Wheaton College - Nike Yearbook (Norton, MA)

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2 faculty Academic distinction and achievement are pre- requisites for members of a college faculty, and in these our Wheaton profs abound. But in ad- dition to scholarly brilliance the Wheaton Fac- ulty has the extra blessing of being closely in- terested in the students and in campus life, and of being filled with enthusiasm. Remember our amazement last winter when the faculty turned thespian and gave us a pro- fessional performance? We laughed hysterically, but solemnly swore off bridge when Mr. Ram- seyer, Dr. MacCoy, Mr. Briggs and Mr. Sargent played the game “as women do.” And remember how Miss Rechnitzer stole the show as she and Saxon pulled each other on stage? Wasn't it difficult trying to distinguish one bird from another at five o'clock in the morning? But with Dr. MacCoy with us field trips can sometimes even be educational! And when Mr. Sharp looks over his glasses and smiles wryly. Milton isn’t too hard to take at 9:30 in the morn- ing. We'll always remember those volleyball games with Dr. Meneely’s glasses landing in a broken heap on the floor, and the day Mr. Miller and Libby fought for possession of first base during a baseball game. 18

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ile Over at one end of the dining room is Miss Lincoln’s office. Her desk is filled with requests for dinner guests, outlines of the work to be done by the staff in the different dorms, lists of trunks to be brought and sent, along with plans for the coordination of the dining rooms. She is a busy lady. The library is full of them too—busy ladies, that is. Miss Eden and Miss Merrill keep everything in perfect command with the help of the other assistants. The lovely arrangements of the season’s flowers exhibit the artistry of Miss Higuchi’s hand. There is a little room in S. A. B. where Miss Clark holds forth keeping the name of Wheaton circulating. All proud parents and alumnae are able to hear of the college activities through her efforts to give information to newspapers and promote radio programs in which the college participates. “Strike one,” called Mr. Fillmore down behind the chapel as the dorms’ spring baseball season is under way. Our chief umpire is always on the job whether it be on the hockey field or attend- ing to the various duties that keep the college plant functioning properly. As the lights go out over campus and the clos- ing bell rings the girls at Information must breathe a sigh of relief. But it must be discour- aging when they think that they have everyone safely tucked in and then find one stray who absolutely can’t get back for another hour. Never are Miss Dunham or her assistants heard to com- plain, although their task is often a weary one. A busy place is this campus of ours. Everyone is doing his job to uphold the smooth function- ing of an active community. They are a fine group, these people who make up our adminis- trative staff.

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12 And how many of us decided to join D. A. when we saw Mr. Briggs in the fall playa and decided maybe we weren't really meant for the stage after meeting Mrs. Briggs in Spoken English class? Can we ever forget Willy and her Jezebel, the Mesdames Miller and MacKenzie and their suit- cases, Miss Sweeney and her boots, Miss Man- dell and her jockey cap, or Mr. G. and his brief- case? Yes, we remember those grim days of exams when every professor was a mortal enemy and each one thought we had nine arms and were mental giants. But then there were the days when they moved classes outdoors on a warm spring day, or were understanding about that Saturday cut, or postponing an exam when you had three others that day. When we needed a guiding hand and a wise word, they were there .. . so well remembered.