Wesleyan University - Olla Podrida Yearbook (Middletown, CT)

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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

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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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Unwney House Group Library Staff Downcy House is managed by lValtL-r H. Hcitlcman. Alta. assisted by his sec- retary. Janet Ahclhattscr. H0 is now t'omplcting his first lull year til schiCC. l'ollmving three and a hall i'carx in the Army. The Duwney House has provided and sputisorcd recreational facilities up- stairs during the current teat. This part 01' the building is open continuously. serving as lounging and gathering space for non-lratcmity men. and lot t'OlngC gct-tugcthors. The Duwnct House assumes rewonsibility for preparing meals lot many special occasions. intilutling faculty dinners. Christian Association gatherings. It offers fountain service six days a week. and a flat rate plan whereby men who do not eat at fraternity houses may cat thcrc regularly. The College Store, selling,r books and supplies of all kinds, it also located in Downey House. At the present time it is managcd by Dick Johnson. son of johnny Johnson. who was manager for many years until his death last year. Peg ilolmsun, Ditk's sett'etaty and assistant. is. rontrary to widespread campus belief, his sister-itrlaw and not his wile. The stmt- also cmpluys six 01' seven students as clerks. Olin Library was built in 1028. and a new wing was added in 1938. It is tlcdit'atcd in the tncmm't ul Presidents Stephen Olin and Stephen Henry Olin, VGG. It mntains 325.263 catalogued tulumcx. 55.000 partiallt t'atalngucd Vol- umes. and 70.000 unchecked volumes. Its stinks hold 4:30.000 volumes. DCVclin reading room prmitlcs a plum lot smokers to study: there are three Davison Art moms. lwsitlL-s the Art Dept. olht'cs 21ml lcttut'c I'tMHllNZ lllt: Gtibbel Room exhibits rate lint Ctllllth. int'unubula. and luau tollutiom: tht- Hzillnt'k Room OlillllCtl for F. K. Hztllotk. .810 t'ontzlins a tnllution ol Americana: lllC Henry Baum Ronni is littmishctl with tho l'ut'nittn'c til this designer of thc Litr mln Monmtial and thc lliln'ztrt itsclli: lltt' XVim-hcstcr Room mntains thc t'llOlCCSt books from the librart ul' this lamnus ll'calcian professor: and the XVcslcyan Memorabilia Rooms tlisplat miscellaneous material about the Lullcgc. 'Iihc Librart is under the tlitcrtinn ol' Frcnmnt Rider. assisted by Eugenia Henry.