Westminster College - Argo Yearbook (New Wilmington, PA)

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SPEECH Good humored profs coupled with hard working students go to make up the speech department. Dr. A. T. Cordray, A. B., A. M., Ph. D., chairman of the department and director of Little Theatre, has a laugh that can be heard clear to the end of first floor Old Main. He loves Shakespeare, loves to recite it. Instructor Dcnald Barbc, A. B., assists Dr. Cordray, and makes the dramats really learn something in the work-laden labs on weekday afternoons. Acting, practicing, directing, writing skits, and classes all go to make the speech major a busy and accom- plished student. A MUSIC The conservatory, home of the music de- partment, is the scene of never ending .ac- tivity-classes in the morning, private lessons and practices for the many musical organi- zations every afternoon and early evening. Director of the Conservatory is Mr. Donald Cameron B. B., M. Ed., who teaches violin and theory and leads the college band and orchestra. Assistants are Miss Dorothy Kirkbride, A. B., B. M., M. A., professor of piano, music history, and counterpoint; Miss Ada Peabody, B. M., A. M., professor of music education and Girls Glee Club director; Mr. Alan B. Davis, professor of voice and the a cappella choir; Mr. Ludwig Lenel, M. A., professor of organ and chapel choir director; Mr. Dallmeyer Russell pro- fessor of piano; and part time instructors from the Youngstown Symphony Orches- tra. PHYSICAL EDUCATION Responsible for carrying out Wcstmin- ster s health and physical education program for freshmen and sophomores, are Mr. Grover C. Washabaugh, B. S., assistant pro- fessor and chairman of this department; Miss Donna Mae Pound, A. B., instructor in women ' s physical education; Mr. Melvin Hetzler, B. S., men ' s physical education in- structor, and Miss Helen Sittig, R. N., B. S.. instructor in health and assistant to the dean of women. Girls and fellows alike, who are physically fit, are drilled in calisthenics and march to the commands shouted from offsides. Vol- leyball, basketball, and mushball games teach each one team cooperation. SECRETARIAL SCIENCE Office practice labs, typing budgets and brief forms taken at 100 words a minute are scenes typical of the Secretarial Science department. Headed by Mr. Russell N. Cansler, B. S., L. L. B., M. A., the department trains pro- spective secretaries and commercial teachers in the most efficient business methods. Mr. Cansler teaches business mathematics, book- keeping, office practice, and shorthand, and is assisted in the department by Mr. Robert F. Galbreath, Jr., B. B. A., A. M., who instructs students in typing, business English, and office management. Miss Elsie L. Leffingwell, B. S., M. A., teaches office practice and helps freshmen and sopho- more students acquire the proper shorthand technique. Barbe, Cordray C.-mcron, Russell, Davis, Lenel, Kirkbride, Peabody Vv ' ashabaugh, Hetzler 1 Galbreath, Leffingwell, Cansler

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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

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McKee, Brettholc, Graebner, Fv.ins Christy, Neale, Orr BUSINESS Across the hall from the Wallace Me- morial Chapel is located the Business De- partment of Westminster College. It func- tion under the capable leadership of Mr. Captain McKee A. B., A. M., who is a graduate of the Harvard School of Busi- ness Administration. Frank M. Brettholle, B. B. A., M. A., Business Manager and Westminster graduate, is a member of the department. Assistants to Mr. McKee are Mr. Herbert C. Graebner, B. S., M. B. A., and Miss Alona Evans, A. B., Ph. D., who replaced Mr. Enimett Davidson, a member of the department until late in February. BIBLE Juniors conducted classroom discussions on ethics and freshmen filed into the old and new testament classes two days a week Professor John Orr, A. B., M. A., B. D., Ph. D., chairman of the department and professor of both Bible and philosophy, served in a double capacity as temporary dean of the college this year. He was as- sisted by Mr. Wayne Christy, B. A., M. A., who was promoted from an instructor in Bible to an assistant professorship. Dr. Ralph Neale, A. B., B. D., D. D., minister of the local United Presbyterian church assisted as lecturer in Bible. MATHEMATICS With Dr. Harold L. Black, A. B., A. M., Ph. D., doing war research work in Phila- delph ia, Mrs. Wayne Christy is acting head of the Mathematics department. Miss Pa- tricia Jones, A. B., has taken over Dr. Black ' s classes. Since Mathematics is one of the courses specified for students plan- ning to enter the armed services, the be- ginning algebra classes are crowded with male students, who hope to become a Pfc. in a month. Advanced classes, however, are generally made up of women Mathe- matics majors. PUBLIC RELATIONS Prospective students and their parents meet him first — and are convinced through his friendly grin and warm personality that Westminster is the college just made for them. This job of keeping dormitories, halls, and classrooms filled with students falls to William A. Jchns, M. S., Director of Public Relations and Industrial Place- ment. Not only does Mr. Johns greet po- tential students visiting the campus but he travels to homes and high schools looking for new material. Selling the college isn ' t his only job. Mr. Johns also helps candidates for graduation in their search for post-graduation work. Johns