(front cover) THE PULSE CENTRAL WESLEYAN COLLEGE 1864 1930 (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) The Pulse of Nineteen - Hundred and Thirty Published by The Students of Central Wesleyan College Warrenton, Missouri Volume XVI (v) (1) The Pulse of Nineteen - Hundred and Thirty Published by The Students of Central Wesleyan College Warrenton, Missouri Volume XVI - 1 - (2) (3) Foreword THE deeds of the leader shall live, and the toilsome glory of his actions; this endures, this alone escapes the greedy distruction of death. We are endeavoring to show within these pages that Central Wesleyan has always prepared men and women for leaders. If we have inspired in the minds of our readers to carry on for Central Wesleyan and to continue to be leaders, our task will have been well done. - 3 - (4) Who is foremost leads the flock. -Schiller. - 4 - (5) Dedication TO the spirit of leadership, that which inspires men and women to seek the highest ideals in every phase of life and always to be in front, leading on to new and unrealized realms, the Senior Class dedicates the Pulse of 1930. - 5 - (6) Top Row-Gerdeman, Kinder, Hoffman, Grote, Hays. Bottom Row-Schaper, Thurman, Winter, Michel, Schmidt. The Pulse Staff The Pulse Staff is the small group of students upon which the immediate responsibility for the publication of this book rests. The Senior Class, which publishes the Pulse, has delegated the task to a chosen few, whose ability, resourcefulness, diligence, and perservance are recognized. This year's Staff is composed of an Editor-in-Chief, Business Manager, Feature Editor, two Art Editors, Athletic Editor, Joke Editor, and last but by no means least, a Faculty Advisor. For the last named position, no more competent person could be found than Professor Hake, and although too modest to appear on the group picture he has done much in assisting the members of the Staff. Another invaluable member of the Staff whose picture does not appear with the group is George Zillgitt, Cartoon Editor. He came to our rescue at the eleventh hour, and cheerfully furnished us with appropriate cartoons with marvelous dispatch. The entire Staff has worked diligently to prepare a book that would receive the approval of all who turn its pages. However, it would have been impossible for the Staff alone to complete its task without the co-operation of every student and faculty member; and the Staff wishes to express its appreciation for that co-operation. - 6 - (7) Chapter I --- Views - 7 - (8) The College Building Sixty-six years have passed since the erection of the Administration Building, and within that time over ten thousand young men and women have received Christian instruction in its halls. There is something individual and enduring in an institution that first attracted young men and young women to its class-rooms in the day of the ox cart and that is yet drawing young people in the day of the airplane. This June it will look upon the fifty-ninth graduating class. On the first floor of the Administration Building are the library, college book store, and the office of the Department of Finance. The second floor includes the offices of the President and Dean and six class rooms. Departments of Biology and Physics, Society Hall, and the Museum occupy the third floor. - 8 - (9) Eisenmayer Hall There is a certain rollicking spirit that pervades Eisenmayer which brings "old grads" back to the days when they were just boys - back to a thousand cherished memories. In this room as a freshman he held off the attack of a half dozen upperclassmen. Out of that window a bucket of cold water poured upon his unfortunate person. The liberal contribution of Andrew Eisenmayer made the erection of this building possible. It is modernly equipped and has accommodations for seventy-five students. On the first floor is a reception parlor, furnished by Mr. C. J. Jacoby of Alton, Illinois. Mrs. Avery of Troy, Mo., is the house mother. - 9 - (10) College Church The religious center of the campus is the College M. E. Church. Church services, Sunday School, the Epworth League, and College Seminar are held in this building. Reverend F. S. Eitelgeorge is the present popular pastor. The main auditorium, which has a seating capacity of 800, is furnished with a large pulpit, choir loft, and pipe organ. The windows are stained with the masterpieces of Christian art. Not only is the church a religious but also a social center. In the basement is a banquet hall for faculty and class functions. - 10 - (11) Niedringhaus Gymnasium Niedringhaus Gymnasium, the scene of many an inter-collegiate and intramural cage struggle, was constructed through a gift from William F. Niedringhaus, in whose honor it is named. In the basement are dressing rooms and shower baths, and lecture rooms and laboratories for the Department of Physics and Academy Physics. Its host of memorable associations make it one of the most personal buildings on the campus for probably no one is graduated who has not at some time vied for victory as a member of a league basketball team. - 11 - (12) Ladies' Dormitory The Ladies Dormitory, erected in 1893, has accommodations for fifty girls, rooms for the preceptress, and reception parlors. The basement is occupied by the kitchen and dining hall which serves as a restaurant for all young men and young women boarding at the College. The spacious dorm porch has been the "other party" to many a jocund company that has retreated to its shadows on a summer evening. - 12 - (13) Kessler Hall Kessler Hall grew out of a tragedy. In the destructive fire of 1893 Professor J. Louis Kessler lost his life. To his memory this building is a monument. The first floor is composed of an auditorium where daily chapel services are held, and also the offices of the principal of the Academy. The basement is occupied by the Home Economics Department which can be converted into a meeting room for the Y. W. C. A. Departments of Public Speaking, Art, and Music are on the second floor. In the large auditorium, which is equipped with a spacious stage, orchestra pit, dressing rooms, and sliding curtain donated by the Class of 1928, all College plays, debates, recitals and concerts are given. - 13 - (14) Chapter II --- School - 14 - (15) Faculty - 15 - (16) IRA N. CHILES A. B., A. M. President JOHN HELMERS A. B., A. M., D. D. Dean of the College of Liberal Arts Professor of History and Political Science EDWIN S. HAVIGHURST A. B., A. M., S. T. B., D. D. Dean of the Theological Seminary Professor of Theology and Bible HENRY VOSHOLL A. B., A. M. Professor of English and French ALBERT W. EBELING B. S., M. D. Professor of Spanish GOTTLIEB C. HOHN A. B., A. M. Kessler-Professor of German Language and Literature - 16 - (17) FRANK O. SPOHRER B. Ped., B. S., A. M. Professor of Chemistry OLIVE M. STEWART A. B., A. M. Professor of Latin and Greek LULA MAY SCHULZE A. B., A. M. Professor of Biology EDNA R. POLSTER A. B., A. M. Professor of English HUGH L. BATES A. B., A. M. Professor of Education JESSE W. SMITH B.S., A. M. Professor of Mathematics - 17 - (18) RALPH McK. BREWER A. B., A. M., B. D. Professor of Sociology HERBERT HAKE A. B. Professor of Public Speaking and Art ESTHER SCHELP Professor of Voice KATHLEEN HALTER A. B. Directory of Conservatory of Music RALPH RAE A. B. Coach and Physical Director MARGARET McCALL B. S. Director of Physical Education for Women - 18 - (19) Academy Faculty OSCAR F. KETTELKAMP A. B. Principal NELSON MARTIN A. B. Commercial TALITHA GISLER A. B. Treasurer RUTH ZIMMERMAN Preceptress MRS. KATHERINE AVERY Housemother of Eisenmayer - 19 - (20) Marbles inscribed with public inscriptions do not constitute that by which the soul and the life of noble leaders are continued after their deaths. - Horace. - 20 - (21) Seniors - 21 - (22) ERNST HOFFMAN JACKSON, MISSOURI President Class, '30; Varsity Basketball, '27, '28, '29-Captain '30; Varsity Track, '27, '28; Pep Club; '27, '28; Boys "W" Club; Garfield; Vice-President Y. M. C. A. '29; President Y. M. C. A., '30; Board of Athletics, '30; Student Senate '30; Advertising Manager of Pulse, '30; "Imaginary Invalid," '28. Niedringhaus Gymnasium echoes with cheers from the Blue and White, the band strikes a stirring air, the college bell peals forth the notes of victory - Hoffman has ably directed his cagesters upon the preying Eagles of Central. Ernst's striving for altitude at the center position and his high development of the aerial attack upon his opponents has inspired many of the skeptical to believe that he is related to the owner of the Hoffman Aircraft Corporation. Hoffman is also a proponent of track. In '29 he directed the field events. This year when the Senior Class called for a president the members of that august body selected the forerunner of the Jackson delegation to fulfil the duties of office. Conferences in the Board of Athletics this year, with the center of the girls' basketball team, had reasons to be most mutual and co-operative. "To be young was very Heaven." - Wordsworth JEAN SCHMIDT ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI Class Secretary '28, '29; Class Vice-President, '30; Calendar Editor Pulse, '27; Joke Editor Pulse, '28; Circulation Manager Pulse, '30; Star Staff,'27,'28,'30; W. A. A.; Chorus, '27, '28; Glee Club '30; Secretary Philo, '28, '29; President Philo '30; Y. W. C. A.; Alpha Psi Omega; "The Boor," '28; "The Enemy," '29; "College Widow," '30; "Pygmalion," '30; Drama Club, 30. To Jean, chairman of a dozen committees, secretary to the President, writer for the Star and Pulse, and actress of collegiate fame. "She ain't no widow - College Widow - buries one every Commencement." In the stellar role of Jane Witherspoon, from Y. W. C. A.'s presentation of "The College Widow" this year, the St. Louis maiden gave a dramatic treatment of the part that bordered on the professional. Such adaption to the character springs only from a deep sympathy with love and romance. When Jean "buries one for the last Commencement in June" many careers will be opened for her, even Domestic Science, maybe. "But to see her was to love her, Love but her, and love forever." - Robert Burns - 22 - (23) CLINE CRAIN CARTERVILLE, ILLINOIS President Junior Class, '29; Basketball Squad, '27, '28, '29, '30; Track Squad, '27, '28, '29, '30; Garfield, '28, '29, '30; Vice-President Garfield, '28, '29, '30; "Imaginary Invalid," '27; Junior Ex., '29; Pep Club, '28, '29, '30; Cheer Leader, '28, '29; Chairman Mass Meetings, '30; Student Senate '28, '29, '30. The character of the situation was critical. Westminster's grid squad was preparing for an immediate attack, while the student body demanded a Chairman of Mass Meetings to lead the school spirit. Cline was chosen to meet the crisis. He held a colorful mass meeting, attached a "Beat Westminster" tag to every Wesleyanite, and engaged the Girl's Drum Corps for a street parade. Crain's bubbling wit and his perpetual good nature have won him an invitation to every social function. His spirited rendition of "My Blue Heaven" on a rainy day has cheered many an Eisenmayer roomer. Much of the spirit that Cline displays on the campus he transfers to an alacrity and dash on the basketball floor, as his four years on the squad reveal. "Wit and humor belongs to genius alone." - Cervantes. ELNORA BRINKMAN GERALD, MISSOURI Philomathia; Y. W. C. A.; W. A. A. Whenever a question has been passed to every member of the Calculus Class, Elnora is the only chance. Elnora is a mathematics shark, found only in the troubled waters of Integral Calculus and studies of the fourth dimension, no theory is too intricate for her solution. Just because Pythagoras was able to prove that the square on the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides is no reason to believe that today's mathematician will have any difficulty in advancing her theory. She has discovered a way by which two smiles added to a courteous greeting will enable one to gain the good will of a professor at 8:40 classes, and to gain a host of popularity on the campus. "Whatever she does, wherever she bends her steps, grace silently orders her action and follows her movements." - Tibullus. - 23 - (24) WILFRED CASE WRIGHT CITY, MISSOURI Student Senate, '30; Star Staff, '30; Garfield; Varsity Football, '28, '29. Case piled up a large majority to win the election for Associate Editor of the Star this year on the platform of "a little study on the side" and adequate publicity for football. His general magnanimity, especially in the use of his new "Chevy" sedan, won for him more than a score of loyal advocates. Of course Case would tell you that a knack of the editorial just runs in the family, and right he is. John F. Case, the father, is editor of the Missouri Ruralist. Thus far the Star has enjoyed fair success. All the time that Wilfred can spare from football, Garfield and - the ladies, he utilizes in assiduously advancing the paper's editorial policy. "Here's to the happy man-all the world loves a lover." - Emerson. AARON W. CRAVENS DAHLGREN, ILLINOIS Varsity Football, '27, '29; Varsity Basketball, '26, Captain '27, '29; Track Squad, '27, '28,; Boys "W" Club. Cravens kept fit for the basketball season by tossing flapjacks out at the "Y" and walking to school from the northern suburbs, when the "flivver" didn't work. As captain of the team during the 1927-28 season he was characterized by the Pulse of '28 as one the famous "Four Freshmen of last year." To all his cage opponents he was one of the "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse," indomitable in the defense. Although Aaron was out of school last year he discovered a way to be graduated with the class of 1930. From the plains of "Illanoy" he brought a fair companion to help him with his Chemistry and his French. "When I said that I should die a bachelor, I did not think that I should live 'til I were married." - Shakespeare. - 24 - (25) MARGARET EDWARDS WRIGHT CITY, MISSOURI When green caps were a novelty for the verdant Freshmen on the Central Wesleyan campus, Margaret began her college career. Don't be confused. That was only four years ago. But "Margy" dropped out a year to teach some struggling high school Freshmen to become collegiate yearlings, at Central Wesleyan, of course. What Erma is to Central Wesleyan girls' basketball team, Margaret is to the scholastic standing of the student body. She is a veteran forward in all her classes and will probably have run up more "E's" to her credit than any of her colleagues when she graduates in June. "And solid learning never falls without the verge of College Walls." - Churchill. PIERRE FORISTELL FORISTELL, MISSOURI Varsity Football '27, Captain '28, '29; Boys "W" Club; Secretary Garfield, '28; Junior Ex, '29. It is not everyone who has a city named in his honor - and then such a substantial metropolis as Foristell. During Pierre's Captainage of the Ce-Wes-Co Eleven in '28, his home town could be justly proud of its distinction. Never before was such dignity displayed on the gridiron. Whenever the leader of the home squad tackled an opponent he always removed his helmet, for thus Pierre showed deference to his guest. With the graduation of Foristell passes the Class' record for the "Ocean Wave Permanent." As a suggestion, Pierre says the tumbles of football keep the wave in the hair. "Handsome is that handsome does." - Goldsmith. - 25 - (26) ALFRED GRUEN OHLMAN, ILLINOIS Football Squad, '27, '28; Track Squad '27, '28, '29, '30; Glee Club, '28, '29, '30; Orchestra, '28, '29, '30; Band . '29, '30; Drama Club; Y. M. C. A.; Junior Ex, '29. Gruen's achievements are somewhat varied. The teamwork which he displays in football is readily noticeable in the Glee Club where the subjection of his second tenor is done in behalf of the first tenor, who is often struggling to make himself heard. Alfred's speed on the cinder track and clearance of the high hurdles have helped him to jump over many a high note on the clarinet and to chase down many a fast one. But Gruen has his difficulties. For your years he has been trying to impress upon his fellow Eisenmayerites that his name is Gruen, not "Green." But all Americans are like that, an utter disregard for vowel purity. However, Gruen is not discouraged. Even if he is a senior he plans to attain his ideal. "We learn by teaching." - Selected. ETHEL B. HARVEY WARRENTON, MISSOURI About four years ago a certain school lost a capable teacher. Central Wesleyan gained an honor Freshman. In June C. W. C. will unfortunately lose this student, while that school may (with a half dozen maybes) be able to reinstate its former teacher. Since Ethel has entered Miss Polster's Journalism Class, however, she has become a profuse contributor to both The Warrenton Banner and College Star. Inclinations for the editorial chance to supplant the aspirations to the teaching profession. Consider the ingenious discovery that Warrenton has a gold fish industry or that Coach has another interest besides athletics. Some day her skill will win her a place on the staff of the "Woman's Home Companion" we predict. "'Tis grievous parting with good Company." - George Eliot. - 26 - (27) HAROLD HAYS GIRARD, ILLINOIS Varsity Football, '28, '29; Boys "W" Club; President "W" Club, '30; Glee Club; Y. M. C. A. Hays is Miss Schulze's assistant in Zoology and that duty carries with it many priorities. For this very reason Hays' company should be much desired on fishing trips and naturalistic expeditions into the wilds of Charrette. It's most illuminating to know that when you think you've snared an ordinary leopard frog, you've caught a Rana Pipiens, or that the largest mud-cat is a member of the Piscatorial family. We rather hope that Harold is looking forward to becoming one of Warrenton's promising M. D's. He has one perfectly good reason for coming back, now. Of all poetry contemporary or ancient he likes "To Helen" from Edgar Allan Poe for its subject alone. "Thy Naiad airs have brought me home To the glory that was Greece And the grandeur that was Rome." Edgar Allan Poe. HELEN HEIDEL MUSCATINE, IOWA President Y. W. C. A., '30; Vice-President, '29; Calendar Editor Pulse, '29; W. A. A.; Chaplain Philo, '29; Orchestra, '28, '29, '30; Ensemble, '29, '30; Chorus, '28, '29; Junior Ex., '29. There's a current principle that the Vice-President's chances for election to the Presidency of the United States are forfeited. That fact, however, was upset in this instance. Last year Helen was vice-president of the Y. W. C. A. and this year she was elected president of that organization. Probably she learned the knack of entertainment for visiting secretaries and choosing ideas for clever meetings from her superior in office last year. Nevertheless, the proper place to put the success, which Y. W. has enjoyed this year, is upon Miss Heidel's affectionate disposition and ingenuous personality. Virdon Nebraska High School, recognizing ability, gave Helen a position on its teaching staff before the opening of the second semester. "As frank as rain on cherry blossoms." E. B. Browning. - 27 - (28) RUTH HOLT WARRENTON, MISSOURI Y. W. Cabinet, '28, '30; W. A. A.; Latin Club Officer, '27, '28; Orchestra '30; Ensemble '30; "W" Club. Holt everything. Introducing Ruth, pianist in the Concert Ensemble and winner of the sweepstakes in the red hair contest at Central Wesleyan. (Pardon, we should say auburn). Not so many years ago Ruth began to study Latin. Caesar was conquered in Gaul. Cicero fell in his orations against Cataline. In the last semester of her college year Tacitus and figures of Roman Literature were modestly assimilated. We cannot be taciturn in praise of her record here. She was excelled by no one, taking first place in all the recitations. However do