Westminster College - Argo Yearbook (New Wilmington, PA)

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THB , vCU i , 1 NEWS BUREAU A rush oi air — the click of a typewriter — a hurried telephone call or dash to the mailbox and one more college story is sent to a nearby newspaper by Michael Radcck, A. B., assistant professor of journalism and director of the News Bureau. Girl Friday is Beulah Mae Kimble, A. B., journalism instructor and assistant in the News Bu- reau. Out of this office piled with old news- papers, an addressograph, and filing cabi- nets comes Westminster s publicity material for use in students ' home town papers. Out of it, two, comes the Blue and White alumni magazine. Student assistants are Jean Brown, senior and Dick Beveridge, freshman. HISTORY Head of the department, Dr. Leon S. Marshall A. B., M. A., Ph. D., and pro- fessor of history, obtained a semester ' s leave of absence the last semester of this year to complete his book on Manchester, England. Replacing him for the second semester is Miss Alice K. Schuster, A. B., M. A., in- structor in history. Dr. Neil McNall, B. S., M. A., who re- ceived his doctor of philosophy degree in February, besides teaching history and so- ciology, took on the added burden of teach- ing a comparative survey of our Federal government to social studies and history majors. ENGLISH Nearly any day you ' ll find seniors nib- bling on the Freshman bait on the desk in the English office. Miss Katharine Shat- tuck, A. B., A. M., tells an advanced comp. student, It ' s idea that matters. Miss Martha Barnhill, A. B., A. M., is swamped by students with book reports. Mr. James Baker, A. B., A. M., rushes off to the li- brary to check the footnotes on investigative themes. In the inner office, Miss Mary M. Purdy A. B., A. M., Ph. D., efficiently tells her advisees what courses they need to grad- uate, how much sleep they need, and then shows them a picture of her adopted Bel- gian baby. Radock, Kimble Barnhill, Shattuck, Radock, Kimble, Baker, Purdy

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a n cl Deans Stevenson and Orr, President Galbrcath With new faces m tlic administration tliis year, the faniihar Good morning of Prcw from liis office door is welcome indeed to the student who has troubles to tell or just a fev mmutes to talk o ei- the good old days. Dr. Robert F. Galbreath has completed another year of faithful service to us at school and to the hundreds of ex-Wcstminsterites in the service with whom he corresponds. Helping Prexy this year is Miss Mary Jane Stevenson. Westniinster graduate, 57, uho replaced Miss Mary H. Turner as dean of women. Dean Stevenson introduced many improvements m girls rules. As acting dean of the college, Dr. John Orr served wisely, in addition to teaching several courses in Bible. His cvcr-smiling face ancl short stocky figure were a familiar sight around his first floor office and morning chapel.

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ART Arc has taken a major place on campus this year. Mr. Harold Brennan, A. B., A. M., can be found more often in the art laboratory on third floor Science Hall than he can in his office in the conservatory. Classes in interior decorating, in handicraft work, and in costume design have been added to the regular schedule of history of arc courses and sketching class. Mrs. Harold Brennan teaches the costume design course where coeds design their own clothes while learning the fundamental principles of design. Brennan LANGUAGES French teacher. Miss Hlizabeth Stewart, A. B., A. M., heads the modern language department. Her wide travels in France, Germany, and Switzerland make her knowl- edge of language study more complete. Mr. T. R. Wiley A. B., A. M., assistant professor of Spanish, intrigues his students with terse remarks about Mexico or Spain. Mr. Walter Bib erich, A. B., A. M., as- sistant professor of German, is an ordained Baptist minister. His classes are lively with songs, conversation, and informal discus- sion. Dr. Gilbert H. Taylor, A. B., Ph. D., takes care of the Greek and Latin, both languages and history, and is chairman of the department. Bibcrich, Stewart, Wile SCIENCE Science hall has noticed the effects of wartime more than most of the departments. To Its greatly diminished staff of four fell the job of teaching classes for lab and non- lab requirements and courses for science majors. Those who carried on the program were Edward Metcalf, A. B., A. M,. Ph. D., Ph. D., associate professor of biology professor of chemistry and chairman of the department; Donald C. Matthews, B. S., and acting chairman of the departments of biology and physics; James L. Stevenson, B. S., A. M., instructor in physics; and Charles E. Holley, Jr., A. B., Ph. D., as- sociate professor of chemistry, who left to do research work at Princeton University during the last semester. Matthews, Metcalf PSYCHOLOGY The feminine touch has been added this year to the psychology department located on the third floor of Old Main. Carrol H. Leeds, B. S., M. S., head of the department, is assisted by Miss Eva Goodcnough, B. S., M. S., and Miss Zelma Whittcnberg, A. B., a former member of the Woman ' s Army Corps. Early in the year this department is busy with freshman placement tests. Later comes practice ceaching, che senior s worry. This deparcment plays an important part in turning out future teachers. Goodenough, Leeds, Whittenberg