Wheaton College - Nike Yearbook (Norton, MA)

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Where would the big tent be without the stakes? Or, if you prefer, what would Whea- ton be minus the staff? Who would sit behind the bars and issue the bright orange admission tickets? Who would tie down the canvas and prop the bleachers? How could the clowns get their makeup on straight and the barker compose his script? And who do you suppose would bolt the lion’s cage? Your 130 I. Q. (Waltzing Elephant Level) has hit the jackpot! As Wheaton displays her glowing countenance to one and all, it is no one but Mr. Fillmore and the ground crew who oil the spokes and trim the corners. With- out their help there would be a foldup before the next matinee! How would we exist with- out Mrs. Pratt who keeps our complexion at a low ebb and our intelligence at a status quo? Page eighteen As she rubs her magic wand we have all that our plaintive voices desire. Though we take our woes out on our food, we are heartily grateful to Miss Lincoln and Miss Billings who, if they will forgive our gripes, keep our tem- pers calm as they supply the basic need of man or beast. Casting aside delusions of grandeur, with all of our ideals, we can’t deny that it is the box office of Miss Dunkle and her staff that stakes the canvas to the ground. And all the many others who do the countless small jobs that we know nothing about, the voice of Miss Dunham who directs us when Wwe miss a train, the secretaries who make the Ad Building buzz, and store our records, we hope in forgotten corners. - Each one takes part in the circus parade.

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ANY of us shall remember the Ad- ministration for their advice and for their adjustment of our many problems. Some of us will remember them for the bills they sent us. All of us, though, will remem- ber their friendliness to us during and after the years at Wheaton. Managing a troupe of some five hundred members from five differ- The ef- ficiency with which Wheaton is run is evi- ent points of view is no easy task. dence of their good coordination. She has a taste for antiques but her ideas are not old fashioned. Dean Barker always has some new angle to offer. Miss Olinder in the outer office aids in putting the new ideas into action. She also signs those valuable tickets for a weekend at Dartmouth or Yale. Pink slips, white slips—not from the in- firmary but from the Dean of Finances, Miss Dunkle. motto to be pink bills for poor people—that Although some might believe her is not so. At certain times of the year “Pop” BURSAR Miss Dunkle would prefer that Miss Dunkle forget us but unfortunately she has the memory of a circus elephant for bills. However, bills are not the only things she collects for even the President has delved into her collection of private jokes. For a newcomer to Wheaton’s circus, Miss Noyes has behaved like a real trouper. Skepti- cal that she might try to regiment us into the Waves, we are relieved to report that she has not even ment ioned it. She does very well getting to academic appointments. on time being a Frosh—but why not, she makes them. Our thanks to her for straightening out our courses so that we do not graduate a Math major instead of an English major. Miss Townsend sees more girls’ faces than practically any of the administration but she still can tell us one from the other. One does not have to look far to see that her selection of Wheaton students is tops, end of quote from 99.9% of the Faculty. REGISTRAR Miss Noyes Page seventeen

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