not ask Miss Stewart how many were in the class. Plane Geometry and giggling are her sidelines. "True love and friendship are the same." James Thomson. CHARLES KEGELMAN LESLIE, MISSOURI Debate Squad, '29, '30; Track Squad, '29, '30; Drama Club; Junior Ex., '29. "Resolved that the nations of the world should adopt some form of disarmament except such forces as are necessary for police duties." It's quite natural that as a member of the debate squad this year "Charlie" should express himself strongly in the affirmative as an advocate of world peace. He rooms in Eisenmayer and thus is capable of speaking more forcefully on this subject than any of his colleagues. Although Kegelman was not on an extended one-thousand-mile tour into Kansas and southwestern Missouri this year, we can speak for his bursts of oratory on the home platform. He is the second Daniel Webster. "Nature never sends a great man into the world without confiding the fact to someone else." - Emerson. - 28 - (29) J. RAY MEANS WARRENTON, MISSOURI It is the force of science that leads the world. And Means means it. Someday when you read in the Journal of Chemical Education that some adventurous young man is trying to melt the ice on the Antarctic by chemical theories, Raymond may be the promoter of that proposition. So far Means has directed the energies of the Academy Chemistry Class and taken the chemistry assistantship under Prof. Spohrer. In this latter field he has worked out many intricate theories, which he intends to give the world upon his graduation. Ray believes in no mid-semester vacation, that fact having been disclosed one morning in Chapel. "Must we part! Well if we must-we must- And in that case The less said the better." Sheridan. RUSSEL MICHEL OWENSVILLE, MISSOURI Class Secretary, '29, '30; Business Manager Pulse, '30; Glee Club, '29, '30; Chorus, '29; Orchestra, '29, '30; Student Senate, '30; Board of Oratory and Debate, '30; Debate Squad, '29, '30; Y. M. C. A. Because Michel had proven his ability as a business executive in the College Book Store, he was made this year business manager of the Pulse. No one doubts that the Pulse had any difficulty this year in beating its bills. In the first part of the year, book store business was declining. Professor Bates was using outlines; the Freshmen were content with second-hand books; and the upperclassmen were so worldly wise that they didn't need any. Very shortly, however, business picked up. Professor Bates began a series of chapel announcements for lost reference books, the Freshmen entered Doctor Helmer's American History class at the beginning of the second semester, and a mid-term test drove the sophisticated upperclassmen to the text. "The force of his own merit makes his way." - Selected. - 29 - (30) FRED J. NOLD WRIGHT CITY, MISSOURI Seminar, '27, '28, '29, '30; Latin Club, '27, '28. There are seniors gay, witty, and animated but here is one who counterbalances any of their frivolity by reserve and dignified silence. Nold holds the championship at Central Wesleyan for the smallest number of words per hour. However, if he ever allows the lure of romance to enter between his pastorial duties at Pinckney M. E. Church and Hopewell Union Church, he'll talk more frequently. At the present time he is getting practice as a modern circuit rider by dashes up to Pendleton on the morning of the Sabbath and Hopewell in the evening. How modern invention does spread the cause of Christianity. "Plain truth needs no flowers of speech." -Pope. JAMES O'DONNELL MONTGOMERY CITY, MISSOURI Garfield '26, '27, '28, '29, '30; Band, '26, '27, '28, '29, '30; Wild Rose Ramblers, '26, '27, '28, '29, '30; Junior Ex., '29; Glee Club '30; Concert Ensemble, '30; Director of Summer School Orchestra '29. "Jimmy" motored to school from Montgomery City every day instead of rooming at Eisenmayer. The reason - he and his saxophone could not be parted. O'Donnell has been playing the sax' accompaniment to the Wild Rose Ramblers for four years. During this time his undaunted instrument, pleading loves, dreaming dreams, dragging waltzes or snapping fast fox trots has gained many an encore. All pleading of his sax', however, failed to keep Ida May in school this year. As "Jimmy" completed his work for the A. B. Degree at the end of the first semester, the Fidelity Bond and Mortgage Company offered him a position with their firm. "Music hath charms to win the savage bond customer" you know. "The beauty of a lovely woman is like music." - George Eliot. - 30 - (31) HERBERT PETERSON VALLEY PARK, MISSOURI Seminar, '26, '27, '29, '30; Star Staff, '29, '30; Drama Club, '30 ; Y. M. C. A. '26, '27; Orchestra, '30; Glee Club, '30; "Whole Town's Talking," '27; "Merchant of Venice," '29; "College Widow," "Pygmalion," '30; Alpha Psi Omega, '30. Peterson has always been living too high! For the first part of the year he roomed on the third floor of Eisenmayer. Now he has shifted his lodgings to the Bachelor's Apartment above Lohman's Store. This life Peterson feels is excellent probationary experience in domestic science for the are-now, the may-be and the have-been seekers after matrimony. Herb is another one of the theologs who can delight his parishioners with a song when occasion demands. It's a high note that this collegiate can't reach. The inclination to height extends even to his orchestral work. "Pete" plays the piccolo in the College symphony. This is told for your benefit. If anyone ever questions you as to the origin of "Piccolo Pete," you'll be able to tell them that he's a Senior in the Class of 1930. Finally, so that you get this man right, Herb is not the Peters from the famous shoe company. He is Peterson. "A pipe, a book, a fire, a friend, A stein that's always full. Here's to the joys of a bachelor's life, A life that is never dull." - Estelle Foreman. JOHN PITTS WARRENTON, MISSOURI Varsity Football, '26, '27, '28, '29; Boys "W" Club; Glee Club; Garfield; Secretary Garfield '30; Alpha Psi Omega; Y. M. C. A.; "Sun Up," '28; "The Enchanted Cottage," '29; "College Widow," '29; "Pygmalion," '30. It was enough to dispel the hopes of the most courageous. Imagine you're one of Wesleyan's grid opponents. You're racing nicely for a touchdown when the Blue and White's 210-pound guard steps in your way! The result is a smash-up. Like the Scotchman, Pitts never gave an inch on the gridiron. But don't make the implication from this that John is like the proverbial Scotchman in other respects. Why he gives "Milky Ways" to the girls, variety to the Glee Club, and interpretation to the "he-man" or millionaire roles of college plays. In the "College Widow" as the part of the millionaire, Mr. Benton, Pitts created such an illusion that the next day everyone wanted to borrow a dollar from him. "A fellow feeling makes one wondrous kind." - Selected. - 31 - (32) CECIL RAPP NOKOMIS, ILLINOIS Pep Club, '28; Garfield; Y. M. C. A.; Band '27, '29; Wild Rose Ramblers, '27, '29. "While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, of someone gently Rapping, Rapping." It must have been Cecil tapping at your heartstrings on the piano, as he and his "Crooning Canaries" calmed you to sleep or swayed you through a racy hit. Strange how he can change Wild Rose Ramblers into Crooning Canaries within a year! Hitherto the selections were rambling but this year Cecil and his artists have played melodies which made you think you just drifting - "drifting with you." Here's a conjuncture - Who'll care of the Canaries next year? Rapp has a blue collegiate flivver which bears a Dartmouth tag, but we know it likes Wesleyan better. All the dorm girls have entreated a ride. However, since Cecil met "Debby" he has told them "never more." "A Briton, even in love, Should be a subject, not a slave." - Wordsworth. WESSE SCHAPER WARRENTON, MISSOURI What will the fashionable gallants of Wesleyan do when Wesse is graduated in the spring? Who will set the style which is to become the prevailing mode of dress? Wesse is the arbiter of taste for the CeWesCos. With the advent of the first snowstorm it was Schaper who instituted the use of galoshes for men. One day he swaggered into the library with overshoes opened and flapping. Immediately his fellows took the fad by the score. Occasionally Wesse comes to class with highly-polished cowboy boots and a ten gallon hat. Then everyone is waiting for him to draw a gun or rescue some heroine in distress, as they do in Tom Mix's movies. "The ladies call him sweet. The stairs, as he treads on them, kiss his feet." - Shakespeare. - 32 - (33) LEEMON SCHUETTE JACKSON, MISSOURI Varsity Football, '26, '27, '28, Captain, '29; Varsity Basketball, '27, '28, Captain, '29, '30; Track, '27, '28; Garfield; Junior Ex.; Secretary Y. M. C. A.; Board of Athletics, '29; Student Senate, '29, '30; "W" Club; President Student Body, '30; "College Widow," '30. Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh has a rival. Schuette last year and his coachless team could show newspaper clippings from New York City to Atlanta, Ga. Playing the guard position should keep a man occupied; captain and guard requires quick thinking; but the added responsibility of coach requires the cleverness of a master director. Schuette has a way – an ugly way for his opponents – of waiting nonchalantly on the defense end of the court, snatching the ball and side-stepping for a setup under the basket. Leemon's modest oratory (if you've never heard him report a conquest in Chapel, you don't know what you've missed)deserved for him in 1930 the presidency of the student body. Business has been light, but instances which have required his services have been directed with military precision. "The race by vigor, not by vaunts, is won." - Pope. LESLIE W. SHELTON JONESBURG, MISSOURI Orchestra, '28, '29, '30; Y. M. C. A. Have you ever met the owner of the "Express between Warrenton, Jonesburg, and intermediate points?" Spring rates have been most reasonable, while business has been at the maximum. However, a man with a highly optimistic and resigned attitude upon life is required to run an "Express" like Leslie's. For regardless of what you may call it his ? ? ? model "T" has flivverish and trifling ways. Whenever it refuses to move the most urgent coaxing with the reverse end of a crank sometimes fails to arouse it. Nevertheless, Leslie does not hold the Fates responsible for pressing this can of trouble upon him. Combined with an understanding of the wiles and wims of his inveterate flivver, Shelton's scientific mind has mastered the principles of Biology. "Youth is wholly experimental." – Selected. - 33 - (34) WILLIS W. VELTE DELLER, NEBRASKA Track Squad, '28; Debate Squad, '29. '30; Seminar, '27. '28, '29. '30; Y. M. C. A.; Glee Club, '29, '30; Drama Club; "College Widow," '30. Out from the fertile corn belt Nebraska comes Willis Velte to lead Central Wesleyan with his lofty ideals and thoughts. It must be an inspiration to Dr. Havighurst's Seminar when Velte delivers the sermon. If you have seen Velte at football games, you can remember how he has turned the tide of many a combat by a lusty cheer from the bleachers. Because of his platform dignity and carriage he has won the admiration of his audience, and one feels that a notable from the Church is delivering the address. Willis has been taking the negative side on the debate squad for two years. Sometime, however, he will be forced to accept the affirmative side - that of agreement with her and also forfeit all efforts at rebuttal. "All the reasonings of men are not worth one sentiment of women." - Voltaire. ANDREW WIETING MOSLIN, TEXAS President Y. M. C. A. '28; Gospel Team, '27, '28, '29, '30; Band, Manager, '27, '28, '29, '30; Director of Junior Band '29; Wild Rose Ramblers '27, '28, '29, '30; College Ensemble, '29, '30; Glee Club, '28, '29, '30; Male Quartette '27, '28, '29, '30; Chorus '27, '28, '29, '30; Bass Horn Instructor, '29; Cornet Instructor, '30; Drama Club. Last year Wieting and the College Band increased the hot dog and candy sales of the W. A. A. girls at football games to such an extent that this year he was made director in full charge. "I'm That Way About You" at the half always drove a company of rooters for refreshments to the stands. "Under the Double Eagle" and "Dream Visions" were always inspirational during a crisis in the Central grid tilts. Music is the delegate from the Lone Star State's middle name. This is attested by his membership in the Concert Ensemble, orchestra, glee club and male quartette. Wieting even has attempted to interest others in music. Consider the success of the Orphan Home orchestra. "Poetry - sweet music from that vital organ, the heart." - Selected. - 34 - (35) LYMAN WINTER JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI Class President '27, '28; Editor Pulse, '30; Associate Editor Pulse, '29; Student Senate, '29; Star Staff, '29; Varsity Football, '27, '28, '29; Basketball Squad, '27; Varsity Track '27, '28, '29, '30; Boys "W" Club; Alpha Psi Omega; Y. M. C. A.; Garfield; President Garfield, '29; "Sun Up," '28; "The Enemy," '29; Junior Ex. '29; "College Widow," '30; "Pygmalion," '30. Let this account be an introduction to the Editor of the 1930 Pulse (excuse for Chapel announcements) and the son of the Lieutenant-Governor of Missouri. If your portrait isn't in this Annual, don't blame Lyman, for he and "Sid" were on duty at appointed times, snapping closeups to make the yearbook greener, livelier and more artistic than ever. Furthermore, unless you have permitted a rather domineering expression to pervade your countenance, you've missed the aim of this book. Its purpose is leadership, as shown in the phases of college life. Hence you should have had an expression on your face like Napoleon after he had led his victorious army upon Germany - not like the retreat from Russia. "Youth holds no society with grief." - Euripides. ELMER WOOD URBANA, MISSOURI Band, '27, '28, '29, '30; Glee Club, '30; Orchestra, '27, '28, '29, '30; Drama Club; Ensemble, 30; Debate Squad, '30; Delta Psi Sigma; "Tempest," '27; "Merchant of Venice," '29. "The Sailor Boy's Dream" might be a complete reality if you saw Wood in the Concert Ensemble. As to uniform, he is all that Uncle Sam can ask from any midshipman. New Melle, though, has him as their pastor and thus Uncle Sam is out of luck. Proper diet (as Wood is a co-partner of the Bachelor's Apartment) keeps him fit for the exacting services of preaching at New Melle every Sunday. "We do all our cooking by radio," Wood relates. "Only once did we have any difficulty. KMOX was going to tell us when to take off the boiled eggs but in the meantime our ground wire became disconnected and we missed the signal." "Let us have wine and women, mirth and laughter, sermons and soda water the day after." - Byron. - 35 - (36) Senior Class History Among the treasures of ancient lore is the legend of Jason and the golden fleece. Jason, a mere youth, whose reign as king depended upon his obtaining the golden fleece from a distant land, gathered to him a band of adventurous Grecians and began his search. Across the sea, through perilous ways he led his men until at last in the kingdom of Colchis he discovered the prize. By strategy combining his own wisdom with the power of Medea, the king's daughter, he accomplished the task necessary to gain the fleece, and with it returned home to claim his kingdom. Four years ago there came down upon the Central Wesleyan campus a mighty horde, for it was the largest Freshman Class in the history of the school. Immediately every field bore evidence of the strength and spirit of the newcomers. The entire state began to look with admiration and awe upon the athletic ability of Wesleyan's fair sons, three-fourths of whom were Freshmen. Particularly in basketball did the fame of the Class of '30 spread throughout the state. The succeeding year brought with it new faces to fill the vacant posts of those who forsook the carefree days of college life for more serious activities. But one by one they dwindled until the Junior roll numbered but one-half of those who started out in 1926. And by then the motley crew had developed its potentialities for leadership in every activity. Again the Class of '30 came into the limelight when the Athletic Department under student management gained recognition and commendation far and wide, and was heralded as a contribution to the field of education. Dramatic undertakings requiring the art of professionals were successfully produced. "The Enchanted Cottage" selected for Junior-Ex furnished a type of drama quite unusual to C. W. C. When the Seniors of '29 departed they bequeathed their dignity to an eager, dauntless group who through concentrated effort deserved the new title they were about to assume. The quest upon which we set out four years ago is almost ended. Through experiences and obstacles of every kind we have come steadily nearer to the prize which then we hoped some day to gain. Ere long our journey homeward will begin, each to his own kingdom, and there to maintain the ideals which our Alma Mater has instilled into our lives and which are represented as the reward of our wanderings. - E. M. S. - 36 - (37) Juniors - 37 - (38) LAVERNE DEWEES HERRIN, ILLINOIS Varsity Basketball, Captain '27, '28, '29, '30; Varsity Football, '26, '27, '29; M. C. A. U. Forward, '28; Garfield; Vice-President Garfield '28; President Garfield, '38; President Junior Class '29; Vice-President Sophomore Class, '27; Student Senate, '27; "College Widow," '29; "W" Club, '27, '28, '29, '30; Vice-President "W" Club. MELBA SCHAPER WARRENTON, MISSOURI Student Senate '29, '30; Debate Squad, '29, '30; Pep Club, '29; Board of Oratory and Debate, '30; Cheer Leader, '29; Circulation Manager Star, '30; Corresponding Secretary Philo, '29, '30: Star Staff, '28; Y. W. C. A.. Cabinet, '28; Secretary Glee Club, '30; "College Widow"; "Pygmalion"; Junior Ex.; Alpha Psi Omega. MARY GROCE FORISTELL, MISSOURI Philo; W. A. A. VERNON DAVIDSON HIGH HILL, MISSOURI JOHN GIECK BELLE, MISSOURI WESLEY GOETZ JAMESTOWN, MISSOURI - 38 - (39) RAYMOND HOLLMANN WARRENTON, MISSOURI EDWARD BYRON KINDER JACKSON, MISSOURI ESTHER KRUEGER BLAND, MISSOURI CARL LISCHER ST. CHARLES, MISSOURI WARREN McGINNIS ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI Y. M. C. A. WM. PETERSMEYER WARRENTON, MISSOURI - 39 - (40) ROY L. SCHLABACH LA CRESCENT, MINNESOTA Y. M. C. A.; Glee Club. VANCE SPRECKELMEYER ST. CHARLES, MISSOURI Garfield; Alpha Psi Omega; Varsity Football '27, '28, '29; Y. M. C. A.; "W" Club; Junior Ex.; "Sun Up"; "The Enemy"; "Pygmalion." HERBERT STRACK BELLFLOWER, MISSOURI CHARLES SUMMERS JONESBURG, MISSOURI Varsity Football '28, '29; Varsity Basketball, '30; Varsity Track, '29, '30; Alpha Psi Omega; Garfield; Drama Club; "W" Club; Y. M. C. A.; "College Widow". SOL W. THURMAN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI Calendar Editor Pulse, '30. JOHN WEEKS MONTGOMERY CITY, MISSOURI - 40 - (41) Junior Class History As Juniors our reputation as the illustrious class of '31 is established. Although our ranks are somewhat depleted we still have nineteen of the best Central Wesleyanites to be found on the campus. Our Class can boast of leaders in scholarship, athletics, dramatics, music and other campus activities. We are a cosmopolitan group. We enrolled in Central Wesleyan in the fall of '27, confident that we were going to learn something. The first thing that we did was to teach the Sophomores that we knew our "eggs." In athletics, music and dramatics we also proved our abilities. As is the custom the next year we became Sophomores. We lost none of our inherent brilliance. In fact, we imparted much of our heritage to the new crop of greenhorns that arrived. No one