Westminster College - Argo Yearbook (New Wilmington, PA)

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Westminster College 15 William W. Troup, A.M. Professor of Ancient Languages Troupie came to New Wilmington in 1 907, and p ' oceeded to tell doubting students of the beauty of Latin and Greek literature. That his work has been successful is proven by the fact that some students really enjoy his recitations. For the Latin taught by Professor Troup is not a dead language by any means! Professor Troup has two hobbies: getting new students for the College, and teaching the Men s Bible Class. His knowledge and ability make him a valuable member of our faculty. Miss Luella E. Kiekhoeffer, Ph.M. Professor of French and German Miss Kiekhoeffer may be addressed as either Fr iulein or Mademoiselle for she is professor of both German and French. Not neutrality, but friendliness to both is her policy, and Der Deut- sche Verein and Le Cercle Fran ais are sources of equal interest to her. She has traveled a great deal in Europe, and studied in many of the larger cities. As head of the modern language department. Miss Kiekhoeffer has proved very capable and her success in the work is due to her personal interest. Robert Metcalf Smith, Ph.D. Professor of English Space forbids us to say all that could be said in praise of our class director, Bobbie Smith. He and the class of ' 16 date their arrival in this institution from the same day, and we venture to say that Westminster has never enjoyed a more momentous one. Upon entering the class room the first thing a student notices is Professor Smith ' s informal way of curling himself around the desk. Next the student is impressed by his marked ability, interesting personality, and marvelous in- tellect. All of his classes are live and interesting.

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14 The 1916 Argo James McAllister Shaffer, A.M. Professor of Mathematics Everybody likes Professor Shaffer, even the shrinking freshman who dreads the ordeal of an algebra recitation. For beneath his stern manner and exacting discipline (woe betide the student who is late to his class) there is a kind heart and a quiet sense of humor. Professor Shaffer has a wonderful knowledge of mathematics, and keeps his classes busy trying to solve his baffling prob- lems. Yet he IS always ready and willing to ex- plain a puzzling point. In addition to his regular work. Professor Shaffer judges orations and superintends Sabbath-schools. John Abram Shott, A.M. Professor of Ps))cholog , Education, and Ethics To many of us Professor Shott is a quiet, dark- faced, soft-voiced, Philosophy teacher who takes the Freshman roll, has a fondness for chickens, and a son Edmund. There have been those who regard his class room as a place where the wicked cease from troubling and the weary are at rest. Strangely enough they flunked! But he is withal a man of ideas, with breadth and clarity of view, enthusiasm for his subject, ap- preciation of the student, and an unerring in- stinct for finding sense in a senseless answer. James D. Barr, A.M. Professor of Greek Professor Barr ' s pleasant and unobtrusive manner has won him many friends, especially among the co-educationally inclined, since, like the owl, the more he sees the less he speaks. We are positive too of his generous nature, since he invariably donates examinations to his Greek classes on all gala-occasions, and prays for all the officials of the United States when he leads in Chapel. When it comes to Greek, though, there is nothing can stump him, and from first hour in the morning till last hour in the afternoon it ' s all Greek to him.

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16 The 1916 Argo Mrs. R. M. Smith, A.M. Instructor in English ' It is almost impossible to give a true sketch of Mrs. Smith without Bobbie. They came to us together, they work together, they entertain and chap together, and they are generally spoken of collectively rather than individually. It IS a difficult matter to attempt a correct estimate of the life of one without the other. Mrs. Smith is charming in her class room, her manner is quiet and calm and her personality delightful. Her ability as a teacher is exceeded only by her charm as a hostess. Nowhere is Mrs. Smith more at- tractive than in her home, a home dominated by a distinctly Smithsonian atmosphere. Mrs. Alice McClure Instructor in Bible A temper under perfect control, a heart sub- dued into tenderness and patience, a voice cheer- ful with hope and ringing with consecrated trust, and a countenance radiant with love and kind- ness — these are the qualities which we can at- tribute to Mrs. Alice McClure, late missionary to India and present Bible Instructor in West- minster College. Her life has been full of deepest experiences both of joy and of sorrow but it has been refined and shaped into one of rarest beauty, sweetness, and strength. To know her is to love her. Miss Catherine Fraser MacLaggan, A.B. Instructor in Modern Languages Miss MacLaggan came to us last year from the University of Chicago, and has proven a valuable addition to our modern language de- partment. Travel and study in Europe has given her a first-hand knowledge that makes her classes interesting. Miss MacLaggan is rapidly gaining the reputation of being a strict disciplinarian, rivalling Professor Shaffer in that respect. Be- cause of her ability to leave work locked up in her desk, and to enter into our good times with a spirit of fun. Miss MacLaggan is much in demand as a chaperon.