Wesleyan University - Olla Podrida Yearbook (Middletown, CT)

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HUBERT BAKER Goonrucn. Professor of Biology. . . Amherst graduate. . .Beta Theta Pi. . .Columbia Graduate School. . .seventeen years at Wesleyan. . . summers' at Woods Hole Biological Station. . . staunch supporter of the Outing Club. . .Vice- President of the American Society of Zoologists ..., Ross AIKEN GORTNER, Jn., Instructor -in Biochem- istry. . .University of Minnesota '33. . .graduate work at the University of Michigan. . .partner in first marriage in Downey House. . .followed pro- fessional footsteps of his distinguished biochemist father. . .is studying effect of loco weed on live stock .... GEORGE ALBERT HILL, Professor of C'hem1'stry... Worcester Polytechnical Institute ,13. . .attended Harvard for his post-grad work. . .conducts re- search on plant colors. . .hobby is putting model electric trains together. . .amateur naval tactician . . .does he ever cut chapel?. . . . HENRY-RUSSELL Hrrcucocx, Assislont Professor of Art. . .educated at Harvard. . .authority on Ameri- can architecture. . .exponent of Frank Lloyd Wright. . .art is the subject of his lectures, dress, and physical appearance. . .lectured in London last summer at the International Congress of History of Art .... ' CHARLES RUGLAs HoovER, Nye Professor of Chem- istry. . .graduate of Penn College, Haverford, Har- vard. . .act.ive on State VVater Commission. . .in Chemical Warfare Service of U.S. army during the war. . .member of Connecticut. Flood Control Com- mittee. . baseball, basketball star during his college days .... GEORGE VVILLIAM HUNTER 3RD, Assistant Professor of Biology. . .Knox College ,32. . .Beta Theta Pi. . . doing research into the reaction of the host to the penetration of various parasitic worms. . .assisted in the lab by his wife. . .a.ppointed research fellow in Biology by Harvard early in the year .... DAXVID KEPPEL, Irzslrnelor in Geology. . .formerly taught English. . .nephew of former head of Carne- gie fund. . .on lightweight crew while at Columbia Cclass of ,34j...also a cross-country man. . .geo- logical work in Texas oil fields. . .recent research: for gold in local hills. . .or what have you. . . . CORNELIUS KRUSE, Professor of Philosophy...at Wesleyan since ,28. . .an Eli man, class of '15, . .is writing a book on his favorite theme: Pessimism .. .Secretary of Directory Board of American Philosophical Association .... DALE WILLIAM LASH, ASS1.-9fG.'l1.f Professor of Phy.s1'caI Education. . .Springfield College, class of '23. . . coach of varsity basketball Little Three champs in '39. . .his freshman football and basketball teams were also Little Three champs this year. . .has been at Wesleyan for fifteen years .... CLARENCE DICKINSON LONG, JR., Assismnt Professor Qf Economics and Social Sciences. . .1932 graduate of VVashing'ton and Jederson. . .Ph.D. at Princeton . . .married. . .wife attends some of his classes. . . regular Deke chaperon at house parties. . .expert squash player .... l21l

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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

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HUGH GRAHAM MCCURDY, Assistant Professor of Physical Education. . .Bowdoin College, class of '22 . . .coach of varsity swimming, tennis, soccer teams . . .in college was letterman in virtually every sport except ones he is coaching here at present .... DAX'ID RICE NICKEE, Assistant Professor of Ro- mance Languages. . .graduate of Princeton, 1924. . . Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins. . .fond of beer. . .goes skiing in Massachusetts with his French students. . . has traveled extensively in France in recent years. . . deserted Faculty Club this spring to get married .... ALBERT NIANN, Hollis Professor of Romance Lan- guages . . . Wesleyan 1906 . . . Psi Upsilon . . . has taught at Hotchkiss and Boston Country Day. .. associate editor of the French Revue . . .in winter his hobby is painting, while in summer swimming and sailing occupy most of his time .... JOHN FREDERICK l.VIARTIN, Associate Professor of Physical Education. . .Oberlin '20. . .Varsity track coach. . .the Mr. Chips of the Phys Ed depart- ment. . .in 1934 was awarded an lVI.A. from Colum- bia. . .in college was football guard, basketball player, as well as track hurdler, sprinter .... FRED BENJAMIN NIILLETT, Professor of English .... Amherst, 1912. . .formerly taught at Chicago under Hutchins, . .came to Wesleyan in ,38. . .his UCon- temporary American Authors was published this past spring. . .a chain smoker. . .his column is regular feature of University of Chicago Alumni magazine .... GEORGE TUFFORD MOODY, Assistant Professor of Romance Languages. . ,Wesleyan '29. . .Sigma Chi . . .recently threw away his crutches after suffering from a broken leg. , .photography as a hobby. .. brother of the undergraduate Moody twins. . . has French reader in preparation .... SIGMUND N EUMANN, Associate Professor of Govern- ment and Social Science. . .taught courses in three departments this year. . .graduated from Univer- sity of Leipzig. . .is writing one book and reviewing numerous others. . .formerly professor at famed H ochschute F ur Politik in Berlin .... JAMES ANASTASIOS N OTOPOULOS., Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics. . .Amherst '28. . .commutes from Trinity. . .studied at Oxford. . .engaged in the motion picture industry for four years. . .writing a book on Plato's influence upon Shelley's poetry and thought .... JAMES JOHN O'LEixRY, I nstructor in Economics and Social Sciences. . .Wesleyan '36. . .while under- graduate, was an Olin Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa, letterman in football, baseball, basketball. . .spent two years at Duke working for his Ph.D.. . .Alpha Chi Rho .... JAMES M,ARSHALL OSBORN, Visiting Lectarerin Eng- lish. . .Wesleyan ,28. . .Psi Upsilon. . .studied at Oxford for four years. . .author of Work in Progress . . .was commended for latter work in the English House of Lords. . .teaches at Yale. . . . i221