Wesleyan University - Olla Podrida Yearbook (Middletown, CT)

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NIORTIMER GILBERT BURFORD QND, Assistant Pro- fessor of Clzomislry. . .VVesleyan '32, . .Sigma Chi. . . dabbles extensively in photography. . .had a narrow escape in an accident while climbing the Grand Teton Mountains last summer. . .acting treasurer of the Publications Board .... CFHOMAS VVAINNVRIGHT BUss0M, Professor of Ro- mance Ltmyzlages. . .Amherst alumnus, class of 512 ...Delta Kappa Epsilon. . .the Elsa Maxwell of the Honors College. . .decorated his own suite in the Russell House. . .master of many languages. . . even learned Russian for a proposed jaunt to iiloscow .... W ALTER GUYTON CADY, Foss Professor of Physics. . . Brown man. . .an Alpha Delt there. . .has invented a submarine detector for war use.. .used to band migratory birds for the government. . .his research on electrical properties of quartz crystals hastened advent of radio broadcasting .... BURTON I'IONVARD CAMP, Professor of Matlzemutics . . .Wesleyan '01, . .Phi Nu Theta. . .putters around with carpentry. . .Vice-President of the- American Statistical Association from '37-'39. . .was last President of the Institute of Mathematical Statis- tics. . .his son is a member of the junior class. . . . VVILLIAM GEORGE CHANTER, Waite Professor of Ethics. . .Pastor of the College Church. . .formerly Dean of VVesleyan. . .Phi Nu Theta, ,14. . .guiding light of the C.A.. . .famous for five-minute prayers . . .bachelor. . .holds theological science degree from Boston U. . .hard winter of '40 forced him into overcoat for first time .... RICH.kRD GUTHRIE CLARKE, Instructor in Clierntsfry . . ,is doing research on nitrogen compounds. . .Alle- gheny College '3-4. . .came to WVesleyan in 1939. . . shoots golf in the low eighties. . .final exam con- tained questions correlating chemistry with the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. . .instructs nurses in chemistry .... CAREY HERBER'D CONLEY, Professor of E-n.gI1'sh. .. has been at Wesleyan for the past fifteen years. . . graduated from the University of Michigan in ,02. . . later ta.ught at the University of Chicago.. .is a Sigma book . Chi. . .English 1-2 classes absorb his text- ALEXANDER COWIE, Assistant Professor of English . . .University of Minnesota claimed his under- graduate days. . .got his Ph.D. from Yale in 1930. . . married Dean Nic's', daughter. . .popular lecturer . . .expert billiard player. . .Sherlock Holmes in appearance with brief case, pipe and mustache PAUL HOLROYD CURTS, Jlfarcus Taft Professor of German. . .worked way through Yale C052 as waiter and tutor. . .originally prepared for engineering. . . during World War acted as censor. . .at same time taught German, map-making, physics, and drilled local R.O.T.C.. . .a shotputter at Eli. . . . Josnrn SAMUEL DALTRY, John Spencer Camp Pro fessor of M zzsic. . .has perfect pitch. . .born in York- shire, England. . .director of the Glee Club and Choir. . .summer on the roadu with the University Gilbert and Sullivan Club which plays to summer audiences in the East .... l19l

