. John Bull's carrot-topped son doing well by Uncle Sam. RUSSELL SAGE FISHER. Bronzed, bashful, bald. Qui magician, making most of hair disappear while here. Keeps trick secret. Brave banner bearer of stars and stripes through three years of bloody battles on gridiron. Captained Baker's soccer shin-s’niners after three years' kicking. Able receiver of ling's hopeless hurlers: rewarded with captaincy senior year, tryout with Connie's Athletics. Swung meat cleaver for Chase's slaughter house company. Morganthau of Beta Sigma Lambda. Quite a pugilist, practices with punch boards. One of Nelson's men on the flying trapeze. Appointed to College A. C. Ablest phys-edder in class. WILLIAM HERBERT EVANS. Blue-shirtod. mustachioed Shenandoah coal miner. Persists in asking profs questions after class. Actor of renown for four years. Reached greatest heights as one of original Three Live Ghosts. Also performed admirably in The Young Idea, The Firebrand, Death Takes a Holiday. Man of diverse interests: yodeled in Glee Club and Y. M. C. A. Chorus; three-year president of Hall Chemical Society; member of Y. M. C. A. Cabinet; Ruby staff. Caretaker of Studio Cottage. Drives ambulance during summer. Aims to be a medico. Knov s all the oldest gags. Always laughs at his ov n jokes. MILDRED ALICE FILE. :?h Einstein's understudy. Fourth dimension means nothing. Logarithms and astronomy, mere child's play. McClure's lit, a pleasure. Sat in on Women's Debating Club meetings for three years. Dramatics uppermost, resulting from love of movies, particularly Leslie Hov ard. One of select few in select honorary dramatic fraternity, of many in unselect Music Club. Favorite indoor sport: knitting and betting on Ursinus-St. Joe football games. Favorite outdoor sport: croqueting. Favorite pastime: listening to Glen Gray. Believes seven is a lucky number. 26

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FLORA VIRGINIA COOKE. Mentality plus. Knows her atoms and molecules. Only brave soul to take every chemistry course offered and still sport a mean report card. A Cheltenham High product. Correct, precise, meticulous. Tutor for all struggling chemists, stalwart of the Hall Chemical Society. Day student, commutes a la Chevy, when it has no flat tires. Information bureau of day study, leader of that contingent's bull sessions. So meek and timid in freshman year she departed A. W. O. L. on Founder's Day. Cohort with Alice Richard in this escapade, but paid fine anyway. Beardwood's right hand girl. HERBERT ALLEN COOPER. V rsatility personified. Everything from shouting Methodist to shouting head cheer leader, with three years as shouting debater thrown in. One mainstay of Carter's bi-monthly Webster Forensic Club. “Patronizes nearly all political science courses. A Weekly news-hound as sophomore, Gregory's headache associate as junior. Athlete: see Doc Baker's shin-busters in action or recall activities with Curtis Hall Marines. Belongs to select T. K. A. Side interests include radio addresses and fair sex, girl at home. Attended meetings of Council on Student Activities while taking heredity. Faithful supporter of B. S. P.—Boy Scout Preachers. EARL WAYNE COVERT. B si ectacled Bud : from clammy Camden. Ursinus wonder man: social science stude who went biologist. Greatest fame as slashing slosh slinger of gabbling gossip Gaff, beloved arch enemy of South Hall. Wobbly waiter of Humble Harry's Hash House. President of everything except Women's Dormitory Comm. Leader of Beta Sigma Lambda. Emulated brother and became Student Council king. Write-up man on Butch's picture book. Hoads Inter-Fraternity wranglers. Soph president. Chase's masked sphere tosser. In Pre-Med. Society. Never sleeps at night, seemingly underfed, still survives. PRUDENCE EDITH DEDRICK. Whirlwind of action, energy, spirit. Moves like coiled spring. Outjumps elongated rivals in feminine version of basketball; traces circles about opponents on hockey field. Plays football from grandstand. Extremely active in campus affairs: President, W.A.A.; captain, basketball; member, Council on Student Activities; Pre-Medical Society; Omega Chi; Senior Ball Committee. Vivacious and congenial. Haunts laboratories and library, not averse to midnight session with horn-rimmed goggles and chemistry book. Chosen May Queen on basis of character, personality. looks—also politics. 25

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BERTHA IRENE FRANCIS. Chemist, forensicist, editorialist, athleticist. Not a women's intercollegiate sport she isn't in. Spends winter on skates and skis. Another phys-edder. Two year member o( W.A.A. Women's sports editor of Weekly. Captain of the coed shin-cracking hockeyites. Interested-interesting debating artist. Developed a liking for violin and salutatorian in junior year, retains admiration for both. Host for philosophy seminars. Pledges allegiance to amalgamated Omega Chi. Not averse to books. Local girl who made good. Has little time for study, needs little, does it well. ROBERT RITCHIE FRANTZ. Senior me:::: : Derr's menagerie, but only in point of age. Krebs really got him that way. Hails from South Philadelphia, but spends spare time at Lehighton learning about farming and other little things in life. Big, portly, business-like. Got that way as Supply Store manager, where he was chief ice cream and candy tester. One of the Ruby's” advertising agents. Head of Sophomore Ring Committee. Member of lames M. Anders outfit. Most of his time taken up in looking for the things Brownback talks about. Greatest pleasure—eating. Spouts Pennsyl- vania Dutch, but never lived in Reading. MILDRED GETTINGER FOX. A bright red coat and unique giggle that goes up the scale and never comes down. It's Midge Alpha of the Phi Psi’s. Where are you going, Midge? Oh, I have a meeting. Probably Debating Club, Inter-Sorority Council, Curtain Club, or French Club. Chief assistant to lane Stephen in W. S. G. A. ‘Weekly writer. V orried chairman of Lorlei festivities. Rec Hall devotee, who never cuts that course. One of few women to make T. K. A. as sophomore, now its vice-pres. Member of more committees than any other two seniors. Prefers woody products of coal regions. Friendly, laughing, in reality a cheorer up per. MAUD BEST FUNK. Dark, different, dancer, lei ater. F ur year Fircrofter. Quiet, demure Miss, loves fun and frolic, always ready for good time. Outstanding forensicist: manager debating team, member Debating Club, T. K. A. Active in host of organizations: Y. M. C. A., I. R. C.. Chi Alpha Tau, and others. Member Junior Prom Committee. One of few Ursinus females who specializes in math and desires to teach it. Secretary of class in senior year, kept up precedent of never keeping minutes. Belongs to Ladies' Auxiliary of Rec Hall, hostess to snow bound students between semesters. Able, sincere, conscientious; has plenty of initiative. 27