Wesleyan University - Olla Podrida Yearbook (Middletown, CT)

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I RICHARD GUTHRIE CLARKE, Instructor in Chemistry, grad- uated from Allegheny College in 1934 with a B. S. degree. As an undergraduate he was a member of Alpha Chi Sigma. During 1936- 37 he was an Instructor in Chemistry at his Alma Mater, but left in '37 to work on his doctor's thesis, which he presented at Cornell in '38 and was awarded his Ph.D. In connection with his work in the Chemistry department, Dr. Clarke is planning to do some research work on the organic chemistry of nitrogen, during the coming summer, between rounds of golf that he shoots in the lows 8O's. CLASSICS - R Head of the Classics department is JOHN WIL- LIAM SPAETH, JR., who had been teaching at Brown University until 1930, when he came to Wesleyan. He received his B. A. from Haverford, his M. A. from Harvard and his Ph. D. from Princeton. At , the present time he is secretary-treasurer of the Classical Association of New England and an asso- ciate editor of the Classical Journal. In the summer- time he spends his Weekends climbing New England mountains. ADOLPH FREDERICK PAULI, a graduate of the University of Illinois, has been Assistant Professor of Classics at Wesleyan since 1929. He and his wife have made a hobby of photographing early Connecticut churches from the architectural viewpoint, and intend to prepare a book on the subject for future publication. Active in Boy Scout work, Mr. Pauli also holds the position of Secretary on the Board of Trustees of the Russell Library. Besides being biblio- graphical advisor in the Olin Library, he is doing research work on Roman pottery stamps. To fill the place left in the Classics department by the death of Professor William Hewitt, JAMES A. NOTOPOULOS, a regular mem- ber of the Trinity faculty, has been commuting to Wesleyan three times a week for the past two semesters. He received the B. A. degree from Amherst in 1928, and then studied for two years at Oxford University, where he received the degree of 1VI. A. From 1932 to 1936 he was engaged in the motion picture industry, but since then has been an Instructor in Classics at Wesleyan's friendly rival college in Hartford. I21I

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Although he has only been at Wesleyan for two years, DH. R055 AIKEN GORTNER is already well known lor his strict attendance at lasses, never missing one. He was graduated from the eight olclock c l I 1 i . ' u University of Minnesota in 19.53 and received his M. S. from the same institution the following year. He received his Ph. D. in 1937 from the University of Michigan and that Fall came to Wesleyan as Instructor in Bio-Chemistry. Last December he married Miss Priscilla Cahill, a department secretary, and now has the distinc. tion of being a principal in the first wedding ever to take place in Downey House. C J iiif CHARLES RUGLAS Hoovara, the man who once 3 yiy gave his students a double hour-written and fol- lowed it with ice-cream for all, is the E. B. Nye 1--- y Professor of Chemistry and has been teaching at ,A,, fy. I A Wesleyan 'since 1915. The genial doc's famous I. 9 liquid air demonstration is an annual feature of ' . ' I ,f the freshman Chem classes. A graduate of Penn . gy if f College, Haverford, and Harvard, Professor Hoover I 4 ' y y . ' is at present a member of the State Board of 1 . ya ' ' QQ ' Chemistry. ' . GEORGE ALBERT HILL, a graduate of Worcester Polytechnic ln- stitute in 1913, earned both his M. A. and Ph.D. at Harvard Uni- versity. He became an Associate Professor of Chemistry at Wesleyan ln 1919, and in 1924 he was promoted to a full Professorship and awarded- his M. A. fad eundeml. He is known all over campus for his immaculate dress, and his ever-present walking cane and moustache are Wesleyan traditions. For many years Faculty Mar- Sball, it was he Who led the gown bedecked processions at Convo- cations, Matriculation, Commencement, and other solemn occasions. His special interest is in the field of Organic Chemistry. h MORTIMQR GILPJERT BURFORD, II, is one of our own alumni, Paylng received his degree in 1932. He continued his studies at Pilgcelon glglversltyt Where he obtained his M. A. -in 1933 .and lt1S 19g36'ag15 no 5- HQ was appointedian Instructor in Chemistry 115 Q 1 . W Specializes in qualitative and quantitative analysis HH plysical chemistry. ln recognition of his Work, he has been appointed to the position of Assistant Professor. beginning next semester. Interested in all phases of campus life. he is an a1'ClCUt Supporter of all branches of VVesleyan athletics. 1201

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ECO OMIC Many a sophomore has passed through the ele- mentary ulilco 1-2 classes of KQSSUTH MAYBE WVILLIAMSON, Professor in Economics and 500131 Sciences, angl, although very few, of them .still reg member what a cDemand Curve 1S, certain Y HQ a single student will ever forget Dr. W1ll132I3SOH s famous 6cbe-sure-that-you-tie-every-factdown ad- monitions. A graduate of the University of Ala- I bama and of Harvard, he came to Wesleyan in 1920 and now serves as Chairman of the Economics y H Department. 1 CLYDE OLIN FISHER, Professor of Economics and Social Sci- ences, first came here in 1920 as Associate Professor. He received his B. A. from Duke University in 1911, his M. A. from Cornell in 1919, and his Ph.D. from the same institution three- years later. lmmediately after graduation from college he filled the dual position of headmaster and teacher in a high school. His work on the Con- necticut Board of Mediation and Arbitration has gained for him a prominent place in economic circles. Hlntellectual myopia and uinnocuous desuetuden have become Wesleyan common property, released by this master of the well-formed phrase. NORMAN JOSEPH WARE, Associate Professor in the department of Economics and Social Science, is renowned for his ability to mix just the right amount of nonsensity into his classroom discussions. In the field of scholarship, Dr. Ware has been a constant con- tr1butor'to some of the outstanding publications in the World of Economics. During the first semester of the past year he was on leave of absence 1n order to allow him to continue his services as a specialist for the Social Security Board. Dr. Ware received his B. A. in Canada at McMaster University and has been awarded other degrees from the University of Chicago. Q WRSIZMEEDDNFUMANN graduated from the University of lreipzig there audi - 11191921 He was then an Instructor in Sociology and gOCiOl01'0m E8 to 1933 he was a professor of Modern History Politics? mga aint e Deutsche Hochschule fiir Politik flnstitute Of professor of Cer ln' German? At.tl1e present time he is Associate time reviewin cigverllgment and-Social Sciences and spends his spare evening Semi g 00 S 01'1.POl1t1Cal Science and History. His Tuesday and Ca . nar ranks with the best college courses, and his energy Pafllty for work is the envy of his students. i221