Wesleyan University - Olla Podrida Yearbook (Middletown, CT)

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110111311138 Languages Barman 11111011 31211111 is head 01 the 110111211114: Languages Dept. HC is 21 1Vesleyz111 Psi U 01' the 112155 01 1111111, 211111 has been teathing here since 1911. He makes :1 11011111 of painting. 1110111115 11'. 1311550111. 110w 011 leave 0121bse111'c. is 21 graduate of Amherst. a Deke. who did his graduate study at Minnesma. B61016 going 10 Russia. he proceeded 10 learn the language. H0ward Stone is a graduate 01 Pomona, Clarenmnt. and California. having done his graduate study at the last named university. Before coming 10 Wesleyan last 1311 he taught at 81211110111. Frederick K. Arnuld was a champion wrestler at Harvard. and c0a1'hed the sport here in 1945. He has done much research wnrk in linguistics. Mormn XV. Briggs. a C0rnell graduate who came here in 1942. was recently pmmoted 10 assistant professorship in the Department. He is active in the '92 'liheatre Group. 211111 112111 a part in the recent production 01' Allu'llktll. 11112111 Ruura. who gradu- ated 110111 the University 01 Madrid in 1923, has served in many educational capacities in Europe and Mexim. He taught psychology in Mexico. and helps in the Psyhc010gy Dept. at XVesleyan. He started let'turing here last 121111 Having taken his degrees at Yale. Paul H. Curls came 10 1Vesleyun in 111119. Besides German. he has taught Physics and Math. He is Chairman 01 the Pub- lications Board. His texts are among the most widely used in this country. 1101111 C. Blankenagel captained the Universiq 01' W'iscnnsin track teanL 211111 was those as miler 101' the 1908 Olimpics. He reteived his PhD. 110111 XVismnsin. Laureme E. Ge111einhardt is a Bmwn man 01 the class 01 1929. He did his graduate work at Columbia. He is a I'CCOHICUY 01 Rahclaisian 111111101. Arthur R. Schultz is 21117 other graduate 01 1111510115111. reteix'ing his Ph.D. there in 1940. He taught at XVisconsin 211111 Hanard 11e101'e going 11110 the Army Signal Corps. He served as an interrogatm' 01 prismiers Of war, during the 12151 war tears. 19 U1

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Head oi the English Dept is Homer E. 1Voodbridgc. a 1Villiams graduate who came to Wesleyan in 1920. He is an authority on Shakespeare. Carey H. Conley came to XVesleyan in 1913, a Michigan graduate. He taught at the GI school in Bavaria in 1945. He is retiring this June. Fred B. Millctt is an Amherst man who came to H'esleyan in 1938. He is the 1ounder of the invaluable Hu- manities course. His Rtebirlh of Liberal Education has receiVed wide acclaim. XVilberl Snow is ex-Lieutenant-Govemor of Connecticut. and unsuccessful canv ilidatc for the governorship last fall. He has taught at schools from Alaska down through the South. A Bowdoin graduate, he came to W'eslcyan in 1921, His poetry ranks with the best of the contemporary American. Richard A. Rice. XVilliams. Harvard graduate. having taught at U. S. Naval Academy Harvard. University 01' Indiana, and Smith, has been at XVeslemn as a visiting professor this tear. He is a Professor Emeritus. Robert XVithington. professor of English at Smith. sewed as Visiting professor here last fall. '11heodore H. Banks. 21 Yale man. came to XVesleyan in 1928. He is one time Connecticul amateur tennis thampion. Alexander tlowie. having studied at Minnesota and Yale. came to XVeslcyan in 193-1. Ralph D. Pcntllcton '31. director of the famous .92 Theatre Group, produced Murlu'lh here lhis year with resounding suu'css. Max C. Fuller. another new addilion this fall, graduated from Battle Creek College in 1934. He studied afterwards at Michigan. Meredith Thompson is a graduate oi 'lioronto. and has reteix'ed degrees from McMaster. Oxlord, Univ. of Breslau. He taught at United College and at Manitoba bclorc coming to Xt'eslcyan. George Ni Conklin is 3 Cornell graduate who attended Columbia graduate school. Edward M. Fritz taught at Amherst before coming here this fall: he is a Dartmouth man. as is John Parke. of the class of 1939. who also started teach- ing here this past fall; Thomas G. chncy is an Oberlin graduate who taught at the University of Rothcster before routing to 1Vesleyan. 1n the Classits Dept. is john XV. Spaelh. a graduate of Haveriord in 1917. who did graduate work at Harvard and Princeton, He taught at Brown before coming to XVcsleyan in 1930. Norman 0. Brown came to XVesleyan in the spring 01 1941i. havingl served as an analyst of French polities duringI the war with USS. He studied in England and al the Universities of Chicago and 1Visconsin. He also learhes Roman and Greek history. Adolph F. Pauli studied at Illinois, and laughl at Mit'higan. Dartmouth. and Lehigh before coming here in 1929. HC is hihliographit'al adviser to 01in Library English Classics 24

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Head of the Physical Education Dept. is I Frederick Martin. who. while at Oberlin. played football. basketball. and tratk. He took graduate work at Colum- hia. and came to chschxan in l920. HC Coarhcs cross counlry and track. besides his duties as head of the department. Hugh G. MrCuan was a star athlete at Bowdoin ol' the class ol' 1922. Hc UUIIC 1o H'cslc'um in 1922. aml has roarhcd swimming. sorter. tennis, and goll. Hc has also taught in the Mathematics De- partment. Norman 1. Daniels. onc Ol thc hosI-likcd men on llampus. cozu'hcd H'C-slcyan's thl l'oolhall lcam last l'all. He won nim- lcltcrs at Mirhigan. where he was in tho rlass ol l932. He also uuuhcs basketball and baseball. John 11. XVood GUIIC 1o XVcslcyan in 1921!. He was a member ol' the Pittsburgh 1937 Rose Bowl team, was at Harvard for a bit. He madws JV aml freshman teams. Frank R. Malc graduated from Syracuse in 1942. He helped in the mmhing of thc lllrlli lloolhall loam, and produced a line wrestling team this season. limilio Q. Daddario was a star alhlclc here in 1939. an Iidulir. who coached this year's lirst rate lmsh football team. He was rcwntly clutcd mayor of Middletown. Maurice Grasson machcd l'rcshman sou'cr. Varsity lcncing. and freshmen tennis lhis scar. He was an outstanding lower at Yale. Davison House Inlinnan is familiar to all those who have needed medical attention. Beginning this scar Dottor James H. Closson has been the College Physician succeeding Doctor Edgar Faux'cr. who died last spring. Doctor Closson is assisted by three nurses. Hclcn Rauka. Norma Cartou'i, and Frances Marino. Physical Educatinn Infirmary 20