can deny that we were instrumental in making young men and ladies out of the crude material furnished us by the Freshman class. Our committee on discipline and culture issued for the "Freshies" a proclamation of rules for campus etiquette and we saw to it that the rules were enforced. As a reward for their fine spirit of co-operation in this matter of cultural training, in the fall of '28 we gave them a banquet. It was indeed gratifying to note at the banquet that our proteges had seriously considered our disciplinary efforts. Our Junior year was less beset with trouble of training Freshmen. Most of our time and effort was spent in upholding the traditions of our school in all the fields of endeavor on our campus. We presented the Junior Ex. which doubtless was one of the best ever given. Much new talent was uncovered. We were the guest of the Senior Class at the annual Junior-Senior Banquet, and we had a truly enjoyable year - as one always does at good old C. W. C. We are confident that our class can carry on next year, confident that we can uphold the loftiest ideals and traditions of our Alma Mater. - B. Mc. - 41 - (42) A leader being once hated, his deeds, whether good or ill, tell against him. – Tacitus. - 42 - (43) Sophomores - 43 - (44) MARK TANDY COLUMBIA, MISSOURI MILFORD MILTENBERGER WARRENTON, MISSOURI EVELYN HANKE ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI VIRGIL ANDERSON WARRENTON, MISSOURI ERMA ANDERSON WARRENTON, MISSOURI LILLIAN BEBERMEYER WARRENTON, MISSOURI ROY A. BIESEMEYER HIGGINSVILLE, MISSOURI - 44 - (45) REGINALD BUTLER HANNIBAL, MISSOURI ZELTA DAVIDSON NEW FLORENCE, MISSOURI MARY LEON DELVENTHAL WARRENTON, MISSOURI LUCILLE EITELGEORGE WARRENTON, MISSOURI STELLA GAEBLER WASHINGTON, MISSOURI HERBERT GERDEMAN WRIGHT CITY, MISSOURI GEORGIA GROCE FORISTELL, MISSOURI - 45 - (46) NELSON GROTE HOYLETON, ILLINOIS LUELLA HACKMAN DEFIANCE, MISSOURI ADRIAN HAMILTON HAWK POINT, MISSOURI EARL HENDERSHOTT WARRENTON, MISSOURI OSCAR HEUSI MAYVIEW, MISSOURI LULA HOLLMANN WARRENTON, MISSOURI HELEN JOHNSON WARRENTON, MISSOURI - 46 - (47) VIRGINIA KELLEY TRUESDALE, MISSOURI ANNA MEIER FORISTELL, MISSOURI EDITH MEIER FORISTELL, MISSOURI WILLIAM PALMER JONESBURG, MISSOURI HENRY PORTER OLNEY, MISSOURI RAYMOND ROLOFF WARRENTON, MISSOURI FREDERICK SCHNADT WRIGHT CITY, MISSOURI - 47 - (48) ALMA SMITH TROY, MISSOURI VIOLA STAMER WRIGHT CITY, MISSOURI EDNA WEHRMAN MONTGOMERY CITY, MISSOURI D'ARLENE WESSENDORF WARRENTON, MISSOURI ELEANOR WILLIAMSON ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI BERNICE WOOD URBANA, MISSOURI ANNA ZEISER WASHINGTON, MISSOURI - 48 - (49) Sophomore Class History In the fall of 1928 an unexcelled group of students entered Central Wesleyan College as a freshman class, twenty-five in number. We had wills of our own and refused to obey the rules laid down for us by the Sophomores. As a result we were severely chastised now and then. We resented their attempts to dominate our lives, so we challenged them to combat in which we enjoyed sensational victory. This, of course, released us from further obligations. Although we excelled in our class work, we found time for social activities, the biggest event of the year being the Sophomore-Freshman banquet, followed by two outings which were very enjoyable. Members of our class excelled in athletics as well as in the various other activities of the college. At the beginning of the school year, 1929-30, Central Wesleyan welcomed back thirty-six of our class; this year as enviable Sophomores. We realized that the school was very dependent upon us to carry on old traditions and to make the school renowned throughout the country, so we fell hard to the duties that confronted us. Our first task was to initiate the Freshmen which we did very willingly. Freshmen girls were seen about town with such queer complexions (a little grease paint will do the work) that they were not allowed to use cosmetics for the next three weeks. Several Freshman boys were minus silk socks and ties after initiation, a penalty for disobeying the great "Proclamation." The Freshmen, being aware of the terrible defeat the Sophomores suffered at our hands the year before, were afraid to challenge us to a fight, so instead we played a basketball game with them. We, again, were victorious. After the siege of initiation was over, we entered into the athletic season, achieving fame on every hand. Several Sophomore boys were on the football team, two won letters in basketball and six Sophomore girls were on the girls' champion basketball team. We are very proud of our athletic record. Social activities also demanded our attention, so, on February 28, we gave the Sophomore-Freshman banquet which was a very enjoyable occasion. Members of our class held prominent places in the various literary and forensic societies as well as in musical and religious organizations of the school. We feel certain that Central Wesleyan is proud of our accomplishments in the past two years, and we expect to do even more in our next two years here. Then, as we are very conscientious about our studies, we expect to graduate with honors in June, 1932. - E. R. H. - 49 - (50) Freshman-Sophomore Banquet The sophisticated Sophomores entertained the verdant Freshmen Friday night, February 28, at their annual banquet in the College Church parlors. After the guests had taken their respective seats in the banquet room, decked in the colors that echo of spring - orchid, green and pink - Toastmaster Frederick Schnadt introduced Mark Tandy, President of the Sophomore class for the address of welcome. Dorothea Winter, President of the Freshmen, responded, adding that she hoped the Sophomores would enjoy the entertaining as the Freshmen would enjoy the entertainment. Recognizing marked talent in the Class of '33, the Sophomores enjoyed a program given wholly by their Freshmen guests. Lorene Koen, "a singer of note," as introduced by the Sophomore toastmaster, delighted her audience with several short ditties, which, she explained, could frequently he heard pealing forth from the "Dorm" windows. A new feature of the festivities this year was a talk by Prof. H. L. Bates, faculty guest. He looked with approval on the changing attitudes of Freshmen and Sophomores toward each other, commenting that when he attended college a banquet was practically unknown. Paul Hackman played a trombone solo to perfection and to the Perfection Salad of Course 3. Irene Kiepe completed the entertainment with two short familiar readings. Coffee and mints, the singing of the College Song, and a final witty sally from the toastmaster formally ended the festivities. - 50 - (51) Freshmen - 51 - (52) DOROTHEA WINTER JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI VIVIAN REBECCA LANGENBACHER PACIFIC, MISSOURI FREDERICK ALBRICH ST. CHARLES, MISSOURI NORA AUFDERHEIDE OWENSVILLE, MISSOURI HEDWIG BOEGER LEXINGTON, MISSOURI WALTER BRASHEAR MCKITTRICK, MISSOURI JAMES BROWN JONESBURG, MISSOURI MELVIN BRUNING WRIGHT CITY, MISSOURI - 52 - (53) NETTIE DRYER WARRENTON, MISSOURI OTTO DAHLEM DESOTO, MISSOURI LONNIE EDWARDS NEW FLORENCE, MISSOURI PAUL HACKMAN WARRENTON, MISSOURI EARNIE HELMICH MOSCOW MILLS, MISSOURI CHARLES HOLLENBECK HIGH HILL, MISSOURI WILLIAM HOWELL WARRENTON, MISSOURI HERBERT JEANS HIGH HILL, MISSOURI - 53 - (54) IRENE KEIPE RUSH TOWER, MISSOURI SARAH JULIA KLINGER JONESBURG, MISSOURI LORENE KOEN HERRIN, ILLINOIS DONALD KRAMER WARRENTON, MISSOURI EDWIN MILTENBERGER WARRENTON, MISSOURI MABEL PAUL AUGUSTA, MISSOURI CATHERINE PETERSON VALLEY PARK, MISSOURI KEITH PISTORIUS BLUE MOUND, ILLINOIS - 54 - (55) BERNICE PROFFIT JONESBURG, MISSOURI MAPLE ROBERTS JACKSON, MISSOURI WILLIAM SHEARMIRE MCKITTRICK, MISSOURI JAMES MARVIN SHELTON JONESBURG, MISSOURI ROMAYNE TRUEBLOOD ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI SADIE VAHLE JONESBURG, MISSOURI GEORGE ZILLGITT MARTHASVILLE, MISSOURI FRIEDA ZIMMERMAN NEW FLORENCE, MISSOURI - 55 - (56) Freshman Class History On the 11th day of September there assembled at C. W. C. as fine a looking and ambitious a group of would-be collegiates as could be found anywhere. In this young and enterprising group were found the best representatives of the best high schools throughout the United States. All possessed of but two ideas: the one leadership and privilege, retained from their last year of kingship as seniors in high school, and the other the idea of industry, the initiative which was to make them just as worthy and just as essential to college life as they had been to the lives of others throughout their high school career. To the chagrin of the ambitious Freshmen, and as if to quell our ardent spirit, we were greeted on the following morning by proclamations posted in every conspicious place of the town - proclamations reminding us of the superiority of the high and mighty upperclassmen, and of our lack of knowledge - proclamations instructing us to cover at all times our now rapidly shrinking heads with green caps so that we might be at all times easily recognized, and also reminding us that we should respect anything green and should therefore keep off the grass at all times in order that it might flourish as we had hoped to. To a spirit less ambitious than our own this would have meant defeat, but, undaunted, we immediately set about organizing our class and preparing to fight back in order to maintain our rights. We immediately elected our class officers and under the able leadership caused the Sophomores, after a few feeble attempts, to admit our superiority and to allow us to pursue our duties unhampered. After these informalities were over we earnestly settled down to make a name for ourselves in the classroom. Then also the fields of various college activities were opened and in each of these we found ourselves well represented. On the football field could be found a goodly supply of Freshmen, each giving a good account of himself and showing of what real stuff Freshmen were made. In both glee clubs there were a goodly number of Freshmen lifting their voices in song, and when college quartettes were chosen again the talent of the Freshman class was recognized. In the college orchestra, the college band, and the Wild Rose Ramblers, the Freshmen took an outstanding part. On the debate squad we again found the Freshmen prominent, sharing with the world that extensive knowledge which they possessed and proving that after all Freshmen were not as green as might have been supposed. Looking still further, the Freshmen played an important part in the religious activities of the college. In both Y. M. and Y. W. there were many of our classmen, and in both cabinets they took an active interest. Considering these things we feel sure that we can say, without boasting, that we have succeeded in making ourselves essential to the college life of C. W. C., and that, by dint of hard labor, we have won a place among our fellow students equal to that of the best. On the 28th of February the Sophomores, to our great surprise and joy, decided to forgive and forget any ill feeling which they might have had toward us and invited us to be their guests at a banquet to be held in the church parlors. Even if we had so desired, we could not have refused for we are by far too well mannered to disappoint our elders. If by chance any should be inclined not to believe that we had a most enjoyable time, that person should ask anyone who attended in order to be assured otherwise. Shortly after the banquet we accepted the challenge of the Sophomores to a basketball game. In the subsequent contest we were forced, despite our most heroic efforts, to admit their superiority for the first and only time. Thus as time goes on and we attempt to prove ourselves indispensible to our dear and beloved college, we fully realize that our responsibilities increase as we develop those talents which we possess. And when we contemplate our preparations here and return to the places whence we came, or scatter to the four corners of the earth in pursuit of respective careers, we most sincerely hope that all mankind may reap the benefits of our labors. - 56 - (57) Academy - 57 - (58) Top Row - Martin, Means, Foristell, Peterson, Gruen. Middle Row - Kegelman, Brinkman, Schmidt, Heidel, Harvey, Holt, Michel. Bottom Row - Wood, Wieting, Kettelkamp (Principal), Pitts, Schuette, Velte. Academy Faculty The personnel of the faculty of Central Wesleyan Academy consists of the Principal of the Academy, one regularly employed teacher, and those members of the College Senior class who have "majored" in Education. Besides meeting certain requirements for purposes of certification and earning "hours of college credit," "Practice Teaching" offers these future pedagogues an opportunity to test their teaching ability while still under the molding influences of the various department heads of the college faculty. The Academy Faculty represents a diversity of academic interests: English, Science, Mathematics, History, Music, Commerce, Art, Physical Education, etc. In a few particulars, however, these young teachers are alike: in their enthusiasm for their work, in their willingness to co-operate, in their desire to be helpful, and in their determination to "make good." With such qualities the difficulty of maintaining the high standard of efficiency of Central Wesleyan Academy is kept at a minimum. - K. - 58 - (59) The Graduating Class of 1930 We of the Fourth Academy are only seven in number but each has an ambition to make his mark in the world. We have gathered here at Central Wesleyan Academy to prepare ourselves for the greater tasks of life. We come from various parts of the surrounding community and the Academy has served as a melting pot which helps us to obtain and to assimilate new ideas. Some of us have been schoolmates from the beginning of our work until now, when we shall begin harder and more exacting tasks. Others have joined our classes from time to time; some have left to attend other schools. American History seems to be the most interesting subject offered in the Academy this year. The proof of this statement lies in the fact that the entire graduating class and several energetic Third Academy folks gather each morning in the west room of Kessler Hall for the 7:40 class and everyone is at least ten minutes early! The faculty, wishing to give us every advantage, has selected two very capable teachers to expound the ideas of history and pound knowledge into our heads. We shall always have with us pleasant thoughts and memories of the days spent at Central Wesleyan Academy. Harold Janvrin, quite a well-known preacher, comes to us from Hannibal, and like "Daddy" Vosholl, disagrees with the advertisements which prophesy all that can be accomplished in fifteen minutes a day. Instead of the fifteen minute treatment each day he is using a night treatment for growing his mustache. Each night before retiring he rubs salt on it, then places a can of water just above his pillow, lies down and is soon fast asleep. The hairs become thirsty, because of the salt treatment, come out for a drink and Harold awakes immediately and ties a knot in them to keep the pesky things from going back in. Though we have two Winters among us - Vera and Lillie - they hail from different vicinities. Placing them together they have enough sunny smiles to melt the hearts of all the Academy boys. Just why Walter Berger, our efficient Secretary-Treasurer, drifted across the river to Warrenton from the flowery town of Gerald no one knows. But everyone is certain why he is so interested now - so says the assistant American History Teacher. Evelyn Schulze represents the musical talent of the class. In her ghostly costume she frightened everyone she met, but we wish to inform you she is perfectly harmless. Jarrett Dryden has drifted in and out among us but we are certain he will be on hand to receive the document we all covet - the diploma. I, Cornelia Poirot, am the representative from the Wright City community. As it has been my lot as class president to write this article I feel my name should rest in peace. - 59 - (60) CORNELIA POIROT WRIGHT CITY, MISSOURI LILLIE WINTER WARRENTON, MISSOURI HAROLD JANVRIN HANNIBAL, MISSOURI CHARLES PITTS WARRENTON, MISSOURI EVELYN SHULZE WARRENTON, MISSOURI VERA WINTER WARRENTON, MISSOURI - 60 - (61) The Class Will The members of the Fourth Academy, having discovered that C. W. A. is no longer a place for our presence, do hereby will our privileges and property to whomever may reap special benefits thereof. HAROLD JANVRIN- My mustache to Karl Wittlinger. My Ford to the Fourth Academy of '31. EVELYN SCHULZE- My studiousness to Herbert Chiles. My winning smile to Lillian Thoroughman. VERA WINTER- My teasing ability to Ivan Rosenow. My privileges and experiences at Prof. Kettelkamp's to anyone who desires course in home economics. CORNELIA POIROT- My history note book to the Department of Education to be used for research work. My painting paraphernalia to the Art Department. LILLIE WINTER- My quietness to Bob Haviland. My desire for an Academy diploma to Edna Brakemeyer. WALTER BERGER- My two pocket knives to Benny Nieburg to be used in the Art room only. My chemistry equipment consisting of a box of matches and two test tubes to Helen Boeger.-W. B. - 61 - (62) Top Row – Bernice Nieburg, Lillian Thoroughman, Helen Boeger, Edna Brakemeyer. Bottom Row – Laurence Hienck, Ivan Rosenow, Robert Haviland. Third Academy History The class of '31 has successfully completed three years of Academy work. We are looking forward to the fourth year and then our goal is attained, entitling us to become full-fledged college students. We always strive to do things right, putting our heart and soul into our work. An ambition can be obtained only through intensive study and work. These three years have taught us to know that you get out of anything just what you put into it. Although our class is only six in number we abound in good quality. I am sure the class will agree that in all history of Central Wesleyan Academy there has never been a more renouned junior class than ours. Bernice Nieburg - All hail to the "blonde" from Wright City who drives the "Chevy" and is always glad to give some one a "lift" to their destination. Herbert Chiles - One of the busiest fellows in the Academy. "Herb" plays basketball as well as any of the college fellows. Robert Haviland - "Bob" is quick and alert. He will some day be a great authority on the radio picture machine. Edna Brakemeyer - In whom we see a bright future due to her diligence and non-tiring efforts. Lillie Thoroughman - The red head of the campus. Always a smiling face and cheerful disposition, that's Lillian. And the sixth member of the class will be willing to bring up the rear. - Helen Boeger. - 62 - (63) Chapter III --- Athletics - 63 - (64) Top Row - Rea, Hoffman. Bottom Row - Hollmann, Helmers, McCall. Board of Athletics The Athletic Board formulates and directs athletic policies. The Board supervises the scheduling of intercollegiate contests, regulates eligibility for varsity teams, makes letter and sweater awards to athletes who have met the requirements and, in the opinion of the board, have earned the award, and works for the promotion of high athletic standards in Central Wesleyan. By making awards on a basis involving scholarship, sportsmanship, attitude, and effort expended, as well as ability and amount of game participation, this board has done much toward elevating athletics to a lofty plane in character development. Members of the Board are: Dean Helmers, Miss Margaret McCall, Director of Physical Education for Women, Ralph J. Rea, Director of Physical Education for Men, and two elected student representatives, Miss Lula Hollmann and Ernst Hoffman. - R. J. R. - 64 - (65) Top Row - Holt, Schmidt, Leek, Gaebler, Hollmann, Eitelgeorge, Groce, Anderson, Zeiser. Bottom Row - Schaper, Delventhal, Wood, Stamer, Wessendorf, Hackman, Johnson, Williamson. Women's Athletic Association The Women's Athletic Association of Central Wesleyan College was organized in 1926 and became a member of the Women's Division of the National Amateur Athletic Federation in 1927. The purpose of the W. A. A. is to promote athletics for girls towards a positive upbuilding of habits, ideas of good sportsmanship and to create a love for sports; whose aim is the development of the students physically, socially and morally. Any girl in Central Wesleyan College who has 50 points to her credit is eligible for active membership in the W. A. A. Points are received through participation in hiking, swimming, tennis, soccer, basketball, baseball, volley ball, and track. Letters are awarded to those winning 400 points and sweaters to those playing on the varsity basketball team for three years. The girls receiving letters this year are as follows: Bernice Wood, Mary Leon Delventhal, D'Arline Wessendorf, Lula Hollmann, Erma Anderson, and Luella Hackman. This shows that the interest in girls' athletics at C. W. C. has increased immensely since this organization was formed and has made the physical education department one of the strongest in the school. - D. W. - 65 - (66) Top Row - Cravens, Miltenberger, Wieffenbach, Butler, Tandy, Thurman. Middle Row - Summers, Dewees, Winter, Foristell, Spreckelmeyer, Schuette. Bottom Row - Crain, Von Allman, Pitts, Hays, Goetz, Anderson. Boys' "W" Club President ........ Harold C. Hays Vice-President ...... Leemon Schuette Secretary ........... John Pitts This is the group of young men who have won their letters in varsity athletics. The "W" is a symbol of the type of character which Central Wesleyan stands for in her athletics and her students. This letter is awarded to each man who has proved his willingness, sportsmanship, and ability to serve his school in some line of athletic endeavor. The "W" Club this year is the largest in the history of its existence. It successfully sponsored the annual Central Wesleyan Basketball Tournament for high schools of the surrounding communities and the first annual Football Banquet. - 66 - (67) Athletics - 67 - (68) Top Row - Andrews, Stovall, Tandy, Foristell, Anderson, Roberts, Winter, Zillgitt. Middle Row - Hays, Cravens, Miltenberger, Wieffenbach, Spreckelmeyer, Dewees, Porter, Rosenow, Helmich. Bottom Row - Butler, Goetz, Pitts, Schuette (Captain), Coach Rae, Von Allman, Summers, Case, Kinder, Brashear. Football Under the guidance of Coach Rae the football squad of Wesleyan went through a very good season this year. Although she did not rank very high in the conference she was feared by all teams that had to meet her. The Season's Record Westminster...........13 Shurtleff.............6 McKendree.............9 Carbondale............0 Central...............14 Tarkio................7 Hannibal-La Grange....0 Culver Stockton.......6 Opponent's scores --- 55 C. W. C...........0 C. W. C...........7 C. W. C...........0 C. W. C...........0 C. W. C...........0 C. W. C...........0 C. W. C...........92 C. W. C...........6 Wesleyan's scores - 105 - 68 - (69) Football Letter Men LEEMON SCHUETTE. Captain, Quarterback. "Louie" is 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighs 150 pounds. He was always found where the going was the toughest. Where "Louie" lacked avoirdupois he made up with speed. This is his fourth year. LYMAN WINTER. "Neck" is six feet tall and weighs 170 pounds. He worked well on both ends of the passing game. When called on he was a real field general. "Neck" also has a mean toe and his punts made good yardage. This is his last year. LAVERNE DEWEES. Center. "Bergen" is six feet tall and weighs 185 pounds. He shows up when it comes to tackles; the center of the line was iron bound under his command. In his four years at center he has not one bad pass to his record. "Bergen" has yet to find the man who will take him out. PIERRE FORISTELL. Tackle. "Pete" is six feet tall and weighs 175 pounds. His Irish blood made him a terror. From whistle to gun Pete kept the opposing lineman always on the retreat. This was his last year. HAROLD HAYS. "Swede" is five feet, eleven inches tall and weighs 175 pounds. He was always on the alert and when it came to diagnosing he was always there. This is "Swede's" second and last year. - 69 - (70) Football Letter Men VANCE SPRECKELMEYER "Spreck" is five feet, ten inches tall and weighs 180 pounds. He is a fast, hard hitter. His ability as punter pulled Wesleyan out of many pinches. This is his third year. ELDON WEIFFENBACH, Guard. "Cheese" is five feet, eleven inches tall and weighs 185 pounds. When on the defense he is just what his name insinuates, but on the offense a regular pile driver. This is "Cheese's" third and last year. WESLEY GOETZ, Fullback. "Weck" is five feet, nine inches tall and weighs 150 pounds. He was a mean line plunger. On defense he was immovable as the "Rock of Gilbralter." When it comes to gut, "Weck's" name tops the list. This is his second year. MARK TANDY. "Bar B Q" is five feet, eleven inches tall and weighs 175 pounds. When it comes to receiving and intercepting passes this lad rates A 1. It is to be remembered that his end was not run around this season. He played his second year. JOHN PITTS. Pitts is five feet, eleven inches tall and weighs 210 pounds. For four years he has made his "W". Pitts had the weight and the nerve to use it. He was always ready to open a hole for his backs, and always ready to stop an offensive back. - 70 - (71) Football Letter Men AARON CRAVENS. Aaron is five feet, eleven inches tall and weighs 175 pounds. He showed the old pugilistic fight in every game he played in. It never gets too rough for Aaron to get enough. This is his second year. CHARLEY SUMMERS, Halfback. "Charley" is five feet, nine inches tall and weighs 160 pounds. He was a consistent fighter. Charley's speed and ability in a broken field has made him a valuable back. This is his second year. REGINALD BUTLER. "Rags" is five feet, eleven inches tall and weighs 165 pounds. He showed up both on offense and defense. He was a sure tackler and stopped some of the best men in the state. This is "Rags' " second year. VIRGIL ANDERSON, Halfback. "Bird" is five feet, eleven inches tall and weighs 160 pounds. In basketball "Bird" learned the feel of the skin. We find that size and shape mean nothing to him. He worked well on both ends of the passing game. This is his second year. - 71 - (72) Basketball Letter Men ERNST HOFFMAN, Captain, Center. "Unchas" has made his fourth stripe this year. Although handicapped by a pair of bad ankles, "Unchas" proved very valuable and always gave his best for his team. His departure this year will be greatly felt. LEEMON SCHUETTE, Guard, Acting Captain. "Louie's" speed and accurate passing has made him the most feared man in the Conference. This is "Louie's" last year, and in his going Wesleyan loses one of the best running guards she has ever turned out. VIRGIL ANDERSON, Forward, Captain Elect. "Bird" came to us from Warrenton, where he made himself a reputation as a scoring ace. For two years he has been the "hot shot" for Wesleyan. We expect big things from "Bird" next year. AARON CRAVENS, Guard. Aaron returned this year for his third stripe, and with him brought a trainer (The Wife). Cravens was an excellent guard as opposing centers and forwards will testify, and was always good for a number of points. LAVERNE DEWEES, Forward. "Bergen was on the Varsity for four years. He played a steady, consistent game all year. He was a good floor man and scored his quota of baskets all season. - 72 - (73) Basketball Letter Men MILFORD MILTENBERGER, Center. "Romeo" made his first "W" this year by filling the injured captain's place. His good shooting made him conspicuous. His smiling countenance will again be seen on the court next year. CHARLEY SUMMERS, Forward. "Chick's" work at forward was excellent. This is his first year on the Varsity, but he bids fair for his remaining years. CLINE CRAIN, Guard. "Haney" stepped in his big brother's shoes, to carry another "W" home to the Crains. He played a clean fast game, and was a good defensive man. This is his first and last year. CECIL RAPP, Guard. Although this was Cecil's first and last year on the squad, he was always dependable when the time came. ELMER VON ALLMAN, Forward. This was "Kraut's" second year on the squad and he is always dependable when called upon. He has two more years in which to show his eye for the basket. - 73 - (74) Top Row - Crain, Anderson, Miltenberger, Coach Rae, Dewees, Rapp. Bottom Row - Von Allman, Cravens, Captain Hoffman, Schuette, Summers. Boys' Basketball Basketball has always been the major sport at Wesleyan, and for the last several years she has been a strong contender for the conference championship. The past season was a very colorful one. Out of eighteen hoop encounters she was victorious in fifteen. For the past four years her team has been manned by the same five. Next year she will start out with a new team, but we can rest assured that the coming team will uphold the splendid record made by the departing five. The Season's Record Dec. 19 - McKendree College at Warrenton.....38-27 Jan. 7 - McKendree College at Lebanon...........33-32 Jan. 11 - Kirksville Osteopaths at Warrenton....46-35 Jan. 17 - Culver-Stockton College at Canton.....39-17 Jan. 18 - Concordia at St. Louis................40-26 Jan. 21 - Westminster College at Fulton.........25-23 Jan. 28 - Central College at Fayette............24-30 Jan. 29 - Missouri Valley College at Marshall...42-20 Feb. 1 - Kirksville Osteopaths at Kirksville....30-28 Feb. 8 - Central College at Warrenton...........44-36 Feb. 13 - Drury College at Warrenton............41-40 Feb. 18 - Westminster College at Warrenton......31-38 Feb. 21 - Culver-Stockton College at Warrenton..59-15 Feb. 24 - Drury College at Springfield..........29-23 Feb. 25 - Rolla School of Mines at Rolla........33-22 Feb. 27 - Missouri Valley College at Warrenton..55-19 - 74 - (75) Top Row - Williams, Leek, Wood, Delventhal, Ellis, Coach McCall. Bottom Row - Winter, Hollmann, Anderson, Wessendorf, Langenbacher. Girls' Basketball For the seventh year the Wesleyan girls' basketball team has gone undefeated. The past season the girls met some of the strongest teams in the state, and defeated them by large scores. The whole team will be back next year. The Season's Record Feb. 1 - Y. W. H. A. of St. Louis at Warrenton....41-16 Feb. 8 - Principia at Warrenton ...................34-28 Feb. 12 - West Park Baptists at Warrenton.........29-24 Feb. 14 - Principia at St. Louis..................44-28 Feb. 18 - Kingshighway Presbyterians at Warrenton...47-16 Feb. 20 - Kingshighway Presbyterians at St. Louis....34-14 Feb. 25 - West Park Baptists at St. Louis..........23-19 Mar. 1 - Y. W. H. A. at St. Louis.................38-21 - 75 - (76) Basketball Letter Women ANDERSON, Captain and Forward. Erma has been a regular for the past two years, she is the scoring ace of the girls team as her brother is on the boys. Her one-hand shot has made her the outstanding figure on the floor. WESSENDORF, Guard. "Cotton" was changed from a center to a guard this year, and played her same steady game. She has the offensive habit of slapping the ball back in her forward's face. She has two more years. WINTER, Foward. Winter and Leek split time at the forward position. Although being small of stature, her speed made up for her minuteness. She was ready, and in every mix-up on her end of the court. LANGENBACHER, Center. Vivian with much speed blended in wonderfully with "Lu" in the center region. Her passes were snappy and accurate. Her scrapping figure will again be seen on the team next season. HOLLMANN, Center. "Lu" was a strong factor toward making Wesleyan's team a winner. Her ability to get the tip over her center accounted for a great number of the points. - 76 - (77) Basketball Letter Women LEEK, Forward. This is Leek's virgin cruise on the Wesleyan six. Her steady fighting attitude won her position. Although she was not a high point figure her accurate passing deserves much comment. WOOD, Guard. This is Bernice's first year on the team. She is a consistent fighter, her ability to diagnose accounts for the many passes she intercepted. WILLIAMS, Guard. Virginia always played well in any position that she was playing in. She had plenty pep and was always a ready scrapper. DELVENTHAL, Guard. "Debby" played her first year of college basketball this year. She proved dependable; we expect great things of her next year. ELLIS, Guard. Whenever we were in a "pinch" we could always count on Miriam. This was her first year on the squad, and we're hoping she will be back again next year to play on the team. - 77 - (78) Track The track season for the Ce-Wes-Cos opened early this spring with poorer prospects than has existed at Central Wesleyan for some time. Only four letter men returned and with little material to aid them in making a winning team. Cline Crain, brother to the record holder in the mile, continued to show his speed and undying determination in the quarter-mile. Winters was back in good form for the hurdles, ably assisted by Charlie Summers, the all-round man. Last, but not least, Sol Thurman, the Speed-Demon from U. City, was back in the dashes. Due to unfortunate circumstances we were able to participate in only three meets. The first a triangular meet with Rolla and Westminister, the second a class meet, and the third a dual meet with Culver Stockton. We were fully proud of our boys in the showing they made. Although they were not victorious in all events, it shows a real school spirit to go out and participate in the hardest of all athletics. - 78 - (79) Chapter IV --- Organizations - 79 - (80) Top Row - Kinder, Case, Gerdeman Bottom Row - Michel, Schaper, Schuette, Hollmann, Crain. Student Senate The Administration of the College has always desired to have the student viewpoint well in hand before settling the disciplinary problems arising during the course of the year. For that reason each year a group of students are selected by the student body and are known as the Student Senate. The value of this organization is established more with each succeeding year - the greatest good being the breaking down of the barrier which arises when a faculty metes out punishment upon its student body. Fortunately, at Central Wesleyan College, this organization is seldom called upon to aid the settlement of such problems due to the fine spirit of co-operation between the faculty and the student body. The members comprising the Student Senate are: the president of the student body, the chairman of Mass Meetings, the four representatives on the Boards of Athletics and Debate, the Editor of the "Star," the Associate Editor of the "Star," and the two Cheer Leaders. The President of the Student Body acts as chairman, and the Associate Editor of the "Star" is the secretary. - L. L. S. - 80 - (81) Music - 81 - (82) Top Row-Wood, C. Hackman, Wieting, Rapp, Martin, E. Hendershott. Bottom Row-Gruen, O'Donnell, P. Hackman, Means, P. Hendershott, Nieburg. Central Wesleyan College Band Music holds an important place in Central Wesleyan College. The Ce-Wes-Co Band under the direction of Andrew J. Wieting, a Senior, famous bandmaster and euphonium virtuoso, is one of the well-known organizations heard at the College. In addition to the ability of the band musicians of last year, we were very glad to welcome two new young men last fall as the first semester of the fall term opened, namely, Mr. Paul Hackmann, trombone soloist, and Mr. Walter Brashear, clarinettist. Both proved a distinctive divertissement on the Spring program of April 10 with the newest and finest trombone and reed novelty numbers aside from the splendid overtures and late marches. The students and friends of Central Wesleyan have this year accessibility to a real treat in a band producing high grade music of variety and spice to please everyone. The boys, who have a record of musical achievement in and around the college and Warrenton, need no further introduction. However, we regret losing several of the old stand-bys as they are graduating. We wish them well and hope they will continue their good start in the music world which was so nicely achieved at Central Wesleyan. Opportunity never does much for the man who is not willing to work and a hard day's work never is regretted when we begin to get results. - A. W. - 82 - (83) Top Row - C. Hackman, Gruen, Martin, Wieting, Peterson, E. Hendershott, Wood. Middle Row-Kathleen Halter (Director), Polster, Wood, O'Donnell, Nieburg, Holt, P. Hendershott, Means, P. Hackman, Winter, Krueger. Bottom Row-H. Hendershott, Heusi, Michel, Shelton, Heidel, Gerdeman, Martin, Altholz, Lohman. The Symphony Orchestra An organization which has for its fundamental purpose the application of musical theory to co-operative practice, seldom contributing substantially to the enjoyment of any part of the public other than that which is composed of proud and prejudiced parents. Ordinarily, the musical texture of such an orchestral fabric is limited to the sibilant scraping of strings, the plaintive wailing of reeds and the blatant and somewhat nasal bleating of brass - all of which is combined into a diapason roar of discord that causes sensitive composers to squirm uneasily and resentfully in their graves. This year, the elementary purpose of the orchestra was again consumated, but the usual public misery was entirely overcome by tempering the enthusiasms of ambitious amateurs, who were seeking the shortest possible route to musical perfection, with orchestral assignments which were within the range of meritorious treatment. Kathleen Halter added to her reputation for judicious directorial capacity and made of the Symphony Orchestra a musical unit which proved worthy of the laurels bestowed upon it by the public after the Spring concert. The advantage to the student of instrumental music in being enabled to correlate his zealous devotion to the mastery of an instrument with actual playing in an orchestra is one that cannot be too extravagantly estimated. Solitary perseverance in creative musical expression requires an effort of the will that is alien to the temperament of youth. The socialized progression of musical skill has possibilities, however, which can be discerned by the most superficial student, and this factor accounted in the most substantial measure for the success of the Symphony Orchestra this year. The weekly practice periods were made so alluring and enjoyable that progress was rapid, and the purpose of the organization was unobtrusively fulfilled. Instead of being an obvious laboratory enterprise, the orchestra provided constructive diversion for each member and enriched the experience of the community as well. - H. H. - 83 - (84) Standing - Wieting, Michel, Wood, Heidel, Halter (Director), Holt, Hackman, Nieburg, Hake, Brashear. Sitting - Hendershott, Heusi. The Concert Ensemble The task confronting the Concert Ensemble, which is the most advanced musical unit on the campus, was therefore one which might plausibly cause the most astute hearts to quake with apprehensions and misgivings. Faint heart ne'er won fair phrases from the public, however, and with an ambition of which even Brutus might have spoken with awe and respect, the Ensemble began diligent reading of classical scores such as even the most fastidious musical epicure might have regarded with entire approbation. The discouragement which is