Wesleyan University - Olla Podrida Yearbook (Middletown, CT)

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ETHICS - RELIGION It is a rare undergraduate who has not er1jOYCd the Thursday afternoon teas or Sunday dinners at which WILLIAM GEORGE CHANTER is host. A-Wes ey- an alumnus of 1914, member of Eclectic, Pro- fessor of Ethics and Pastor of the College Church- Dr. Chanter came here to teach in 1919, and seryed as Dean from 1930-35. His Bachelor of Theological Science degree came from lioston University, his M. A. from Harvard and a D. D. from Lawrence At Wesleyan, DELTON LEWIS SCUDDER is known for his keen in- terest in the Christian Association and the religious side of college life. A leader in the spaghetti and meat-ball sessions of the fresh- man cabinet, a sponsor of all types of deputations, an enthusiast for religious and vocational guidance groups, he has been instru- mental in making the C.A. an active campus organization. A 1927 graduate of Wesleyan and a member of Sigma Chi, he returned to his Alma Mater in 1932 as Instructor in Ethics. Besides serving as Associate Pastor of the College Church, he is working for his M. A. at Yale. GEOLOGY I OE WEBB PEoPLEs, a 1928 alumnus of Vander- bilt, served at Lehigh and as geologist and strip- ping engineer for an anthracite coal company until he came to Wesleyan in 1935 as Assistant Professor and head of the Geology department. Last year he was made Associate Professor. Summers have found him on field trips in the western states from which he returns to lead his classes into the Wilds of Peabody Museum and realms of fossil fish. the 2232 KEPPEL graduated from'Columb1a In 1932, and Joined ing his MWA ipinftglgllt as a Teaching Fellow in 1937 after receiv- be found 'On -thn Omg some field work. Almost any time he may Scope lookin af Second floor of Judd Hall, bending over a micro- he will rea l ad1'0Qk sectlon to determine its character. Although no doubt in any af gilt his d1SE1kO for correcting papers, there 1S in on time 01? E ld1S students minds that they must get their work d- t bl' b 6 IHPS Mr. Keppel is at his best despite the un- pre 1ca e reakdowns of his ' , , CO ' ll of transportation. nvertlble' the departments agen 1261

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Before coming to the English Department of Wesleyan Univer- sity in 1924-, ALEXANDER COWIE obtained his B. A. and M. A. at the University of Minnesota, and received his Ph.D. in 1930 from Yale. His main interest lies in the development of the American Novel, and he has been active in the Modern Language Association of America. A popular lecturer at various clubs and churches in Mid- dletown, he has the reputation of being an excellent billiards player and maker of ingenious puns. On campus, he maintains an almost Sherlock Holmes appearance with the ever-present slouch hat, brief- case, and pipe. One professor whose word on Milton is taken by most students without argument is THEODORE HOWARD BANKS of the English De- partment. Another of his accomplishments which is very seldom disputed is his prowess on the tennis courts. In his earlier days Dr. Banks took part in many an outstanding net conflict, and the memory of that famed Tilden-Banks match of a few years back has never been allowed to dim. Professor Banks received both his B. A. and Ph. D. at Yale and during his last semester's leave of absence did research for his forthcoming tome on Milton. JOSEPH MORGAN STOKES graduated from the Presbyterian Col- lege of South Carolina in 1925. He carried on his studies at Yale where he received his M. A., and then, as a Rhodes Scholar, received the degree of B. A. fOxonj and of B. Litt. In 1935 he was given his Ph.D. by Yale, and was appointed an Instructor in Eng- lish at Wesleyan. Known to most of the older undergraduates as '4.Ioe,'7 he is personally acquainted with a large portion of the student body. His views on aAmerican English are fodder for endless de- -bates at the Downey House grill or at his Wednesday evening open house. RALPH DARLINGTON PENDLETON graduated from Wesleyan in 1931 where he was a member of Sigma Chi. In 1935 he came back as Instructor in English and Director of Dramatics. With his arrival, the Paint and Powder Club took on new life and since then has turned out numerous commendable performances. Although :Tran- sient Breath was his first attempt as a playwright, it was very well received on the Wesleyan campus and was later produced in New York by the HP. and P . Almost any freshman will testify to Balph's sense of humor, exemplified by his Witty, but pertinent, comments on themes. i251

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GERMAN Beneath the genial smile of and countless stories of PAUL HOLROYD CURTS hides the dictator of the Publications Board and guardian angel of the Ger- man Club. Holder of several Yale degrees Wes- leyan awarded him an M. A. fad eundemj in 1920. lack of all trades in the academic world, twenty- nine years at this college have seen him rise through the ranks to his present position of Marcus L. Taft Professor of German. JOHN CHARLES BLANKENAGEL, Professor of German, has been away this past year travelling in the wilds of Germany, in an effort to find out just what the situation is and report it to his interested colleagues back here in the States. When at home his pleasures are divided between his conversational German course and the Wesleyan Deutsche Verein. Professor Blankenagel received his early educa- tion at Wisconsin, where he earned a B. A. in 1908 and a Ph.D. in 1915. A member of the Wesleyan community since 1934, he was honored by the college in 1936 with an M. A. fad eundemj. LAWRENCE EDWIN GEMEINHARDT, graduated from Brown in 1929 and came to Wesleyan two years later. Since that time he has been an Instructor in German. His elementary classes are always amazed to find fto their sorrowj that his hour writtens are taken verbatim from the review sheets he hands out a week or so before the exam, yet, let it be hastily added, this is far from meaning honor grades for alll A hamburger with the German Club at Curtsas cabin is one of his joys while his pet abomination is a student unprepared for class. VERN WADE ROBINSON, the newest addition to the German De- partment, stepped readily into the position of Chief Cook and Bottlewasher of the Deutsche Verein. He knows how to make coffee almost as well as he knows the words to the German Lieder which are sung at meetings, and attends and enjoys all the Ausflugen. Mr. Robinson prepared at two Mid-West schools. He received his B. A. at De Pauw University in 1929 and then continued activities at the University of Illinois, where he received an M. A. in 1931 and a Ph.D. in 1937. He became an lnstructor in German at Wesleyan in 1936. E271