Eastern Alumnus Vol. 9 No. 1 (June 1955)

The Eastern

Published in ' June, September, December and March by Eastern Illinois
State College, Charleston, Illinois

VOLUME 9 JUNE, 1955 NUMBER 1

Editorial . . . Entered May 14, 1947, as second class matter, at the post office at
Charleston, Illinois, under authority of the act of Congress, August 24,
Unfinished Business: 1912. Yearly subscription rate $1.50; two years $2.25; three years $3.00.
Renewals, $1.00 per year.
Buildings for Eastern
STAN ELAM ------------------------------------------- Editor
"The construction of residence
halls on a bond revenue basis at K. E. HESLER --------------------------------------- Sports Editor
the different colleges has been one
of the major accomplishments Editorial Board
made by the Teachers College Libby Cod~an, '51; Hal Hubbard, '49; Hal Middlesworth, '31;
Board in recent years. Such con- Elenore Moberley, '49; Louise McNutt, '35; Jack Muthersbough, '48; Dr.
struction gave the campus housing Francis Palmer; Eugene Price, '48; Jim Roberts, '46; Mrs. Russell Shriver,
situation 'a big lift.' The new halls '09; Elsie Sloan, '24; Helen Stapp, '23; Alex Summers, '36; Dr. E. H.
offer youngsters living quarters Taylor; Roy Wilson, '36.
equal to those they have at home."
On May 29 Franklin Simmons of Cisne, Ill., received the first Bachelor
So states Lewis Walker of Gil- of Science degree to be awarded at Eastern under the new program of
man, chairman of the Teachers Col- general education which culminates in either a B. S. or B. A. Shown
lege Board and Board member congratulating him is President R. G. Buzzard, who pioneered the new
since 1945. curriculum, first of its kind among colleges under the Illinois Teachen
College Board. Simmons majored in business and expects to take a sales
The prospects are that Eastern position after fulfilling his military service obligation.
will more than double its campus
housing capacity with bond rev- First Floor of Old Main To Be
enue construction within two Used for Administrative Offices
years. At present the housing situa-
tion is rapidly becoming critical. When remodeling is completed Placement Office is directly across
According to college authorities, the hall, at the southeast corner of
Eastern's enrollment would reach this summer, the first floor of Old the building. The registrar is ex-
2,000 by the fall of 1956 if either Main will be in use entirely for ad- panding into the former Public Re-
college or private housing could ministrative purposes. All of the lations-Alumni Office and installing
be found for students. ·administrative offices have been IBM equipment. The Public Rela-
expanded, eliminating eight class- tions-Alumni Office is just east of
Indicative of the pressure for rooms at the east and west ends of the Placement Bureau, across the
housing is the fact that long wait- the building. hall and west of its former loca-
ing lists developed ea rly this tion.
spring for dormitory rooms. By Student personnel officers, in-
June very few desirable rooms cl udi ng the deans of men and The President's Office has been
were left on approved lists for women, director of student activi- doubled in size, using part of the
women, although there are still a ties, and director of admissions, former Placement Bureau room.
number of privately operated will be located in rooms at the The Business Office will use the r
men's rooming houses with vacan- northwest corner of Old Main. The mainder of the former Placemen
cies. Bureau Office as well as roo
shortages. Eastern has long needed formerly occupied by the Textboo
With state funds for capital im- quarters for music and art. Friends Library. The Textbook. Library will
provements on the teachers college of the college should consider ways move across the hall into Room
campuses always hard to come by, and means of obtaining funds for 9 and l 0 and use the former Dea
the Board's bond revenue or self- construction of a fine arts building of Men's Office as a duplicatin
liquidating plan is a life-saver. in the near future. room.

However, the prospect of obtain-
ing relief in one area does nothing
to solve the problem of other space

PAGE TWO

ab School Changes Expect to Complete New Dorms
esult in Faculty
eassignments For 480 Students in Two Years