inevitable in any sincere artistic project, and which came to the orchestral enthusiasts, served merely to strengthen the tenacity of purpose which Kathleen Halter exemplified for the group, and the success which ultimately rewards unremitting efforts crowned the courageous perservance of the Ensemble in a measure that cannot be adequately described. Costumes symbolical of the artistry of their musical achievement and suggestive of the lustrous quality of the classics which they interpreted and of the flowing grace of their melodic expression served to identify the personnel in an apt and distinctive fashion. The Spring concert, which was acclaimed by a critical audience as having been the best musical performance that has ever been given at Central Wesleyan, combined versatility, ingenuity, fidelity and skill in a manner that inspired the most spontaneous and superlative appreciation of a reluctant public. The plaudits of Warrenton were echoed in proportionate degree in a concert which was given beyond the pale of local interest. Sentiment that will augur wealth for the College was induced in Marthasville as a consequence of a musical invasion of this community. Thus, the Concert Ensemble has served the double purpose of performing a service in behalf of musical tradition and of reflecting credit upon the College which has sponsored it. - H. H. - 84 - (85) Top Row - McCall, Karrenbrock, Eitelgeorge, Peterson, Hackman, Stamer, E. Winter, D. Winter. Bottom Row - Kathleen Halter (Director), Williamson, V. Winter, Wessendorf, Delventhal, Leek, Wood, Johnson, Schaper, Jerome Halter (Mascot). The Drum Corps Director.......Kathleen Halter President.........Mary Leon Delventhal Vice-President....Eleanor Williamson Secretary.........Edna Winter Treasurer.........Bernice Wood "Hats off! Along the street there comes A blare of bugles - a ruffle of drums-" The Central Wesleyan Drum Corps represents the translation of an ambitious idea into glamorous reality. The preponderance of organizations in which boys were the major participants inspired Kathleen Halter, at the beginning of her incumbency as Director of Instrumental Music, to enlist the co-operation of a coterie of girls in developing an enterprise which seemed impossible of fulfillment. Intensive drilling in parade maneuvers, persistent practicing upon bucolic bugles, unremitting tattoos upon defiant drums, infinite tact and patience upon the part of Mrs. Halter, whose optimistic faith in the ultimate success of the enterprise transformed it from a nebulous dream into a spiritual actuality, and the endurance of the local welkin, which rang with an assiduity that would have cracked a less tolerant welkin in a very short space of time, made of this group of girls an organization which has reflected more credit upon the college than any other unit in recent years. In addition to the services which it performed in giving zest and sparkle to the embellishment of football and basketball games, the Drum Corps valiantly accompanied the football squad to Fayette and entered into rivalry with the three bands of Central College for public favor. The fact that the St. Louis Post Dispatch selected the Central Wesleyan group from the attractive features at this game for pictorial mention in its pages indicates the conspicuous success of the organization. A minstrel show gave further testimony to its amazing versatility and potentiality for entertainment. "Hats off! The Drum Corps is passing by!" - H. H. - 85 - (86) Top Row - Jeans, Hutmacher, Butler, Lischer, Means, Dahlem, Goetz, Kegelman, Heusi. Middle Row - Petersmeyer, Summers, Gruen, Rosenow, Esther Schelp (Director), Crain, Wieting, Peterson, E. Hendershott. Bottom Row - Michel, Hays, Pitts, Wood, Roloff, Pistorious, Velte, O'Donnell, Edwards. Male Glee Club President........................Russell Michel Secretary........................Cline Crain The Male Glee Club was reorganized not only for good fellowship but for the purpose of bringing students into direct contact with music, appreciating and participating in the singing of good songs. Music is an outlet for expressing the emotions, and the boys can surely do that. As one writer says, "A singer might be defined as a human mind undertaking to express the entire range of its experience through the voice." If any one doubts this, come to rehearsals and listen to the outburst of expression. Although the Club has many soloists among its members, it is not an aggregation of solo voices but a body of intelligent men each striving to become a part of the whole. They have learned to work together harmoniously so that no one voice is outstanding but each is blended into the whole. The Club has worked faithfully under the direction of Esther Schelp, obtaining excellent results, demonstrated in its performances at recitals and concerts. One would think that some tenors were sailors the way they travel the high "C's." While the seconds hold the ship, the basses are the deep "C" divers, and the baritones ride in submarines just above. There is no way more simple to gain a feeling for melody than to associate with great melodies. The Club did itself justice in a concert given with the Girls' Glee Club in which were also solos and quartettes. The male quartette included Carl Lischer, Paul Hackman, John Pitts, Andrew Wieting. Other members have also furnished music for various entertainments and for the College Church services and special programs. Wm. Byrd says, "Since singing is so good a thing; I wish all men would learn to sing." - E. A. S. - 86 - (87) Top Row - Schmidt, Winter, Holt, E. Winter, Langenbacher, Leek, Eitelgeorge, Hackman, Krueger, Nieburg, Zimmerman, Smith. Middle Row - Vahle, Wehrman, Delventhal, Stamer, Peterson, Wessendorf, Klinger, Hollman, Anderson, Wood, Proffit, Bebermeyer. Bottom Row - Hanke, Johnson, Schaper, Zeiser, Boeger, Esther Schelp (Director), Koen, V. Winter, Davidson, Williamson. Girls' Glee Club President.....Evelyn Hanke Secretary........Melba Schaper Librarian........Luella Hackman A Girls' Glee Club? Yes, just that. The Club is very young for last September saw the birth of a Girls' Glee Club at Central Wesleyan. It was organized, meeting once a week under the direction of Miss Esther Schelp, for the purpose of giving the girls an opportunity to gain knowledge of how to use the voice effectively; and to participate in rendering good songs. A song is the door through which all may normally enter into active musical enjoyment. Women have never been "voiceless." However, not all may talk at once and be understood, not all may play the same game, but all may sing, and sing at the same time. The Club consists of sopranos, mezzos, and altos. Some have had previous musical training while others have been enjoying a new musical experience; but all have youth, imagination and intelligence which is the foundation for good professional performances. In December the Club participated in a recital program; all were thrilled with their first public appearance. In January a concert was given by the combined Glee Clubs demonstrating their ability to sing together in concerted numbers. There were also duets, trios, and quartettes, the last including Dorothea Winter, Lorene Koen, Jean Schmidt, and Lucille Eitelgeorge, who have also sung on other programs. They, with Hedwig Boeger and Vivian Langenbacher, formed the double trio. The club has furnished singers for recitals, entertainments, and for Sunday, Christmas, and Easter services at the College Church. Anything which lends to accuracy of vision and to exact and intelligent hearing is to be sought not only as a general educational means, but as an asset to every human activity. - E. A. S. - 87 - (88) He that rides behind another must not think to guide. - 88 - (89) Oratory - 89 - (90) Top Row - Hake, Michel. Bottom Row - Schaper, Brewer, Polster. Board of Oratory and Debate Forensic activities of Central Wesleyan College are under the direction and guidance of the Board of Oratory and Debate. This board is composed of the Coach of Debate, two faculty members and two student members. The last two are selected by the student body at a general election held in the fall of each year. These two members are also members of the student council. During the year 1929-30 there was held only one oratorical contest. This was held early in November for the purpose of selecting the contestant for the Inter-Collegiate Peace contest. Mr. Herbert Hukriede, Mr. Russell Michel, and Mr. Dale Aronhalt participated in the contest. Mr. Aronhalt was selected as the winner. As such he had the privilege of representing Central Wesleyan College at the Inter-Collegiate Contest held in Jefferson City. The Inter-Collegiate Peace Contest was held at Jefferson City on the evening of November 23. There were seven representatives from as many colleges in the state of Missouri. Mr. Aronhalt failed to take either first or second places, but he made a most creditable showing, as he tied for third place. In the field of debate the 1929-30 season was the most ambitious undertaken at Central Wesleyan College for many years. It has been the desire of the Board to attract into the field of forensics enough students to make it a major activity of the campus. - 90 - (91) Top Row - Dahlem, Michel, Kiepe, Stamer, Leek, Aronhalt, Kegelman. Bottom Row - Williamson, Wood, Brewer, Velte, Schaper. Debate Squad Forensics at Central Wesleyan have manifested a new interest and enthusiasm. The keen interest might be attributed to the extensive schedule of debates that were arranged for the season. Twenty-three forensic combats were engaged, including colleges from "Out Where The West Begins," the home of Weber College in Utah, Simpson College of Iowa and the Texas "Cowboys" of Abilene Christian. Two extended tours were made this season. The first major tour was made by Kegelman, Aronhalt, Dahlem, and Michel, accompanied by Coach Brewer. The men debated William Jewell, Park College and Kansas City Law School. Though failing to bring home the desired victories, an incident that will linger long in the memory of these debaters is worth its weight in gold; for verification see the "Kroeger" man. The second of the tours was novel in that the men making the trip had the JOY of taking it minus the coach. Kirksville Teachers, Culver-Stockton and Iowa Wesleyan were the worthy opponents of our Wesleyan team. The girls' debate team had one "exclusive for women only" debate in which the fairer sex cross-examined each other as to their respective merits. This debate was held on the home floor against Hannibal-LaGrange College. It was a non-decision so we are at a loss to say who proved to be the cleverest examiners of the facts presented. Kiepe and Williamson upheld the affirmative for Wesleyan. The Wesleyan team, composed of Michel and Velte, engaged in two debates that were held in neighboring towns, the purpose being to create a wider interest in collegiate debates. These two debates were held at Wright City and Jonesburg. The two opposing teams were McKendree College and Abilene Christian. Both of the debates were audience decisions, a factor that is gaining recognition yearly. The Delta Phi Sigma, a debating fraternity at Central Wesleyan, organized last year for the purpose of creating more interest in forensics among the student body, is happy to announce that four of this year's squad have qualified for membership in the fraternity. The membership is based on the participation in one intercollegiate oratorical contest or two intercollegiate debates within one school year. - W W. V. - 91 - (92) Oratorical Contest The annual Peace Oratorical Contest was held in Kessler Hall on the night of November 18. The contestants were Russell Michel, Dale Aronhalt and Herbert Hukriede. Aronhalt was given first place. His subject was, "Youth and World Peace." Michel placed second with his oration, "The Path to Enduring Peace," and Hukriede third speaking on the subject, "The Basis of Permanent Peace." The winner, as a result of his victory, gained the privilege of representing Central Wesleyan in the State Contest which was held at Jefferson City, November 23. The local and state contests are held each year for the purpose of determining contestants for the National Peace Oratorical Contest, the primary purpose of which is to create interest and enthusiasm for the cause of peace. - 92 - (93) Dramatics - 93 - (94) "The College Widow" - By - GEORGE ADE Presented by Y. W. C. A. in Kessler Hall, November 26, 1929. The Y. W. C. A., with the help of the Y. M. C. A., successfully presented "The College Widow," a comedy in four acts, in Kessler Hall, November 26th. Hiram Bolton, D. D., L. L. D., president of the K. and H. Railway (John Pitts), and a wealthy patron of Bingham College, sends his son, Billy (Vance Spreckelmeyer), a star half-back, under the guidance of Copernicish Talbot, (Herbert Peterson) a post-graduate tutor, to play on the Bingham football team. However, Bolton the younger, and the meek tutor, are destined never to reach their destination; for they must change trains in a small town where Atwater College, a rival of Bingham, is located. It is discovered that the president of Atwater, Peter Witherspoon (Carl Lischer), is a boyhood friend of the elder Bolton. Billy becomes "deeply interested in Atwater College," which, by the way, is in dire need of a half-back, and is "induced" to remain at Atwater by Jane Witherspoon, (Jean Schmidt) the College Widow, very much against the vigorous protests of his tutor. Things begin to happen rapidly after this and a climax is reached in the annual game between the two bitter rivals, Atwater and Bingham. It looks as if Bingham will win the game until Billy makes a spectacular play in the last few minutes and wins the game for Atwater. He is declared hero of the day. Later, however, he learns that he has been the victim of a conspiracy, and his indignant father returns. The Widow, now sincere in her actions towards Billy, repents, and as the curtain falls, everyone is happy and satisfied. Cast of Characters Billy Bolton.......Vance Spreckelmeyer Peter Witherspoon.......Carl Lischer Hiram Bolton.......John Pitts "Matty" McGowan, a trainer.....Cecil Rapp Hon. Elam Hicks, of Squartamiclk.......Donald Kramer "Bub" Hicks, a freshman.......Chas. Summers Jack Larrabee, Football Coach.......Lyman Winter Copernicish Talbot.......Herbert Peterson "Silent" Murphy, center rush.......Willis Velte "Stub" Tallmadge, a busy undergraduate.......Ozro Browning Tom Pearson, right tackle.......Harold Hays Daniel Tibbetts, Town marshal.......Herbert Hukriede Jane Witherspoon, the College Widow.......Jean Schmidt Bessie Tanner, an athletic girl.......Melba Schaper Flora Wiggins, a prominent waitress.......Lula Hollmann Mrs. Primky Dalzell, a grass widow.......Lucile Eitelgeorge Town Girls: Luella Chubbs.......Anna Zeiser Bertha Tyson.......Eleanor Williamson Cora Jenks.......Mary Leon Delventhal Ruth Atken.......Evelyn Hanke Josephine Barclay.......D'Arline Wessendorf Students: Ollie Mitchell.......Cline Crain Dick McAllister.......Leemon Schuette "Jimsey" Happer.......Walton Andrews Freshmen: Virgil Anderson, Reginald Butler, Laverne Dewees, Pierre Foristell, Wesley Goetz, Charles Kegelman, Byron Kinder, Ivan Rosenow and Mark Tandy. - 94 - (95) "Pygmalion" - By - BERNARD SHAW Presented by Alpha Psi Omega in Kessler Hall, March 27, 1930. Shaw takes his plot from the old Greek myth "Pygmalion." A legendary king of Cyprus, who, disgusted with the dissolute character of women of his island, resolved never to marry. Enamored of Galatea, a beautiful ivory statue of his own carving, he requested Venus to give it life. His prayer was granted and the vivified statue became Mrs. Pygmalion. In Shaw's play Henry Higgins, an ambitious teacher of phonetics, takes Eliza Doolittle, a flower girl of the gutter, and makes a lady out of her. To his surprise the transformation is more than on the surface. Cast of Characters Henry Higgins, teacher of phonetics.......Herbert Hake Eliza Doolittle, a flower girl............Viola Stamer Colonel Pickering, Higgin's helper........Carl Lischer Mrs. Higgins, Mother of Henry Higgins.......Edna Polster Mrs. Eynsford Hill, society lady............Jean Schmidt Clara Hill,"daughter of Mrs. Hill..........Melba Schaper Freddy Hill, son of Mrs. Hill..............Herbert Peterson Mr. Doolittle, victim of middle class morality......John Pitts Bystanders.................................Vance Spreckelmeyer, Nelson Martin Butler.....................................Lyman Winter Maid.......................................Lucile Eitelgeorge - 95 - (96) "The Mollusc" - By - HUBERT HENRY DAVIES Presented by the class of 1931 as its Junior Ex. on the evening of May 8, in Kessler Hall. The fact that the Junior Ex. traditionally obligates the Junior class to give a dramatic exhibition which will combine a substantial moral preachment with the exhilarating entertainment of a conventional play, impelled the Class of 1931 to give more than ordinary attention to the choice of a suitable opus. "R. U. R.," a powerful satire upon the mechanized age in which we live, was the original selection for the climactic performance of the drama season, but because of sick¬ness and other unforseen circumstances, which reduced the cast to such an extent that the necessary number of characters could not be supplied, work upon it was abandoned, and a new play was selected. This second choice - an English comedy by Hubert Henry Davies, entitled "The Mollusc" -proved to be an admirable substitute for the original play. Its plot revolves about a certain Mrs. Baxter-styled a "mollusc" by her brother Tom because she resembles the sea parasite bearing that name. She gently but inflexibly makes a slave of everyone in the household by doing nothing for herself but subconsciously believing that she personally performs everything that she inveigles others into performing for her, and becoming utterly exhausted as a consequence of these synthetic exertions. Since her husband and her governess have become hopeless and intimidated vassals to her every whim, her brother Tom undertakes her reformation and accomplishes it by a strategic ruse, after the usual disciplinary devices have failed. The naive simplicity of the plot did not, however, conceal the classic proportions of the play from the discerning audience, on the night of the performance. When the dramatist, through the medium of Tom, described human molluscs as people who spend all of their energy and ingenuity in clinging to their complacent conservatism, and who, unlike the lazy, will exert themselves with superlative will power to do nothing, when it would be so much easier to do something, there was an appreciative murmur from the audience; that indicated its recognition of a familiar human type and its anticipation of the remedial treatment that would be prescribed in the course of the play. Another substantial and sympathetic human element, which the veneer of farce failed to obscure, was the philosophy of love which the play defined. There was none of the idealized prattle of Love possessing such sturdy intrinsic qualities that nothing can ever alienate the affections of two people who have been truly attracted to each other by it. There was rather a rational and candid portrayal of the factors that nurture or nullify Love, which, according to the analysis of the playwright, is a plastic and progressive emotional condition, rather than a static Utopian dream. The title role was given a superble sympathetic interpretation by Beulah Femmer, a novice who gave a performance that indicated conscientious correlation of imaginative study with the pantomimic delineation of a