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..,. , -,,.-MW.. ., 1 5 3 ' 120 f J NS iffy 4 5-'JISQEIQET ' , f X - - ,Q ' ' ir! ,wifi f'I71:1E5f i ' iii' J ' 74' f 32:1 71 A 4:51 5' :X E'1H 51:IE2'i if 2.1.-As, :-::'-ffktm. . Nfl.. V1 1 134'-1'.4::--ls!-. ' -' ' If 2,1859 - ', ,I , his 3:-5171i 1 -1.1-:.afs::e::1.:.1.::.5-:r :::,:x. ::: l FREDERIC KAPPE1iER ARNOLD, Instructor in Romance Languages. . .wrestled on the Harvard team. . .son Pierre speaks fluent French. . .doing resea.rch on Linguistics: modern syntax and phonetics of French. . .going to spend the summer on a rocky island off the coast of Newfoundland .... HERBERT ELI ARNOLD, Associate Professor of Blathe- mafics. . .VVesleyan '21, . .Delta Upsilon. . .adept at handball. . .dabbles in painting and has great interest in art and music. . .worked his way through college. . .served overseas in VVorld VVar. . .tennis and camping enthusiast .... ROBERT GANO BAILEY, Instructor in Romance Lan- guages. . .VVesleyan '32 . .Delta Tau Delta. . .is well-traveled in Europe. . .writing dissertation On Balzac for his Ph.D.. . .going to Mexico this sum- mer. . .taught at Davidson College for a year... one of the founders of local La Tertulia Club. . . . THEODORE iI'IONV.-KRD BANKS, Assistant Professor of English. . .authority on Milton about whom he is making a study. . .spent two years in Navy during VVar. . .later in command of gunboat in Yangtze River. . .former captain of Yale tennis team. . . onetime Connecticut amateur champion .... HERBERT CLIFFORD FRANCIS BELL, Professor of History. . .graduated from the University of Tor- onto in '03. . .during World War was a captain in the Intelligence Section of the A.E.F.. . .authority on Palmerston. . .converted to Catholicism in re- cent years. . .has taught or been taught in no less than ten institutions .... RALPH FREDERIC BISCHOFF, Assistant Professor of Gorernmerit. . .Secretary of the Committee on Ad- missions. . .graduated from VVesleyan. . .Eclectic 'Q7. . .married to Doc'7 Fauveris daughter. . .as an undergraduate, he edited the OLLA PODRIDA. . .was also college body Secretary-Treasurer .... JOHN CHARLES BLANKENAGEL, Professor of German . . .captained University of Wisconsin track team . . . held mile record there. . .chosen as miler for the 1908 Olympics. . .top sergeant in the A.E.F. at Verdun, Meuse, Argonne. . .seven European trips for study in one German and two French universi- ties .... JACK LEONARD BLOTT, Assistant Professor of Physi- calEd11eatio11. . . at Wesleyan since ,34. . . coaches football, squash and baseball. . . University of Mich- igan '24. . .center on Grantland Rice's All-Time All- Americanu team. . .member of the Cincinnati Reds . . .coached football team to Little Three victory this year .... SAMUEL HUGH BROCKUNIER, Assistant Professor of H istory. . .Harvard '26, . .tennis and squash player . . .advances liberal ideas in class room discussions . . .has been at Wesleyan for ten years. . .outstand- ing authority on Rhode Islandis famed Roger Wil- liams. . .summertime Cape Codder. . . . JACK BUEL, Research Assistant in Psychology. . . graduate of the University of California in 1929. . . spent last summer doing experimental work with the learning powers of white rats, in the attic of the Bio lab. . .sails a boat on the Connecticut over week ends .... i18l

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NORMAN JOSEPH DANIELS, Instructor in Physical Eflz1calion...one of four University of Michigan graduates who have received nine varsity letters. . . received honorable mention for All-American and Big Ten All-Conference basketball center. . .went D to Japan with Michigan baseball team .... GEORGE NIATTHEYV DUTCHER, Hedding Professor of History. . .most years of service at Wesleyan of any member on the faculty. . . jaunts to Florida between midyears. . .at one time acted as Vice-President of the university. . .world-wide traveller and lecturer . . ,chairman of board of local hospital. . . . V ERNET ELLER EATON, Assistant Professor of Physics ...Indiana University graduate, class of '21. .. collaborating with five physics professors from dif- ferent colleges in publishing a loose-leaf system of physics lab experiments. . .was at Williams be- fore coming here .... CHARLES DIVEN EWART, Teaching Fellow in Physi- cal Education. . .quarterback star of Yale's ,37 eleven. . .backfield coach at Wesleyan. . .working for M.A. in History at Yale. . .developed several excellent punters who brought results last fall . . .engaged to a New Haven girl. . . . EDGAR FAUVER, College Physician. . .Oberlin '99. . . came to Wesleyan in 1915. . .formerly director of athletics. . .is an identical twin of the athletic director at Rochester. . .an officer of the American Baseball Congress.. .President of Middlesex Hos- pital EGBERT WATKLNS Frscx-mn, I rzstructor in Music. . . former President of the Harvard Glee Club. . .Mon- tana is his home state. . .grunts feverently when playing the piano. . .recently bought a jallope from a student. . .now he's troubled with constant repair Jobs .... CLYDE OLIN FISHER. Professor of Economies and Social Science. . .at Wesleyan for eighteen years. . . graduated from Duke in 1911. . .frequently com- mutes to and from Washington to appear before Congressional committees. . .arbitrator for the Hat Corporation of America. . .expert on public utili- ties MALCOLM CECIL FOSTER, Professor of lllathematics ...graduated from Acadia College in Nova Scotia . . .further study at Yale. . .makes and plays violins . . .licensed guide in Canadian North woods. . . served in the World War. . .former Marshal of the faculty .... LAURENCE EDWIN GEMEINHARDT, Assistant Professor in German. . .a Brown man Cclass of '29j who married a Pembroke girl. . .Columbia for graduate school. . . hour writtens taken from review sheets. . .German Club beer drinker. . .famed raconteur of Rabelai- sian humor .... VICTOR ALFRED GOEDICKE. Instructor in Astronomy . . .Michigan '35. . .obtained his Ph.D. in three years, including M.A.. . .this is his first year at Wes- leyan. . .studied at Cambridge in England a year ago. . .there he used gas-mask while working in a camoullaged observatory .... l20l .. A we N V5 New '-5I'?IZ'S1F:.Y:'?V' ' W':V2NN3'yx5fi'x 'EPYPI-Z-'-'-.PNC N-Z 1520. Ir. - --'--- wx 5x xnxx -... 1' -'1as: f::4f-' ' it ' N :if .a l A -' 'E' 1Ef12f?: -5 T' X . '- 9 . '-, .JCxs:sr