Faculty reassignments resulting Architects will be named shortly Lord A ward Winners
rom reorganization of. the campus to plan new dormitories which
raining schools at Eastern have eventually will house approxi- Jo Ann Stuebe, left, and Elloise
mately 480 more students at East- Isley, right, won the two Livings-
en announced. ern. President R. G. Buzzard ex- ton C. Lord Scholarships awarded
Eastern State High was discon- pects that the new structures can at commencement this year. Miss
inued at the end of the year and be completed within two years. Stuebe is an elementary education
tudents in the sophomore, junior, major from Danville, Ill. She has
nd senior classes will attend the Housing will limit freshman en- been active in the Cecilians, the
harleston public high school next rollment this fall, according to Di- Association for Childhood Educa-
ear. A well-equipped new $1,- rector of Admissions Ned Schrom. tion, and Kappa Delta Pi. She is a
00,000 building built by Com- All of the on-campus dorm facilities high honor student. Miss Isley is
unity Unit District No. l will be were reserved for the 1955 fall a zoology major with a minor in
ut in service for grades nine term as early as February or March . botany. She is a graduate of New-
hrough twelve. Rooms in private homes were be- ton High School. She has been ac-
Dr. Thomas A. Phillips, who has coming extremely scarce in June, tive in a number of extra-curricular
rved as principal of Eastern State particularly for women. organizations, including Kappa Del-
igh since 1953, will return to the ta Pi. Miss Isley is also an honor stu-
ucation department, probably as A Chicago firm has indicated dent. Both Miss Stuebe and Miss
n assistant to Dr. Bryan Heise in that the new residence hall project Isley ranked number three in their
e Extension Division. can be financed on a self-liquidat- high school graduating classes.
Dr. Harry Merigis, who came to ing basis. Bonds will be sold to
stern as Elementary Laboratory finance construction. These will be Anfinson New Student Dean
ool principal last year, has been paid off from current income.
med principal of the new Ele- Dr. R. D. Anfinson, dean of men
ntary-Junior High School. This A central cafeteria and student and director of veterans services
ool will be expanded at the jun- lounge capable of serving the en- at Eastern since his return from
r high level to care for more Char- tire student body, as well as dormi- military service, will become dean
ton students living on the south tory residents, is being planned. of students on July l , with all stu-
e of the city. For this reason it is expected that dent personnel services under his
Assisting Dr. Merigis as junior a small additional student activity general direction. The change in or-
pervisory teachers will be Sarn- fee will be levied to help pay off ganization will permit Dean H. F.
the building bonds. Students ap- Heller to devote more of his time
i Pisaro, Clyde Morris, Louise proved of such a fee in an opinion to instructional problems.
poll conducted by the Eastern State
urray, and probably one other News this spring.
t yet named. The present staff
II continue teaching grades one It is expected that there will be
ough six, but an additional sixth three separate structures in the new
ade teacher will be employed to dormitory cluster. Covered halls
e for the extra students in this will connect them with the lounge-
cafeteria section.
SS.
The site for the new buildings
Two buildings will house the has not yet been selected. Student
entary-Junior High until a new opinion seems to favor a location
ratory school, already approv- just south of the present Lincoln-
by the Teachers College Board Doug las Halls on Lincoln Field. Ex-
Governor Stratton, can be pected future growth of the campus
and other cons iderations, including
ilt. space for parking, may cause the
Teachers College ooard to select a
Members of the Eastern State site south and east of Booth Library,
h staff will serve as supervisors however.
college students assigned to
ice teaching in a number of topping his achievements with an
lie high schools, including Char- undefeated football team last fall.
n High, of the surrounding It was the only time the college
high school won ani Eastern Illinois
a. League championship in football.

alter Elmore, ESHS coach, will
the college physical education
. Elmore has compiled a fine
rd in his nine years at Eastern,

1 0S561. PAGE THREE

First Congratulate the Last

Raymond Cook, left above, congratulates Mary Nell Duncan, valedictorian of Eastern

graduating class, and Charles Allen, right, congratulates Nancy Peterka, salutatorian, at the cornmen

ment. Cook and Allen were the first students to graduate from the college high school, receiving diplom

dated 1919. They both addressed the 1955 class. Cook, who also took the college diploma in 1919, is no

chief administrative head of the Chicago Teachers College. Allen, son of emeritus professor Fiske Allen, co

pleted his work at the University of Illinois and is now principal of the University High School at Urban

Inserts show Allen at the left and Cook at the right.