distasteful character. Her submergence of self into the personality of the "Mollusc" was splendidly accomplished. Melba Schaper gave whimsical vivacity and charm to the romantic role of Miss Roberts, the Baxter governess. Contrary to most feminine leads, there was none of the innocuous coquettry that identifies the conventional stage vignette of the modern girl. The difficult combination of Victorian restraint and volcanic femininity, which the character personified, was admirably simulated by Miss Schaper. A meek and acquiescent husband, who suddenly realizes that he has fallen in love with the governess and frankly admits it, is a rare figure in dramatic conventions. The fact that Carl Lischer gave a plausible and ingenuous character portrait of such a husband indicates the skill and merit of his performance. Vance Spreckelmeyer contributed to the role of the disciplinarian brother a fund of robust humor and dramatic vitality that made the characterization priceless. It is to be hoped that "The Mollusc" fulfilled its fundamental dramatic purpose. - 96 - (97) Alpha Psi Omega Hake Hohn Schmidt Winter Polster Martin Spreckelmeyer Schaper Pitts Peterson Lischer Eitelgeorge Summers Stamer - 97 - (98) Alpha Psi Omega Alpha Psi Omega is a national honorary dramatic fraternity in which membership is granted only to college students who have done conspicuously meritorious work in dramatics. The College recognizes excellence in no extra curricular activity other than athletics, and the fraternity is therefore a boon to students who lack skill in athletics but who excel in dramatics, because it enables them to merit honorary distinction in an equally praiseworthy field of endeavor. A charter was granted to Central Wesleyan College by the Grand Cast of Alpha Psi Omega in 1928, and the Alpha Iota has been granted to thirty-five students and faculty members who have met the rigorous entrance requirements that are imposed by the Grand Cast. Superlative merit in acting or eminent service in any kindred department of dramatic enterprise qualifies a student or faculty member for membership, and admission to the fraternity is granted when such an eligible candidate is unanimously elected to membership privileges by the vote of incumbent members and by the fulfillment of all initiation requirements. Three plays have been given by the Alpha Iota cast in the three years of its activity upon the campus. In 1928, the popular mystery melodrama by John Willard, entitled "The Cat and the Canary," was given a pretentious performance, which enabled the charter members to do experimental work on the unique problems in stagecraft that the production afforded as well as to give attention to the creation of an atmosphere and of characterizations which would consistently symbolize the eerie mood of the play. Because of the interest that was incident to the Kellogg plan for the outlawry of war, in the spring of 1929, a performance of "The Enemy" by Channing Pollock, was given as the second Alpha Psi Omega production. A powerful preachment against the carnage of warfare and the frenzy of synthetic patriotism, which distorts the true proportions of all disputed factors in wartime, was given by Prof. G. C. Hohn, in a classic portrayal of Dr. Arndt, the humanist who personifies the philosophy of the play. The vital impetus of the characterization, combined with the consummate skill of its interpretation gave the role a dramatic appeal which has never been equaled on the Kessler boards. News of the play and of its meritorious presentation secured for the cast an invitation to give a second performance of it in St. Charles, and a second dramatic triumph was forthwith achieved. The third and most recent production was given in the early spring of 1930, and, as a consequence of it, a local taste for the iconoclasm of George Bernard Shaw and for the barbed satire which identifies his plays was cultivated. The comedy "Pygmalion," which is reviewed elsewhere in this volume, served admirably to transport the members of the cast to a plane of histrionic eminence which appropriately paralleled the literary eminence of the play. The fact that a second performance was given in St. Charles indicates the esteem in which dramatic standards of the Alpha Iota cast are held, beyond the pale of local prejudice and pride, and testifies to the aptness of the motto which the cast has respected with meticulous honesty for three years: "Ars Gratia Artis." - 98 - (99) Drama Club Presents One-Act Plays The Drama Club observed National Drama week Tuesday evening, February 25, by presenting a cycle of tragedies. The program was given in Kessler Hall. Parts taken from Shakespeare's "Macbeth," Henrik Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler" and "The Valiant" by Holworthy Hall and Rober Middlemas were acted for the lovers of drama. All of these had been presented previously in Drama Club programs and had proven popular with the audiences. The program was under the direction and management of Prof. Herbert Hake. In the first number on the program, Mr. Hake appeared as Macbeth; Miss Edna Polster acted the role of Lady Macbeth. Scene 7 from Act I, and Scenes 1 and 2 from Act II were presented portraying Macbeth's bloody deed and the panic of apprehension which accompanied the fulfilling of Lady Macbeth's plans to have her husband murder Duncan, their king and their guest. The characters as they appeared in the Act 4 of "Hedda Gabler" were George Tesman played by Carl Lischer, Hedda Gabler by Viola Stamer, Mrs. Elvsted by Lucile Eitelgeorge, and Judge Brack by Donald Kramer. The domineering and self-centered Hedda Gabler is made to realize her true self by the tragic failure of those whom she had dominated. Her last act of domination that lay within her power, suicide, she accomplished beautifully - as she saw beauty. "The Valiant" was played by John Pitts as Warden Holt, Carl Lischer as Father Daly, the prison Chaplain, Vance Spreckelmeyer as Wilson, the jailer, Herb Hake as Jas. Dyke, the prisoner, and Jean Schmidt as Josephine Paris, the girl. The scene takes place in the warden's office in the State's prison at Wethersfield, Conn., on a rainy night about half past eleven. The prisoner, about to be hanged for murder, maintained a resolute silence concerning his identity in order that he might save his old mother and his little sister the sorrow and shame of having a murderer for a son and brother. Josephine Paris, who thinks this man her brother, comes a long way to find out the truth. Dyke, who is her brother, sends her back home to her mother with a glowing report of her "brother" who died in the Great War. Dyke is then marched off to the scaffold, confident that he has done the valiant thing. - 99 - (100) The Drama Club In order that a program of aesthetic drama may merit the favorable attention of the community for which it is intended, an appreciation of the intrinsic values of the Drama, aside from its superficial attractions as a medium of entertainment, needs to be cultivated. For the double purpose of educating the general public in true dramatic appreciation and of affording ambitious students an opportunity to participate in constructive dramatic activity, the Drama Club was organized at the opening of the Summer Session of 1929. A large membership immediately attested to the popularity and recognized benefits of the organization, and regular meetings were conducted throughout the summer and during the following winter term, until the congestion created by athletic events, debates and all of the multiform activities of the regular school year, forbade its continuance. These meetings were strictly dramatic in character, and a resolute effort was made, from the first, to avoid the usual irrelevancies that are introduced for increasing the popular appeal of literary programs. Each meeting opened with a roll call, and quotations from classical drama or from substantial modern plays were given by the members to testify to their attendance and to their active interest in the Drama. A talk or paper upon some phase of dramatic development, or upon some conspicuous figure in the field of dramatic enterprise, usually constituted the opening feature of the formal program. The following representative subjects indicate the nature of the dissertations that were given. The Modern Morality Play Expressionism in the Drama Modern Tendencies in Scenic Art Henrik Ibsen: His Life and Work The Dramatic Technique of Eugene O'Neill A musical interlude, which customarily followed the opening feature, consisted of a song or instrumental composition selected from an opera, a musical comedy or a kindred dramatic source. Characteristic features of this type were: "One Fine Day" from "Madame Butterfly" Prologue to "Pagliacci" "When the Foeman Bares His Steel" from "H. M. S. Pinafore" Blind Girl's Song from "La Gioconda" "Home to Our Mountains" from "Il Trovatore" Quartet from "Rigoletto" The dramatic presentation, which concluded each program, consisted of a one-act play or a scene from a standard classic. This was followed by a discussion of the intrinsic merits of the play, the mode of its performance, the problems of staging, the significance of lighting, etc. Typical among the dramatic features that were presented were the following: "Aria da Capo" "Judge Lynch" "The Widow's Veil" "Ile" "The Angel Intrudes" "Suppressed Desires" "The Valiant" Act II, "Macbeth" Act IV, "Hedda Gabler" Three original dramatic compositions - a pantomime, a one-act play and an atmospheric prologue for piano - were other features of interest that Drama Club members were enabled to criticize and study. Two major productions were sponsored by the Club as a consequence of its awakened interest in the aesthetic drama. The first of these - a tragedy written by the Russian philosopher, Andreyev, and entitled "He, Who Gets Slapped" - was produced entirely from manuscript, since it was not, at that time, available in print. Because of the initiative of the Drama Club in this enterprise, Central Wesleyan won the distinction of giving the play its premier college performance in Missouri. Since the date of its local presentation, early in the summer of 1929, it has been given by both Washington and Missouri Universities. The second production was a performance of Shakespeare's "Merchant of Venice," with a symbolized stage investiture. The community reaction toward both of these experimental excursions into erstwhile unexplored dramatic fields testified to the educational influence which the Drama Club exerted. - 100 - (101) Religious - 101 - (102) Top Row - Beisemeyer, Peterson, Wood, Janrvin, Gieck, Nold. Bottom Row - Aronhalt, Yelte, Havighurst (Dean), Grote, Roloff. Theological Seminar What the Church needs today is not more but more efficient preachers. If there was ever a time when all the intellectual and spiritual abilities of the minister were challenged, that time is right now. In the present age of materialism there is an ever increasing tendency to lose sight of the spiritual phase of life. America in her pursuit of amusement and sensual gratifications has become pleasure-mad and it is the task of the Church to direct the attention of the people to the higher and nobler things of life. Central Wesleyan has always realized the need of Christian leaders and to this end the Theological Seminar was organized. This year our number is somewhat smaller than usual and will be further diminished through the graduation of several of the members. Strength however does not always lie in number and there are other factors which enter in. As we look back over the past year's activities we feel that the work has not been in vain but trust that through our weekly discussions under the leadership of Dr. E. S. Havighurst something worth while may have been accomplished. We hope that the Seminar may continue to exert a wholesome influence and to co-operate fully with all the Christian agencies in promoting a spirit of true fellowship among the students at Central Wesleyan. - N. F. G. - 102 - (103) Top Row - Holt, Schmidt, Hackman, Klinger, Peterson, Williamson, Bebermeyer. Bottom Row-Delventhal, Wood, Heidel (President), Gaebler, Eitelgeorge. Y. W. C. A. The year 1929-30 has proven a very profitable and beneficial one for the members of the Young Womens Christian Association of Central Wesleyan College. Through the hearty co-operation of the Cabinet and Association members a greater and fuller life for each girl and for the organization as a whole has been attained. According to tradition the year was opened with an outing at Little Charrette with every faculty member and student participating. On this occasion we became better acquainted and encouraged with the prospects of the best year ever. Then followed the membership meeting attended by a large delegation. The biggest highlight of the season was "The College Widow" under the auspices of the Y. W. with the assistance of the Y. M. Another true Central Wesleyan football victory was witnessed by an enthusiastic audience, an inspiration for the final game on Thanksgiving day. Through the courtesy of various faculty members, topics on educational subjects added to the diversity of our programs. Miss Fern Babcock, the new regional secretary for this district, visited our campus for two days. Missionaries from India, China, and Manilla acquainted us with the conditions in foreign countries. The Girl Scouts, under the able leadership of Mrs. Leo. French, was organized by the Y. W. girls last year. This group has continued to grow and achieve unlimited success. It is the aim of the Y. W. to acquaint girls on this campus with each other and also to acquaint them with the girls of all the world. Through weekly meetings and through our social projects we endeavor to achieve this purpose. Mary Leon Delventhal and Luella Hackman will represent the Association at Hollister this year. The prospects for a prosperous Y. W. are bright for next year. - Helen Heidel. - 103 - (104) Top Row - Rapp, Weiffenbach. Bottom Row - Gruen, Velte, Crain. Y. M. C. A. The Young Mens' Christian Association of Central Wesleyan College is a Christian organization whose purpose is the furthering of Christ's teachings and principals. The Y. M. C. A. is limited to the men only as there is a like organization for the women. In the Y. M. it is the desire of each person and the society to make the world better place, to live in and our College one of the best spots of that world. The Y. M. C. A. is at all times endeavoring to develop a well balanced and well rounded life. To do this the Y. M. strives to develop the mental, physical and spiritual sides of life. - 104 - (105) Literary - 105 - (106) Garfield Literary Society Crain Dewees Spreckelmeyer Hoffman Winter Martin Foristell Pitts O'Donnell Schuette Weiffenbach Rapp Grote Goetz Case Kinder Summers Tandy Anderson Butler - 106 - (107) Garfield Gamma Lambda Sigma, more commonly referred to as Garfield Literary Society, became an organization on our campus in 1883. The name Garfield was derived from the name of America's literary genius, James Garfield. This society may be classed as an institution within an institution, and during its forty-seven years of existence, some of the now most prominent men of our country have answered to the roll call of Garfield. Garfield limits its membership to twenty-five masculine species of humanity. Twenty-four students and one Faculty advisor make up this quota. The duty of the Faculty Advisor is to supervise all activities of the organization. The school year of 1929-30 found Garfield a re-organized unit with Laverne Dewees as president and John Pitts as secretary-treasurer. Six new members were subjected to the initiation ceremonies this year and by this route became loyal members of this great organization. Those who were chosen as Central Wesleyans best were: Mark Tandy, Norbert Hutmacher, Reginald Butler, Virgil Anderson, Charles Summers, and Nelson Grote. Garfield has always been a willing and enterprising organization. When some form of amusement was needed to add pep to certain occasions, Garfield was summoned, and very readily Garfield responded. Garfield possesses leaders in nearly all phases of school and campus life. The president of our student body, the chairman of mass meetings, and other important members of Central Wesleyan's governing body are members of this noble organization. Garfield is represented on all athletic teams who go to fight for Central Wesleyan. Certain members of Garfield possess dramatic or musical ability and they do honor to our society by exercising these abilities and talents along these lines. In fact, no organization on our campus is complete without the assistance of some of our members. In June Garfield will have the misfortune of losing eleven of its members, who will be taken from its folds by graduation. This leaves thirteen members who will be left to make Garfield one of the best societies on our campus and to uphold its reputation in years to come. Garfield has as its motto and password, "Excelsior," and every member who goes forth from our halls has this word before him, as an inspiration to accomplish those things which will be a credit to our organization and our school. - J. P. - 107 - (108) Philomathia Literary Society Eitelgeorge Schmidt Wessendorf Groce Brinkman Heidel Edwards Schaper Wood Wehrman Groce Williamson Anderson Delventhal Peterson Koen Winter - 108 - (109) Philomathia Philo girls again look back upon a year packed with a host of memories - memories of stunts, meetings, programs, outings and all sorts of jolly times. For around Philo centers the pep of the campus. And to this group were added nine new members the first semester who have exemplified the true spirit of the organization. Initiation into the secrets of this order provided a day of merriment to the entire student body. Costumes dating from the early '90's down to the present mode of bridal outfits could be seen in gay array, and each new pledge was given ample opportunity to display publicly her particular talent in the field of literature, music, and dramatics. When the Chairman of Mass Meetings wanted an unusually good stunt for a football pep meeting he called on Philomathia, and the demonstration of enthusiasm, clever puns, and appropriate parodies produced just the desired effect. In keeping with the eerie spirits that haunt the abodes of forlorn mortals on October 30, a public program was presented on that evening - one which satisfied even the wildest imagination as to what harrowing and weird events might take place on Hallowe'en. Because of the growing need for a larger program of social activities, however, it has been the aim this year to stress that phase of the organization to a greater extent than the pursuit of literary endeavors. On April 11 the ladies of the Faculty, professor's wives, mothers of Philo girls, and graduates who had been members of the organization during their college days, were guests of honor at a tea. This furnished a most delightful opportunity for the ladies of the community to become better acquainted with Central Wesleyan co-eds. When school and studies again became a part of the daily routine, after Easter vacation, those balmy spring evenings seemed to instill a unanimous desire in the hearts of Philo girls and Garfield men to enjoy them together. Accordingly, a hayride and picnic was planned and carried out to the nth degree; and thus, another occasion to be remembered as one of the high lights of college days, an expression of the unique spirit of friendship that has animated these two groups. Philo has been indeed fortunate in having Mrs. Halter as its sponsor and critic, and much of the