Wesleyan University - Olla Podrida Yearbook (Middletown, CT)

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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

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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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ADOLPH FREDERICK PAULI, Assistant Professor of Classics. . .University of Illinois '16. . .has taught at Michigan, Dartmouth, Lehigh. . .his hobby is photographing early Connecticut churches. . .an- other faculty member with son at Wesleyan... bibliographical advisor in Olin Library .... RALPH DrXRLING PENDLETON, I rzslruclor in English . . .Wesleyan '31 . . .Sigma Chi. . .director of campus dramatics. . .playwright of Transient Breath . . . last summer acted with Buck Hill players. . .ghost writer of Cardinal Network mystery serial: Grand- , mother's Tales .... l JOE WEBB PEoPLEs, Associate Professor of Geology . . .Vanderbilt University, 1928. . .taught at alma mater, Northwestern, Princeton, Lehigh. . .spends summers in Montana's Bear Tooth Mountains. . . studying chromite deposits. . .became a father this year. . .Chairman of Geology Department. . . . PAUL ARTHUR REYNOLDS, A.ssislarif Professor of Philosophy. . .VVeslcyan '25. . .Beta Theta Pi. . . Secretary. Commission of Foreign Study. . .Presi- dent of lVIiddletown Consumers, Cooperative. . . drives in from his home in the country on a bicycle . . .President of the C.A. while an undergraduate. , . FREMON1' RIDER, Librarian. . .studied at New York Library School after graduating from Syracuse University in 1905. . .author of guide books to American cities and foreign countries. . .has de- veloped Olin Library into largest college library in country, universities excepted .... ELMER ERIC SCHATTSCHNEIDER, Arulrus Professor of Government. . .University of Wisconsin, '15, . . politician in theory and practice. . .resigned as city councilman last spring. .expert on pressure politics. . .native of midwest. .chairman of his department. . . EDwARD CHRISTIAN SCHNEIDER, Ayres Professor of Biology. . .came to Wesleyan from Colorado. . .one of foremost physiologists in the country. . .has worked at Mitchell Field studying effects of altitude on aviators. . .served overseas during war. . ,chair- man of Biology Department .... DELTON LEwxs SCUDDER, Assistant Professor of Ethics and Religion. . .Wlesleyan '27 . . .Ph.D. from Yale this past year. . .as undergraduate was Glee Club manager. . .belonged to Sigma Chi when it was the Commons Club. . .recently published trea- tise on F. R. Tennantis philosophical theology. . . BENNO HUGII SELCKE, JR., Instructor in German. . . graduate of Northwestern University in 1935. . . studied in Germany 193751938 on exchange scholar- ship at the University of Leipzig. . .received Ph.D. from his Alma Mater in 1939. . .track star in col- lege .... WVALTER CLEVELAND SHIPLEY, V 'isifing Lecturer in Psychology. . .as Michigan undergraduate was on Gargoyle staH', campus humor magazine. . .is now associated with famed' Hartford Retreat. . .thinks student I.Q. here only slightly higher than that of 500 defectives he has encountered. . .has worked in ' three mental hospitals .... lQ3l .,..