Entertainment Board Schedules Dr. Rose Zeller to

Four Numbers for 1955-56 Series Retire in August

Return Engagement for Wagner eight modern dancers; and at a This August Dr. Rose Zeller w
Opera Co., Dublin Players. date to be arranged in March-a retire from teaching at Easter
play by the Dublin Players. Miss Zeller came to the college
Four numbers have been sched- 1920. She holds the B. Ed. fr
uled for the 1955-56 Entertainment Season tickets for the Entertain- Illinois State Normal University a
Series, according to Dr. Glenn Lef- ment Series will go on sale the the A. M. and Ph. D. from Cla
ler, chairman of the Entertainment last week of September. Reserved University.
Board. season tickets are $6.50; non-re-
served, .$6.00. Write for tickets to During her 25 years as a me
Numbers are: Oct. 16-Charles Dr. Glenn Lefler, Box 5, Eastern Illi- ber of the geography departm
Wagner Opera Co. production of nois State College, Charleston, Ill. - staff, Miss Zeller has helped hu
"La Boheme"; Feb. 8-American dreds of students to see how ge
Chamber Orchestra, 17-piece orch- Groups of ten or more high raphy affects the lives of all p
estra of strings, woodwinds and school students may get tickets for pies.
French horns, conducted by Robert 75 cents per person. Two adults
Scholz; Feb. 28-Jose Limon Dance accompanying high school groups Following her retirement, M
Theater, presented by a group of are given complimentary tickets. Zeller will make her home
Springfield, Ill., with two of
sisters.

PAGE FOUR

Name Editors for Eastern Foundation Reviews

Eastern's 1955-56 First Year; Elects Two to Board
tudent Publications

Jim Garner, junior English major In 'The Crucible' Mrs. Steve Turner, the former
rem Mclean, has been named Lillian Myers, '22, and Mrs. Har-
ditor of the Eastern State News Carol McCann, Salem, Ill., took vey Rechnitzer, the former Effie
the part of Abigail Williams, the Feagan, '09, were named to the
r the 1955-56 school year. rash young woman who precipitat- Board of Directors of the Eastern
Two Robinson students were ed the Sa!em, Mass ., witchcraft Foundation at its annual meeting,
amed co-editors of the 1955 trials in Henry Miller's compelling held in Booth Library on May 28.
arbler. They are Lynda Sinclair, drama, "The Crucible," produced They replace Ogden Brainard and
unior business major, and Carol on the college stage this spring. Ruby Harris, who drew one year
agner, junior elementary major. Larry Hart of Brownstown, right, terms when the Foundation was
Editorial selections were made was the noble but confused John organized in 1954. Other directors
y the college publications board. Proctor. Critics acclaimed the stu- are Lewis Linder, Esther McCrory,
Garner, sports editor of the dent production as an overwhelm- A. L. Riche, and Newton Tarble.
per for the past year, is a vet- ing success.
an of four years in the Air Force. Foundation Tre·asurer Raymond
e succeeds Bob Borich of Chicago. "Time Out for Ginger" has been Gregg, college business manager,
The News, ranked as one of the selected as the 1955 Homecoming reported at the meeting that the
play, scheduled for production total of funds now being adminis-
college newspapers in the na- October 20 and 21. tered by the Foundation stands at
n, recently received its l 9th con- $11,801.10. Of this amount,
utive medalist award from the Dr. E. G . Gabbard is director of $9,648.43 comprises the Livings-
lumbia Scholastic Press Associa- dramtics at Eastern. ton C. Lord Fund and $1,650.00
n. The medalist award is the comprises the Howard DeF Widger
hest rating given by the asso- Thomases Celebrate Fund. The Widger Fund will be in-
tion. Golden Anniversary creased by about $150.00 when
Larry Gordon, junior from New the Alumni Association turns over
lland, was named business man- Dr. and Mrs . S. E. Thomas of donations collected recently.
er of the yearbook, and Joe Charleston celebrated their Golden
Dell, junior from Loogootee, was Wedding Anniversary on April 3. Twenty charter members of the
ppointed as business manager Dr. Thomas, who retired from his Foundation whose terms expired in
the News. duties as head of the Eastern social May were re-elected to member-
The editorial staff of the News science department in 1942, con- ship. There was a discussion of
tinues as chairman of the board of means which would be employed
1955-56, as appointed by Gar- the Charleston National Bank, in the future for bringing more re-
, is composed of Russell Her- where he works daily. cent graduates into the group. The
' junior from Gillespie, sports original membership is composed
"tor; and associate editors Don primarily of persons who made
generous contributions to the Lord
s and Marcel Pacatte. Woods Fund campaign.

a senior from Shelbyville, and Mrs. Harold Tolle, the former
Alice Kelly, '28, M. S. '55, was
atte is a senior from Midlothian. elected to membership, replacing
Miss Leafy Demaree, '17, deceased.
n August Workshops in
Stanley Elam, secretary-executive
r Off-Campus Centers director, reported that two addi-
tional trust funds may be turned
ugust workshops have been over to the Foundation in the near
ed for Olney, Pana, and Van- future. They are the Winnie Neely
by Eastern's Extension Divi- Memorial Fund, whose income is
used as an award in an annual
• All open on August 8 and literary contest, ·and the Kappa Del-
August 26. Four quarter hours ta Pi Scholarship Award Fund.
edit may be earned by parti-
ts. Among Foundation members at-
Olney workshop is in ele- tending from a considerable dis-
ry education . An introductory tance were Agnes Hatch of Minne-
in music for teachers is to apolis, Minn .; Mrs. Steve Turner of
vailable at Pana. "Problems Pontiac; and Leland A. Keran of
Teaching of Arithmetic" is Hoopeston.
le of the course being offer-
Vandalia.

