Wesleyan University - Olla Podrida Yearbook (Middletown, CT)

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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.

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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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Maintenance Charles Henderson is Secretary 01' the Build- ings and Grounds Cnnnittee. whirh is unn- pusetl 01' H'eslemn Trustees. He came here in the spring nli IEJEH, originally appointed to the Imsl 0f Cmnptmller. but that office was later abandoned. The building of the squash courts had gotten underway when he lilist arrived, and he was actually on hand during the construction of the Infirmary and the Downey House. He has two crews under his supervision. One is headed by Frank A. Dorman. mm strucliun superintendent. and the other bx Ernest j. Cnllings. superintendent of the power plant. Cnllings tliret't a crew of 35 men. and Dm'man one 01' I2. N0 large pietes of equipment are owned by the tollege. the largest being a snow plow. Mr. Hendersun is responsible for issuing ordinances and rules prohibiting the parking 0f cars on certain areas of college property. Mr. Hendersunis secretary is Mrs. Ellen I. Eckdahl. Ufficials The ilireasurer 0f VVesleyau is George 'lihurston. a graduate of Syracuse, who has managed well in the past year to make sev- eral very important transactions. Purchase has been made of the XVesleyan Apartments. for $66,000, 011 Court Street; three barracks were erected for veterans and their wives: and much time was taken in arranging for other IiVing quarters for married euuples. the largest place secured being Maronlas. Roswell Davis has been his busy self in the role of Assistant 'Iireasurer. while Charles Henderson has admirably kept the buildings and grounds in condition. Herbert Connolly XVesleyan graduate, has continued his position as Alumni Secretary with the same characterislit gusto. Secretaries th'king in the various academic depart- ments and for the College administration are some forty-five secretaries. some as specific aides to professors or administrators. others 28 carrying out general departmental chores. 01' these. fifteen are wives of undergraduate veterans. Mrs. Carling of the Athletic Depart- ment has been at XVesleyan longest.