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Page Six Forward, West Side H.-XRRX' V. RIEISSNER 1908 Harry V. Nieissner went from VVest Division to the Uni- versity of Wisconsin. He received his HA. degree in 1912 and his LL.B. in 191-I-. There as at high school he was in- terested in outside activities. Mr. Meissner has practiced law in Milwaukee since 1914 with the exception of two years when he served as captain of infantry in the army. In addition to carrying on his professional duties, he has served on the School Board and on the Board of Directors of the Milwaukee County Chapter of the American Red Cross. THoMAs M. DUNCAN 1910 After his graduation from Yale, Thomas M. Duncan started his political career in liiilwaukee legislative affairs. In a few years he became secretary to lvlayor Hoan, which position' he held for nine years. lV1r. Duncan was elected to the State Assembly for a period of six years, where he was active in state politics. At present he is State Senator from lvlilwaukee County. While Senator Duncan was in the state legislature, he was active in promoting a bill of his own authorship to rid Niilwaukee of its indebtedness. RUTH PERSSION-LIEBERMAN 1922 liilrs. Ruth Perssion-Lieberman, who studied the violin at the University of Wisconsin under Cecil Burleigh, continued her training in Europe and in the Orient, where she gave several concerts, including two in Palestine. On her return to this country, she received a scholarship granting her three years of study in Philadelphia. At the present time she is giving local concerts and is teaching violin at the hlilwaukee Conservatory of Music. In all her concerts, Mrs. Perssion- Lieberman has been highly praised by music critics for her Fine work. CHESTER C. SCHNEIDER 1912 Dr. Chester Schneider, who received his medical training at the Universities of Wiscoiisiii and of Harvard, served under many of the leading doctors of the country. He prac- ticed in many hospitals in the East. Later, he established ofhces of his own in Milwaukee. He has taken especial in- terest in orthopedic work, having been head of that depart- ment in the Nlilwaukee County Hospital. He has been af- filiated with many Milwaukee hospitals as consulting sur- geon and is now engaged in private practice, limited to di- seases, injuries, and deformities of bones and joints. -ian! .a Av. , ta tee ' . . 1
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M. Forward, West Side CHARLES A. MANN 1905 Professor Charles A. Mann took his work in chemistry at Wisconsin, where he was a member of several honorary fra- ternities. He. held the position of professor of chemical en- gineering there for seven years. He also .directed the band and orchestra. After teaching at Wisconsiim and Iowa State, Professor Mann became chief of the division of chemical engineering at the University of Minnesota where he is situated at the present time. Besides his teaching, Professor Mann has published articles pertaining to chemistry and has been a member of many chemical engineering societies. Louis P. -LOCHNER 1905 Louis P. Lochner became correspondent for the Associated Press in Germany seven years ago. For the last three years he has been president of a board of foreign correspondents of Europe. Mr. Lochner, in his position as correspondent, has met many of the famous men of Europe and has been present at many outstanding events there in the last few years. He is also known for his translation of novels from German into English. Mr. Lochner has written only one book, but he has contributed to leading magazines. ELIZABETH CORBETT 1905 Elizabeth Corbett, until four years ago, resided in Mil- waukee, and worked on her books. She thenwent to New York to find a direct market for her work. Miss Corbett was able to establish herself there, working on her writings and submitting them without unnecessary inconvenience. Among her leading works are stories about Walt Whitman and a historical novel about General Grant. Besides her novels, Miss Corbett has been a frequent contributor to many leading magazines. At present, she is at work on a novel about girls of high school age. KENNETH CONANT 1911 . Continuing the unusually high standard of scholarship he showed at West, Kenneth Conant was graduated from the University of Harvard with highest honors. He then began his post graduate work abroad in architecture and art, where many of his pencil drawings won distinction in leading art galleries. In 1919, he was recalled by Harvard to become instructor in architectural design. At present besides being associate professor of architecture at Harvard, he is doing valuable archeological research work at Cluny, France, and is one of America's leading artists. ' l i 1 l W i Page Five
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Forward, Wesf Side CHARLES PAESCHKE, JR. 1901 R Charles Paeschke, jr., son of the donor of the Paeschke medal, which is given yearly to the senior student at West Division attaining the highest scholastic average, is, at present, connected with the firm which his father founded. He has advanced to the vice-presidency of that company. lN'Ir. Paeschke always has taken a keen interest in the boys' work of the Rotary Club, which he joined in 1916. hflr. Paeschke has also served for several years on the Executive Board of Directors of the Boy Scouts of America. JOHN W. WILCE . 1906 John W. Wilce, upon completing his course at Wiscoiisiii, began work in physical education as football and basketball coach of La Crosse High School, whose teams ranked high during the year he coached there. Continuing his work as director of athletics, Nlr. Wilce became assistant football coach at Wisconsin. He then became head coach at Ohio State where he directed the football team and intramural athletics for fifteen years. Mr. Wilce also has written books on football and its fine points. At present he is prac- ticing medicine at Columbus, Ohio. DOROTHY BARBER 1920 A year after Dorothy Barber was graduated from West Division she joined a revue in New York under the tutelage of Gus Edwards. Bliss Barber played in several widely known musical comedies: Betty Lee, The Girl Friend, Gay Paree, Lm'.l'ee Girl and Yes, Yes, Yvette. While in her specialty, an acrobatic-orientale dance, in one of the leading musical comedies of 1925, Bliss Barber was considered by critics the best in her type of dancef Miss Barber also formed a vaudeville 2lCt of her own and toured the country. Docoms MACARTH UR 1898 Soon after General Douglas lN'IacArthur graduated from the United States llflilitary Academy he began his military career in the position of head of military affairs in the Philippine Islands and was later transferred to Japan. After a few years more of service in the Orient, he returned to the United States. When the war broke out, General lWac- Arthur continued as military commander of a section of men abroad. For his courageous services, he was awarded many unusual citations. just recently, General lNlacArthur be- came Chief of Staff of the army. ,..,.... , 'N AW 4--.-A... e Page S wen C-faq V --.2 Vw-rq.m -..,v--..-ar.. .,......,.. ...au .......-wk-,....w .a,.1.a-uv--H H-men 2-pm -- V .-.-- -. -.-.,-.,.q .51 V f.--av, .-I1 -mf 1 ' vi ., .. g . r,-1
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