PAGE FIVE

For Long and Faithful Service It's Moving

r·' Time for Four

Eastern Frats

Honorary dinners were held this spring for faculty and employees Three Eastern fraternities hav
who came to Eastern five, ten, fifteen, twenty, and twenty-five or more moved to different chapter hous
years ago. Shown above are non-academic employees with the longest and a fourth is planning a ne
terms of service. L. to r.-Mr. and Mrs. Levi Stirewalt, Mr. and Mrs. Harry home.
White, Mrs. Gertrude Phipps, and President R. G. Buzzard. Mr. Stirewalt,
a stationary engineer, came to the college 33 years ago. Mr. White, a Sigma Tau Gamma has purcha
stationary fireman, came 41 years ago. Mrs. Phipps, housekeeper at ed the Dr. Elbert Moses house a
Pemberton Hall, came 28 years ago. President Buzzard, who hopes the 865 Seventh St. Tau Kappa Epsilon
dinners will became a tradition, was host at both affairs. which formerly occupied the hous
purchased by Sigma Tau Gamma
Eastern Faculty Men Peterka Wins has temporarily moved to the ol
Sigma Tau Gamma location at 150
Are Visiting Profs Neely Award Seventh St.

.Four Eastern professors accepted Harryetta Peterka, daughter of Sigma Pi, formerly located
invitations to be visiting professors Dr. and Mrs. Harry Peterka of Char- 71 Oh Lincoln, established res
at other institutions this summer. leston, received the Winnie Davis dence at 956 Sixth St. earlier in th
Neely Memorial award for the best year.
Dr. Walter A. Kiehm, head of literary work submitted in the an-
the industrial arts department, is nual Eastern State News contest Phi Sigma Epsilon laid the co
teaching at the University of Arkan- this spring. Miss Peterka is a junior nerstone early in June for a ne
sas, Fayetteville. English major at Eastern. $30,000 chapter house to be loca
ed on Second St., two lots south
Dr. Kevin Guinagh, 'head of the The Neely Fund, established by Lincoln on the east side of th
foreign language department, has Sigma Tau Delta in memory of the street.
been asked to take part in a four- late Winnie Davis Neely, now
week workshop for Latin teachers amounts to $547.49. Recent dona- Jeanne Stuckey Ludwig, left,
on the University of Illinois cam- tions have been received from Mae the 6,000th person to be graduat
pus. It starts on June 27 and closes Smith, former librarian now at the at Eastern . She is show above wi
on July 22. University of Illinois; Mary and her husband, Ken, following co
Lewis Linder; Gertrude Hendrix; mencement ceremonies on May 2
Dr. James M. Thompson, head of Ruth Carman (second donation); The Ludwigs became parents of
the business education depar"tment, Ruth Hostetler (second donation); nine pound nine ounce son in mi
is teaching in his field at the Uni- and from Miss Neely's sister, Mrs. June. His name is Roger Ernest.
versity of Illinois during the reg- Corine Glass (second donation).
ular summer session. ·
William A. Towne·s, a former stu-
Miss June Krutza will teach at dent, is night managing editor of
Indiana University, Bloomington, the Miami, Fla., Herald. He recent-
from June 15 through August 12. ly attended a two-week seminar on
She is a member of the Eastern art newspaper problems at Columbia
department staff. Miss Krutza also University.
plans to attend a silversmithing
workshop and conference at In-
diana University from June 8 to
July 6.

PAGE SIX

nstall Eastern's Newest National Honorary Enrollment Hits
All-Time High

Eastern's newest national honorary fraternity was installed by this The 1955 summer term enroll-
roup following a banquet held in late May. The fraternity is Alpha ment of 828 students set a new at-
silon Rho, which grew out of the Radio Guild sponsored by Dr. Elbert tendance record for an eight-week
session, exceeding the former high
Moses, Jr. