Wesleyan University - Olla Podrida Yearbook (Middletown, CT)

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JOHN C. BLANKENAGEL ELMER E. SCHATTSCHNEIDER Germ an Government S. HIVGH BROCKUNIEH BURTON H. CAMP Hislon Mathematics Page fourteen

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JOHN W. SPAETH, JR. KOSSUTH M. WILLIAMSON Classics Economics and Social Science FRED B. MILLETT RALPH E. DIGMAN English Geology Page thirteen

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RALPH DARLING PENDLETON is a Wesmun through and through. having received his B. A. and M. A. degrees hele in 1931 and 1933. respectively. Assot'izlte Professor Pendleton is famous for his superb directing 0f the 92 Theater group. recently reactivated. He is a Sigma Chi. JOSEPH MORGAN STOKES. Wresicyzmis public speaking mun. mm on leave. spent his school days all Presbyterian College of South Carolina, after which he received the Ph. D. degree in 1935. He taught all the University 01 South Carolina and the Eli Srhuul hefore coming to Wes- leyan in 1935. STEWART CONCER WILCOX. W'esleyun ulumnus. rereived his Ph. D. degree from Johns Hopkins. An Et'lel'tit'. Assistant Professor Wilcox holds the College record for the 100 yard uml the 220 yard dashes. He is tinted for the perpetual pipe and Dtmney House 11111111 sessions, u source of enjoyment for many students. GEOLOGY . . . JOE WEBB PEOPLES mime t0 Wesleyan in 1935. after halving taught at Vanderbilt. his Alma Mater. Northwestern. Lehigh, and Princeton. where he received his Ph. D. degree. Professor Peoples. nmx doing government work in Washington. has served on the geographical education rommittee 0f the American Institute 01' Mining and Metallurgical Engineers. He is :1 Sigma Chi. RALPH ERNEST DICMAN. :u-ting head 01 the department. mine to Wesleyan in 1914. itht'n the College nu: still engaged in Naval training. A graduate 01 Lawrence and Yule. nhere he rereived the M. 5. degree. Mr. Digniun is giving am :unuzing number of geology Pourses to meet the popular demands of the student hotly. The Digmuns. revently blessed with :1 daughter. Susan Jean. are excellent house party vhaperoncs. GERMAN . . . JOHN CHARLES BLANKENACEL. present head 01 the German Department. rel'eived his B. A. and Ph. D. degrees from the University 01 Wisconsin. where he captained the track team. He iuls chosen as u miler fur the 1908 Olympics. Professor Blunkemlgel. him is sometimes called the 111mm Major . is knoun for his love of the Outdours. PAUL HOLVROYD CURTS. the Murt'lls L. Taft Professor German. received his B. A.. M. A. and Ph. D. degrees from Yule. Ih'ol'essm' Curls. iihn has lice at Wesleyan since 1909. is lxmm '1 for his hook on scientilir German und especially for his Basic Cermung, publication. which is used in many colleges throughout the country. Like his t-ollcalgue. Professor Bhinkenugel. Dr. Curts is :1 liner of the outdoors. LAURENCE EDWIN CEMEINHARDT rumpieIEs the list of distinguished German Professors. Dr. Cemeinhurdt is a more rerent addition to the I'Ollege ful'llity. He was graduated from Brtmn in 1929. where he met und Inter murried u Pembroke girl. Professor Gemeinhurdt is u fumed rau-onteur 01 Ruhehiisiun humor. GOVERNMENT . . . ELMER ERIC SCHATTSCHNEIDER. Andrus Professor of Government :IIId head 01 that depart- ment. came to W'esh'yun in 1930. A gruduutc of the University 01 Wist'onsin. Dr. Srhuttst-hneider is tlll expert on pressure politics. He is knmsn by his genial smile. KLAN B. OVERSTREET joined the Wesleyan faculty in 191-1. rX l'niversiu of California graduate. who has rereiied his Musteris degree from Harvard, Mr. Overstreet is using. us his thesis for his l'h. D. degree. E1The Growth of Nationalism in Chinuii. HISTORY . . . SAMUEL HUGH BROCKIVNIER. present head 01 the History Department. is u Huri'urd mun through mid through. having received his undergraduate untl graduate degrees from that lini- versity. Professor Brot'kunier is am outstanding zlulhurity on Rhode Ishmd,s fumed Roger Wiiliums. HERBERT CLIFFORD FRANCIS BELL has been Professor of History at Wiesieyun since 1926. ,X graduate 01 the University nf annnto and holder of several honorary degrees. Dr. Bell is am authority on English History. ALEXANDER THOMSON is 41 graduate 01 Bms doin. from iihere he item to Oxford as u Rhodes Srilohir. While alt college he itus :1 crack football end ziml the tnu'k ruptuin. us well :Is' :1 member of Deke. GEORGE MATTHEW DUTCHER. ixurld-iside lecturer. came to Wesleyan in 1901. He has taught 2t1s0 ill Curneli. his Alma Mater. Columbia. Pennsylvania. California. Michigan. Harvard. and Yale. Professor Dutrher. Helding Professor of History. served as Vice-president 01 the College from 1918-21. He has resumed his jaunts to Florida since the end of the war. Page fifteen