by Laurel | February 4th, 2013
January 6, 1950

From Left: Rosamond Rauch, W. H. Auden, Associae Prof Marianne Brock, and Jonelle Stickel of Holyoke.
W. H. Auden, distinguished poet and critic who arrived at Mount Holyoke College yesterday afternoon, talks with Associate Prof. of English Marianne Brock, and two students from her poetry class, the Misses Jonelle Stickel ’51, of Holyoke (right) and Rosamond Rauch (left) ’50, of New York City before his lecture, Mr. Auden is spending the week of Jan. 5-11 at Mount Holyoke as a Florence Purington visiting professor. He will read some of his own poetry, talk with students, and will give a second public lecture Wednesday, Jan. 11, at 8 p.m. in Chapin Auditorium.