success of the year's activities has been due to her kindly suggestions and willingness to co-operate regardless of the many demands made upon her. - E. M. S. - 109 - (110) Top Row - Polster, Ebeling, Weiffenbach Bottom Row - Schaper, Grote, Gerdeman, Case Central Wesleyan Star This was the first year that the Journalism Class has had complete supervision of the Star. At the beginning of the 1929-30 year a staff was selected from members of the class including the editor, an associate editor, business manager, circulation manager and advertising manager. The remaining members served as the reporters. If the Star has gained any measure of success this year, it has resulted not only by co-operation from members of the class but also by the able service of Miss Edna R. Polster, teacher of Journalism and faculty advisor for five consecutive years. Dr. A. W. Ebeling has continued in his position of Alumni Editor. Each month he contributes a column which concerns the whereabouts and achievements of Central Wesleyan alumni. Feeling that there is nothing more fascinating or more interesting to the college student than himself, the Star has attempted to account each event that has taken place on the campus this year, to sprinkle the pages with a dash of sparkling college satire, and to write editorials which concern themselves wholly with problems at Central Wesleyan. Next year the Star must continue to advance. It must be issued more frequently, for it is almost impossible to justly chronicle all the happenings of a spirited college in a monthly publication. Granted the publicity which a student publication means to any college, next year's staff will probably have the opportunity to accomplish what this one has not achieved. - H. G. - 110 - (111) Chapter V --- Features - 111 - (112) College Calendar for 1929-30 Sept. 10 Matriculation Day. Freshmen galore. Students and faculty greet one another. Sept. 11 Classes start off with a boom. Sept. 12 Students' Reunion. Punch was there but Judy was not. Many new acquaintances were made. Sept. 15 We visit College Church and drop our pennies in the collection box. Sept. 16 W. C. T. U. proponent gives us excellent talk in chapel and tells how to bake. Sept. 19 Miltenberger decides training is best policy for an athlete. Sept. 20 Freshmen with gayly colored faces give an Indian Dance. Sept. 21 Porter and Summers pay $15 admission to New Warrenton Theatre. Sept. 25 "Pep" generators give a fine program climaxed by a spirited talk by Professor Chiles. Sept. 27 The boys put up a real fight but lose to Westminster 13-0. Sept. 28 Some one stole a car from in front of the Girls Dorm. Oct. 1 Dramatic Club resumes activity with a one act play "The Valiant." Oct. 4 Philo girls foretell score of football game. Oct. 5 They were right. We beat Shurtleff 7-6. Oct. 7 George Stovall breaks the center of his face. Oct. 9 Garfield Initiation enjoyed by all except Grote. Goetz and Prof. Spohrer find nothing wrong with the food. A glorious reception to our house mother. Oct. 10 Another peppy mass meeting. Oct. 11 Lost to McKendree. Oct. 15 "The Angel (Herb Peterson) Intrudes." Oct. 17 Drum Corps in blue costume blew their horns. Oct. 18 Central beats us in first five minutes of play, 14-0. Oct. 24 Senior boys put on a "fast" football game at a Mass Meeting! Oct. 25 Tie Carbondale 0-0. Oct. 31 Hallow'en night. College building was donated a menagerie and professorial bull. Nov. 1 Mark put in a padded cell and fined $22.50 - along with Bum. Nov. 2 Entire backfield score touchdowns as we trounce Hannibal-LaGrange - score 92-0. - 112 - (113) Nov. 9 A fine night for a dance at the Gym but there was none. Nov. 11 Armistice Day hut no holiday for Ce-Wes-Co. Nov. 12 Ibsen Program with Stella present but Hedda Gabler acted. Nov. 13 Clean Thought League makes its initial appearance. Nov. 14 College Orchestra wins itself applause under the excellent leadership of Mrs. Halter. Nov. 16 Tarkio Warriors defeat Ce-Wes-Cos 7-0. The trip was featured by an accident which would have been more serious had Porter and Pitts not weighted down the rear end of the bus. Nov. 18 Aronhalt wins Peace Oratorical Contest. Nov. 22-23 President Hays and his "W" Club take charge of a Basketball Tournament won by the Warrenton boys and Fairview girls. Nov. 26 Y. W. C. A. presents "The College Widow." Goop wants to know how Charles Summers became a member of the organization. Nov. 27 The Freshmen and Sophomores arbitrate instead of fighting. Nov. 28 We eat Turkey. The boys tie Culver-Stockton 6-6. Dec. 1 Porter and Sol get a room stack. Dec. 2 Ditto. Dec. 4 The Fourth Conservatory Recital. Dec. 8 Barney starts a Romaynce. Dec. 10 Football Banquet - Ce-Wes-Co belles look their best. Dec. 12 First debate of the year vs. Washburn College. Kiepe and Kegelman represented us. Dec. 15 An excellent musical rendition at the College Church. Dec. 16 Raymond Hollmann finds difficulty in getting into one of the 10 basketball uniforms issued. Dec. 17 Leek and Wood star in Minstrel produced by the Drum and Bugle Corps. Dec. 18 Fifth Conservatory Program. Dec. 19 Central Wesleyan Quintet opens basketball season with a victory over McKendree. Dec. 20 Start of Christmas Recess. Jan. 2 Fire chief Tandy with pick, shovel, and pluck extinguishes a fire. Jan. 7 The basketeers win a thriller from McKendree 33-32. Jan. 8 Hukriede and Andrews come back to a feathery nest. Jan. 10 "Lu", Melba, "Vi", Carl, "Herb", Pitts, and Charley initiated into Alpha Psi Omega. Jan. 11 Central Wesleyan Quintet announce another victory. Jan. 14 Oscar Heusi refuses to lend any more matches to the boys. - 113 - (114) Nov. 6 Elmer gets a hair cut and was threatened with the removal of his moustache. Jan. 15 Barney eats the most candy when Mother Avery treats the boys. Charlie was not there. Jan. 17 C. W. C. overcomes an early lead and defeats Culver-Stockton 39-17. Jan. 18 We beat Concordia in royal fashion. Jan. 19 Jenkins and Blish take leaves of absences, but Jenkins does not return. Jan. 21 A nip and tuck game at Westminster. Jan. 23 Exams and cold weather. Jan. 24 More drudgery and exams. Jan. 27 Second semester begins. Jan. 28 The Central Eagles take advantage of their small gym and defeat us. Feb. 1 Girl Cagesters start sixth year undefeated. Win from Y. W. H. A. Sol felt very much at home. Feb. 4 Dale and Irene defeat Hannibal-LaGrange debaters. Some one asked Irene if there was a girls' football team here. Feb. 6 Much credit due to Mrs. Halter and Miss Schelp for the fine Sixth Conservatory Recital. Feb. 8 The Andersons starred in their respective games as Ce-Wes-Co enjoys a double victory. Feb. 12 John Gieck leads Seminar with a timely talk on Abe Lincoln. Feb. 14 Valentine Day. Prof. Hake and others were not pleased with their Valentines. Feb. 16 League Basketball in full sway. The boys like to play but the referees - not so much. Feb. 18 Girls trounce Kingshighway Presbyterian Quintet to the tune of 47-18. Feb. 20 Dual debate with Shurtleff. Feb. 25 Drama Club makes an excellent presentation of three representative tragedies. Feb. 28 Tandy and his illustrious Sophomores render a banquet to the Freshmen. Mar. 1 Keith Pistorious cleans up Eisenmayer from top to bottom. Quo Vadis! Mar. 2 Barney and Sol vie for Helen's smiles. Mar. 4 Dual Debate with the Blue Jays. Mar. 5 A non-decision debate with the Mormon Girls from Ogden, Utah. Some of the boys want to become Mormons. Velte treats the crowd. Mar. 6 Our boys win first game of state tournament. Mar. 7 President Chiles celebrates his birthday. We wish for more parties and more good meals. Mar. 8 The boys enjoy their rummy games. - 114 - (115) Mar. 10 Y. W. C. A. elects the following officers: Mary Leon Delventhal, Lorene Koen, Catherine Peterson, and Luella Hackman. Mar. 11 College Symphony and Ensemble delight capacity crowd with sensational program. Mar. 12 Kegelman declares washday and buys toothbrush. Mar. 14 Chapel made compulsory. Mr. Lohman suffers great loss. Virgie eats the most sandwiches at a party given to Basketball Squad. Mar. 17 St. Patricks - Sol celebrates with green suspenders. Charlie looks on with envy. Glee Club entertained by Miss Schelp! Mar. 18 Tennis and track enthusiasts come out. Mar. 20 Debaters engage in a dual debate with Culver-Stockton. Mar. 21 Dormitory callers increase as spring nears. Mar. 22 In spite of snow Cline appears in shirt sleeves. Mar. 23 Viola Stamer decides to become cosmopolitan. Mar. 27 Alpha Psi Omega presents "Pygmalion," and all who attended were more than repaid. Mar. 31 Spring term opens. Apr. 1 The shortest Chapel Session of the year. Apr. 2 Eugenia pawns her engagement ring. Apr. 3 Bum Kinder is married. Apr. 4 Miss Ruth dieting-so are we. Triangular track meet at Westminster. Apr. 5 Boys organize Kangaroo Court and reduce crime wave at Orphan Home. Apr. 6 Sarah has a big birthday. Apr. 7 Velte receives a coat of tan but not from the sun. Apr. 8 Luella searches for an Encyclopedia by Oswald Jones. Apr. 9 Porter buys a bigger mirror. Apr. 10 Band Recital. Lischer reprimanded by Miss Ruth. Apr. 11 Inter-Class Track Meet. Apr. 15 Ruth Holt, assisted by William Boehmer, gives excellent piano recital. Apr. 16 Inter-Class Track Meet - won by Senior Class. Apr. 23 Mr. Pickett gives us Physiology lesson. Apr. 25 Tracksters make fine showing against Culver-Stockton? ? ? ? ? Apr. 26 Philo-Garfield Hay-ride. Charlie and Bergen acted as Torch Bearers! May 8 Juniors give "The Mollusc" for Junior Ex. May 9 Seniors feed Juniors and how! June 2-5 Commencement week. Goodbye, be good, and come back for a banner year next fall! - 115 - (116) Senior Class Will The Senior Class of Central Wesleyan College Wills: Eleanor Brinkman's knowledge to Herbert Jeans. Wilford Case's success with the fair sex to Milford Miltenberger. Cline Crain's roommate to Bea Hoffee. Aaron Craven's knowledge of married life to "Bum" Kinder. Margaret Edward's shy diffidence to Mary Louise Leek. Pete Foristell's coed to "Ginger" Hamilton. Alfred Gruen's wit to Virgil Anderson. Ethel Harvey's bashfulness to "Vy" Stamer. Ruth Holt's hair to Von Allman. Ernst Hoffman's chauffeur license to Vance Spreckelmeyer. Helen Heidel's quietude to "Sol" Thurman. Harold Hay's "W" Club presidency to Ernie Helmich. Charlie Kegelman's oratorical ability to Otto Dalhem. Fred Nold's religious attitude to Henry Porter. Russell Michel's candy case to Mark Tandy. Jimmie O'Donnell's saxophone to John Gieck. John Pitts' Avoirdupois to Herbert Chiles. Herb Peterson's grace to "Bergen" Dewees. Cecil Rapp's music to Billy Petersmeyer. Gene Schmidt's dignity to Georgia Groce. Wesse Schaper's pipes to Harold Janvrin. Leemon Schuette's athletic ability to John Weeks. "Les" Shelton's Ford to Jim Brown. Willis Velte's robust laugh to Biesemeyer. Lyman Winter's neck to Vivian Langenbacher. Elmer Wood's Frat. house to Miss Schulze. Andrew Wieting's hand to Roy Schlabach. "Cheese" Weiffenbach's love for money to Paul Hackman. Signed, The Senior Class of '30 - 116 - (117) Believe It or Not! Bergen failed to have a date tonight! Tandy spoke a whole sentence correctly. Melba Schaper came to play practice on time. Margaret Edwards came to class. Garfield and Philo rendered programs! Heusi was seen with a date! "Vy" Stamer has assumed a shy attitude! Porter has become very serious-minded! Kinder "done went and done it." Milford Miltenberger refused to speak to a young lady. "Daddy" Vosholl was pinched for speeding. Velte refused to laugh at something. Coach Rae has taken to poultry as his hobby! "Billy" Petersmeyer paid his tuition. All bills were paid promptly this semester! "Cheese" spent a dime! Spreckelmeyer has resolved to attend school again! - 117 - (118) College Alphabet A is for Aaron, with the Blonde hair. If he stays married, it will not be there. B is for "Bum", with the wavy hair. If he stays married, neither will that be there. C is for Case, who is always on the chase. But with the women, he wins a losing race. D is for Dewees, so handsome and fair. Whenever you see Bergen, Hanke is there. E is for Edwards, a winsome Miss, also does she the classes miss. F is for Foristell, who had a nice "belle". When he went to Oklahoma, well--. G is for "Ginger", with the Chevy sedan. And Oh! how he is a popular man. H is for Hays, the "W" Club President. And during the tournament, he was very evident. I is for Ira, the head of our college. We are sure he is possessed of very much knowledge. J is for Jean, our registrar. We hope she enjoys "her" intended new car. K is for Klinger, so pleasingly plump. When she "faws down", how it do thump. L is for Langenbacher, the lass from Pacific. When she says no, she is very specific. M is for Michel, who runs the bookstore. But Tandy thinks it is only a candy store. N is for Nold, the bachelor bold, what he doesn't know has never been told. O is for O'Donnell, who finished the first semester. Of a bright mind, he is probably bester. P is for Pitts, of great avoirdupois, to fill that large space, is one of his joys. Q is for Madame Queen, the girl quite supreme. Without "Dutch", she has never been seen. R is for Rapp, who thought school was a snap. But when he went to class, the faculty didn't think that. S is for Stamer, the girl from Wright City. What she doesn't know is certainly a pity. T is for Tandy, the room mate of Bum. When "Lu" is ill thought of, how things do hum. U is for "Unchas", another from the "Swamp-east." It is wondered where he gets his Sunday feast. V is for "Virgie", a Warrenton Lad. In basketball he makes them all look sad. W is for Wieting, famous band master and euphonium virtuoso. When it comes to playing instruments, how he does do so. X is for Unknown, who performs all the pranks. Of which he generally receives no thanks. Y is for the other unknown. From whom he causes many a groan. Z is for Zimmerman, the hostess of the hash hall. If she only wanted to, how she could make us bawl. - 118 - (119) Pulsations - 119 - (120) PRIZE WINNER - 120 - (121) Jokes Fingers Crossed. - He had risked his life to rescue the girl from a watery grave and, of course, her father was grateful. "Young man," he said, "I can never thank you sufficiently for your heroic act. You incurred an awful risk in saving my only daughter." "None whatever, sir," replied the amateur life-saver, "I am already married." Maple-"I don't see how you tell those twins apart." "Louie"-"That's easy. 'Dodo' always blushes when we meet." A little moonlight, now and then, Will marry off the best of men! Case-"The members of the younger generation needn't think the clutch used in an automobile is something new. Dad can tell you it was often used in the old-time buggy on a quiet country road." Virgie-"Hallo, where have you been?" "Bum"-"To the station to see my wife off for a month's holiday." Virgie-"But how black your hands are!" "Bum"-"Yes, I patted the engine." "Imagine my embarrassment," said "Vy", "when, according to my custom, I looked under the bed before retiring. I had forgotten that I was in an upper berth." Mother-"Come Freddie, and kiss your Aunt Martha." Freddie-"Why, Ma,I ain't done nuthin"! Too Much Sister:- She-"Now you pride yourself on being able to judge a woman's character by her clothes. What would be your verdict on my sister over there?" He (looking at her sister's scant attire)-"insufficient evidence." Tandy-"Loan me five dollars, will you?" "Bum"-"Sorry, but I have but four dollars and seventy-five cents." Tandy-"Well, give me that. I'll trust you for the other quarter." Mary Louise-"'Dutch' have you ever loved before?" "Dutch"-"My dear girl, I'll be perfectly frank with you. I've been engaged so many times that my ex-financees have perfected an organization and adopted a yell." - 121 - (122) - 122 - (123) Jokes Sol Thurman-"Papa, I saved ten cents today. I ran all the way to school behind a street car." Mr. Thurman-"Why didn't you run behind a taxicab and save a dollar?" "Say, Mom, was baby sent down from heaven?" Yes, son." "I guess they like to have things quiet up there, huh, Mom"! Straight Shooter. -- There, little grapefruit, don't cry, 'Cause when you do, it hits my eye. Dining-Hall - Gold is frequently found in sand, but all we ever find in sand is spinach. Many a man in love with a dimple makes the mistake of marrying the whole girl. Evelyn-"Bergen, dear, am I the first girl you ever kissed?" Bergen-"Yes, indeed. I learned to do that from a radio lecture I heard the other night." Father-"I hear you are always at the bottom of the class. Can't you get another place?" "Bum"-"No, all the others are taken." New Iceman Schuette-"Say, what do you think? The guy in that house threw me out because I tried to kiss the cook this morning." Milkman-"I think the lady of that house does her own cooking." Penitent-"I have stolen a fat goose from a poultry yard"! Priest-"That is very wrong." Penitent-"Would you like to accept it father?" Priest-"Certainly I will not receive stolen goods - return it to the man from whom you stole it." Penitent-"But I have offered it to him and he won't have it." Priest-"In that case you may keep it yourself." Penitent-"Thank you, father." The priest arrived home to find one of his own geese stolen! - 123 - (124) - 124 - (125) Jokes "Has your son's college education proved of any real value?" "Yes, indeed, it's entirely cured his mother of bragging about him." Summers-"I want something to wear around the dormitory." Salesgirl-"How large is your dormitory?" Compound Interest- The winner of the raffle for two guinea pigs at the Scouts fete on Saturday is asked to communicate with Box 396, Salisbury. The prize has since increased to four guinea pigs. Old lady-"My poor man, I suppose you have had many trials in your life?" Tramp-"Yes, ma'am, but only one conviction." Mrs. Crain-"That boy of ours gets more like you every day." Mr. Crain (meekly)-"What's he been up to now?" "I advertised that the poor would be welcome in this church," said the minister, "and after inspecting the collection, I see that they have come." A skunk and her four baby skunks were basking in the sun when a big hound dog made his appearance. "Children," said the mother skunk, "let us spray." Whene'er a hen lays eggs, with each She is impelled to make a speech. The selfsame urge stirs human bones Whenever men lay corner stones. Miss Schulze-"Bergen, to what class of the animal kingdom do I belong?" Bergen-"I don't know, teacher. Pa says you're an old hen and Ma says you're an old cat." Bergen-"Did you know, dear, that tunnel we just passed through was 2 miles long and cost $12,000,000?" Hanke-"Really! It's worth it!" "I hear your son's at college." "Yep." "How's he doing?" "Pretty good, I guess; he's taking three courses. I've just paid out ten dollars for Latin, ten dollars for Greek, and a hundred dollars for Scotch." - 125 - (126) Jokes Hatched God took the blush of the morning And the sheen of an Orient Pearl; He caught the coo of a homing dove And the white of a lily's curl; Then he took the blue of the iris And the scent of a virgin's hair. And cuddling them all in His great White hand, Lo! a baby nestled there. Here's to the Stork, a valuable bird, Who inhabits the residence districts. He doesn't sing tunes or yield any plumes, But he helps out the vital statistics. Let us praise God for valient men, and hail The sons of laughter. When with sullen cry The hordes of wrong and death are storming by, And neither sword nor thunder may avail, The little spears do mightily prevail- Brave darts of mirth and jest, flung far and high Across the wild lights of a shattered sky By those sure souls that find no way to fail. "What a charming baby. And how it does resemble your husband." "Gracious, I hope not. We adopted it." "Is that man rich?" "Is he! He's so rich he doesn't know his son's in college." First Cannibal: "The chief has hay fever." Second Cannibal: "Serves him right. I told him not to eat that grass widow." House wife-"Don't bring me any more of that horrid milk. It's positively blue!" Tandy-"It ain't our fault, mam! It's these long dull evenings as makes the cows depressed!" Voice in the Dark: "Oh! Harold, dear, why did you turn out the light?" Hays-"I wanted to see if my pipe was still lit. - 126 - (127) Jokes Professor's idea of hell: Roll call in the Chinese army. Kinder-"Your bread is all right, Dear, but it's not as light as mother's." Mrs. "Bum"-"Well, I might add that your roll is lighter than Dad's." Tandy: "So your wife is very broadminded?" Bum: "Yes, she believes there are always two sides to an argument-hers and her mother's." Abe shot a man, and was sentenced to be electrocuted. On the morning of the execution the warden told him how sorry he was, and how it was going to cost the state five hundred dollars to electrocute him. "Bum business," spoke up Abe. "Give me fifty dollars and I'll shoot myself." Policeman: "Judge, this man is arrested for gambling and being drunk." Drunk: "Your Honor, 'Man's inhumanity to man makes countless thousands mourn.' I'm not as debased as Swift, as profligate as Byron, as dissipated as Poe, or as debauched as-" Judge: "That will do. Thirty days; and, officer, take a list of those names and run them in; they're as bad as he is." Hackman:- I love to watch the ticker tape And see the prices fall. And see how much I've saved on stocks By having none at all. "Have you seen 'Debby's' new evening frock?" "No. What does it look like?" "Well, in many places it's very like 'Debby'." Mrs. Jones was leaning against the doorpost of her house when her friend, Mrs. Carr happened along, bearing in her arms her twelfth child. "Hello", said Mrs. Jones to her neighbor, "I see you are around again with another little Carr." "Yes, another little Carr it is. And as far as I'm concerned I hope he is the caboose." "But, auntie, why did the doctor bring me a baby sister when he knew I wanted a brother?" "Why, dear, he said he happened to be out of boys." "Well, I could have waited a few weeks." - 127 - (128) Jokes A Plausible Explanation It is still true that not all explanations explain. A rather dull student found it impossible to believe that the earth is round, in spite of the arguments of an eminent astronomer. "But look here. Johnson," said the astronomer, "you must see that the earth cannot be anything else but round. Now, tell me, where does the sun rise?" "In the east, of course!" "And where does it set?" "In the west." "Well, then, how does it manage to get back in the east again by the morning?" Johnson thought hard for a minute. Then an intelligent look dawned in his eyes. "Why, of course," he said at last, "it just slips back in the night!" "Dear Lord," prayed Velte, "I don't ask anything for myself, only please give my father a daughter-in-law!" Vivian-"It is just more fun than anything to tell a stranger over the phone that you are out but that if he has a message for you, you will take it and give it to yourself when you return." Schuette-"The things the prosecutor don't know about driving would fill a book." The Bench-"And the things you don't know will fill a hospital, young man." If they keep on making busses larger, trains will have to Stop, Look and Listen at Crossings! Winter-Do you mind being away from home? Koen-Not if I'm far enough! Barney (After finding a button in the salad)-"Must have fell off while the salad was dressing." Young Father: "That luminous paint is a splendid invention." Bachelor Friend: "What do you use it for?" Young Father: "We paint the baby's face so that we can give him his bottle in the night without lighting the gas." "Now I've started something I can't stop," said Prof. Chiles when his car was going over an embankment. - 128 - (129) Chapter VI--Advertisements - 129 - (130) The Art Crafts Guild Inc. Distinction Distinctive ideas in annuals are a prime factor in a successful book – of course service and quality can not be overlooked--- The sign of the trade mark means Engraving Service Plus Close Co-operation between Staff and Annual Department Central Engraving Company CALUMET BUILDING ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI COLLEGE ANNUAL BUILDERS OF AMERICA - 130 - (131) Growing With Warrenton! Organized more than twenty-seven years ago, we have developed step by step with Warrenton, improving and adding to our facilities as the requirements of the community developed. This long association has given to our service a keen, personal interest in the welfare of our customers and our city. We are glad to think of the many individuals and organizations helped to success by the Citizens Bank and we want to help many more. We offer you sound banking facilities. THE CITIZENS BANK WARRENTON, MISSOURI Track at C. W. C.- "Yes sir," panted Kegelman, "I got the sheep in but I sure had a time with those lambs." Master:-"Lambs? I haven't any lambs!" When the master looked in the shed he saw seven panting jack rabbits! Eleanor Williamson-"It says here that girls are to be truly feminine this year." Bernice Wood-"Oh, why can't they leave us alone and let us be natural?" Bystander-"Are you wearing spectacles, old man?" Case-"Yes. Though cross-word puzzles I've contracted an optical defect. One eye travels vertically and the other horizontally." The shades of night were falling fast. He stepped on it and rushed past, A crash-he died without a sound. They opened up his head and found- Excelsior! Debby-"Mother, can I keep a diary?" Mrs. D.-"Certainly, darling." Debby-"But, can I keep this perfectly dizzy one I've found downstairs in your desk?" The Bilmac Press O. K. PRINTING We Appreciate Your Good Will Phone 300 Warrenton, Missouri QUALITY QUANTITY SERVICE Kozy Kafe MRS. HAGMAN, Prop. We also carry a nice line of fresh vegetables, meats, etc. WARRENTON, MISSOURI - 131 - (132) SAVE MONEY! Let Us Make Your Old Clothes Like New! Why spend a lot of money for new clothes when for a dollar or two we can dry clean your old clothes and make them look just like new. KEMPER CLEANERS WARRENTON, MISSOURI A young fellow wrote to his father from college: "No mon, no fun, your son." Promptly his father answered: "How sad, too bad, your dad." "How do you know your daughter trusts in God?" Mr. Koen: "By the company she keeps." Prof. Smith, (after lecture): "Are there any questions?" Lischer: "Yes, sir. How do you calculate the horse power in a donkey engine?" Lucille: "No, now, we mustn't. Didn't you know the Deans have decided to stop necking?" Tandy: "Well, first thing you know they'll want the students to stop too." Nelson: "How old is Jean?" Michel: "Don't know, but everybody was overcome by the heat from the candles at her last birthday party." Shed a tear For Little Nell She had a car And drove pretty fast Prof: "Roberts, why were you absent yesterday?" Roberts: "My grandmother died." Prof: "What? Why, this is the third time your grandmother has died." Roberts: "Yes, sir, but my grandfather was a Mormon." B. G. ORLOWSKY Diamonds Watches Jewelry Repairing Watch Expert Warrenton, Missouri SHEETROCK TIME TESTED and proved fire-safe, high insulating, enduring, vermin-free. The ideal wallboard for remodeling or new construction. Let Us Show You a Sample of Sheetrock C.J. Harris Lumber Co. WARRENTON, MISSOURI - 132 - (133) FRY'S DRUG STORE Ma Fry and Son Warrenton, Missouri Father: "Remember, son, beauty is only skin deep." Dahlem: "That's deep enough for me. I'm no cannibal." Nurse: "On whom are they operating today?" Orderly: "A fellow who had a golf ball knocked down his throat at the links." "And who's the man waiting so nervously in the hall? A relative?" "No, that's the golfer-a Scotch gentleman. He's waiting for his ball." "Goop," asked the professor in the freshman class, "what three words are used most among college students?" "I don't know," said Goop. "Correct," replied the professor. Palace Barber Shop H. A. COOK, Prop. EFFICIENCY RECIPROCITY Student's Shop WARRENTON, MISSOURI H. H. Buschmann DEALER IN Coal and Wood PHONE 34 TAXI AND TRANSFER SERVICE WARRENTON, MISSOURI - 133 - (134) The 1930 Pulse Staff Chose BECKTOLD COVERS WHEN you open this annual in years to come, renewing memories that become more priceless with time, you will find the book still a thing of beauty. The fine binding by Becktold will preserve it as an annual should be preserved - for a lifetime of enjoyment. We are proud to point to the 1930 Pulse as a fine example of the superb craftsmanship and artistry built up by the Becktold Company through fifty years of experience in creating and executing covers of quality. The BECKTOLD COMPANY 210-212 Pine Street St. Louis, Mo. Vivian-"Ouch! I bumped my crazy bone!" Helen-"Oh, well, comb your hair right and the bump won't show." Dot-"Honey, you look downhearted." Lorene-"Yes, I wish I were dead or married. Preferably the latter." Mrs. Zeiser-"Now, do you know where bad little girls go to?" Anna-"Oh, yes, - they go almost everywhere." Fountain pens now have every needed improvement except a contrivance to bark when they are placed in the wrong pocket. H. G. RAUCH Grocer Co. Wholesalers ST. CHARLES, MISSOURI Compliments of Herff-Jones Co. College and High School Jewelry 1411 N. Capitol Ave., INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - 134 - (135) Compliments of A Friend of Central Wesleyan College Strand Theatre ST. CHARLES, MO. First Class Talking Pictures after First Run Theatres in St. Louis With Perfect Talking Equipment, The DeForest System Since APRIL 20, 1930. Noiseless Cooling System ST. CHARLES, MISSOURI "But surely," cried Cotton, "you didn't tell him straight out that you loved him?" "Goodness no," 'Vy' said calmly, "He had to squeeze it out of me." The smallest bark on life's tumultuous ocean Will leave a track behind forevermore, The lightest wave of influence, set in motion, Extends and widens to the eternal shore; We should be wary, then, who go before A myriad yet to be; and we should take Our bearing carefully, where breakers roar And fearful tempests gather; one mistake May wreck unnumbered barks that follow in our wake. QUALITY SERVICE St Charles Laundry Complete Laundry Service PHONE 136 400-402 South Main Street, ST. CHARLES, MISSOURI THRO Clothing Company ST. CHARLES, MO. "Kuppenheimer" Clothes "Nunn-Bush" Shoes STETSON HATS - 135 - (136) St. Charles Dairy Company ST. CHARLES, MO. SAFE MILK DELICIOUS ICE CREAM Latest University Styles For YOUNG MEN and MEN with Young Ideas Palace Clothing Company ST. CHARLES, MISSOURI CLAY STREET Meat Market DEALER IN FRESH AND SALTED MEATS Phone 554.55 510 Clay Street ST. CHARLES, MISSOURI. "Sol! Sol! Come from de shade vit your new sun suit on!" Prof: "Name six wild animals found in Africa." Johnson: "Two lions and four tigers." Mother: "Daughter, how many times do you imagine Cline has kissed you?" Melba: "So far, Mother, I haven't had to imagine at all." Jean: "Why do you use green lipstick?" Jane: "My boy friend is a railroad man." Fine Violins HUNLETH MUSIC CO. 516 LOCUST ST. MOST COMPLETE MUSIC HOUSE IN ST. LOUIS Band and Orchestra Instruments SHEET MUSIC VICTROLAS RECORDS McGee's Service, Inc. PHONE 287 New and Modernly Equipped Garage Sandwich Shop Official Bus Station and Waiting Room WARRENTON, MISSOURI - 136 - (137) Gifts for Every Occasion A complete Line of Greeting Cards, Birthday, Convalescence, Congratulations, Etc. Stationery and all Supplies - QUALITY PRODUCTS Raymond Alvey – The Rexall Store Warrenton, Missouri Dumb! Why Vivian is so dumb she thinks a veterinary is a place where they keep veterans. "So that silver dollar was right under Sol's nose?" "No, only under the first couple of inches of it." "So you want a new tub for your boy's bathroom?" "Yes, his voice is changing." Arch Optimist-The fellow who sailed on the same ocean liner with Greta Garbo in hope that there would be a shipwreck near a desert island. Papoose: "Baw-w-w-w-w, I wanna drink." Eskimo Mother: "Shut up, it's only six months till morning." Miss Ruth: "And do you have any bad habits?" Co-ed (on carpet): "Well, I drink a little; I go out with strange men in their roadsters; I attend fraternity dances occasionally; - and I smoke every now and then!" Miss Ruth: "What! You Smoke! How dreadful!" Shoeman: "Well, here are your shoes all soled. Where's the money." Scotchman: "Yes, where is it? Your sign says, 'Shoes soled while you wait for one dollar.' I'm still waiting for that dollar." First Freshman: "I'll bet we have a bigger bathtub than your family does!" Second Squirt: "Maybe so, but I'll bet ours has the biggest ring!" Shoes Shoes HAMILTON-BROWN ENDICOTT-JOHNSON Shoe Repairing at Right Prices FRED TUTTLE, The Shoe Man WARRENTON, MISSOURI OFFICE HOURS Montgomery City: 9 to 11 a. m. Monday Vandalia: 2 to 4 p. m. Monday Warrenton: Every Day Except Monday from 9 to 12 a. m., 1:30 to 4 p. m. Dr. F. W. Linnert DENTIST Special Attention Given to the Extraction of Teeth. EX-RAY, FLUROSCOPE WARRENTON, MISSOURI - 137 - (138) PHONE 76 Warrenton Motor Company Cars – Trucks – Tractors SALES Ford SERVICE J. B. GRINNELL, C. H. ANDERSON WARRENTON, MISSOURI Dependable Merchandise at Right Prices Made Our Business Grow The Golden Rule Stores Our Greatest Desire is to Serve You Best WARRENTON ST. CHARLES WASHINGTON R. F. Early, D. D. S. Resident Dentist WARRENTON, MISSOURI Dad: "You're behind with your studies, son." Dahlem: "Well, how could I pursue them if I weren't?" Chemistry Prof: "Vivian, define a molecule" Vivian: "It's one of those glass things that Englishmen wear in their eyes." Salesman: "What's the name of this town?" Summers: "I couldn't say, I just go to college here." Pistorius: "'Smatter? You don't expect me to stop cheating, do you?" Prof: "Certainly not. But you know you're not supposed to smoke during exams." Isenmann Brothers Garage Chevrolet Sales and Service Phone 185 WARRENTON, MISSOURI W. CROUCH Pocket Billiards Cigars, Candy, and Tobacco. A good place for recreation. WARRENTON, MISSOURI - 138 - (139) East Missouri Power Company Do It Easier With Electricity Complete Line of Electrical Supplies WARRENTON, MISSOURI A certain college recently inaugurated a "no-shave" week. Fourteen Russian students died of homesickness. Prof: "What's an Italian decoration?" Brashear: "Spaghetti on the vest." Dad: "Well, son, now that you are through college I hope you will go out and look for a job." Crain: "Not much, Dad. Let 'em come to me and bid for my services." Old Lady: "Poor man. And is there a way to get rid of those cooties?" Tramp: "Dat's easy. I take a bath in de sand and den rubs down with alcohol. De Cooties den gets drunk and kills each odder trowin' rocks." Zeke: "How long has your son Goop been in college?" Mr. Zillgitt: "About four cows, two horses, forty hales of hay, and a couple of loads of pumpkins." Wesse: "Pardon me, did you drop your handkerchief during the last dance?" Dorothy: "Oh, I was never so embarrassed in my life. That wasn't my handkerchief, that was my dress." Spreck-"Do you make life-size enlargements from snapshots?" Photographer-"That's our specialty." Spreck-"Fine; here's a picture I took of the Grand Canyon." Buche for Insurance! New Warrenton Theatre W. T. ZIMMERMAN "28" Manager - 139 - (140) To Those Wishing to Establish Relations With a Safe, Strong, Reliable Bank We Heartily Extend Our Services Bank of Warren County Warrenton, Missouri Helen Boeger: "Stop that man; he wanted to kiss me." Cop: "That's all right, Miss, there'll be another along in a minute." Prof.: "What is a vacuum?" Schlabach: "I have it in my head but I can't think of it just now." Father: "How is it, young man, that I find you kissing my daughter? How is it, young man?" Ginger: "Great! Great!" Father (reading a letter from his son at college to mother): "John says he's got a beautiful lamp from boxing." Mother: "I just knew he'd win something in his athletics." "Are you laughing at me?" demanded the irate professor of his class. "No," came the answer in chorus. "Well," insisted the professor, "what else is there in the room to laugh at?" "What is the difference between a modern and an old-fashioned kiss?" asked Virginia Williams. "About five minutes," replied Miriam Ellis. Von Allman: "What detained you?" Goetz: "My conscience bothered me a bit, so I flipped a coin as to whether I should study or go to the movies. And would you believe, I had to toss it twenty-seven times before it fell right." Furniture -- Undertaking - Ambulance Flowers for All Occasions F. W. Nieburg & Company Warrenton, Missouri - 140 - (141) Sid Whiting Photographic Studios 4322 Olive St. Delmar 1468 St. Louis, Missouri WE can always guarantee to the future Staff our fidelity as to quality, also service. We feel we have the most thoroughly equipped Studio in the United States. We have photographed over 400,000 St. Louisans and appreciate any contracts given us by the Student Body. OPERATORS Sid Whiting Burrel Rogers - 141 - (142) DYNAMIC LEADERS IN THE WORLD OF TO-MORROW Greetings from Central Wesleyan Orphan Home (Founded 1864) Warrenton, Missouri Central Wesleyan Orphan Home has always been very closely associated with the College. We rejoice in the fact that so many of our boys and girls have taken advantage of the excellent educational opportunities Central Wesleyan College has offered them. We are aware that they have "made good," in a large measure, because of their college training. We are deeply grateful to the College for granting free tuition to the children of the Home. Our Needs: It is no small task to feed, clothe, and otherwise provide for our large family. As you use your funds that God has entrusted to you don't fail to invest some of them in Christian character as developed in the Orphan Home. For further information write, Central Wesleyan Orphan Home Warrenton, Missouri - 142 - (143) Central Wesleyan College Warrenton, Missouri A high grade college, founded in 1864. Twenty-two teachers and 500 students. Three well equipped College Buildings and two completely furnished Dormitories. Fine Library and Laboratories. The College of Liberal Arts is fully standardized. It offers twelve major groups of studies leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree. Many graduates have achieved distinction at the universities of the land, in Christian service, in teaching and in other professions and vocations. The Conservatory of Music is under the direction of an eminent composer and teacher. The Department of Public Speaking, Fine Arts, and Physical Culture are all under the direction of well qualified teachers. Fine records were made by Central Wesleyan students in all intercollegiate activities - Oratory, Debate, Basketball, Football and Field Sports. Strong Christian Associations help in the development of a normal life. The Summer School for 1930 begins Monday, June 9, and continues ten weeks. The attendance last year was the largest on record. Many college and academy courses will be given. The next regular school year begins Tuesday, September 9, 1930. For further information address IRA N. CHILES, President, Warrenton, Missouri - 143 - (144) The Pulse In no class of work is quality of workmanship more appreciated than in a College Annual. Like the memories of college days, the good impressions created by a neatly printed page, with halftones that reflect life at its best, live forever. Therefore, we hope that the 1930 PULSE printed in our plant will meet the approval of the most discriminating and the most exacting. Book, Catalog and Job Printing of the Best Quality at Reasonable Prices Banner Publishing Co. FRANK H. HOLLMANN, Owner and Manager Warrenton, Missouri - 144 -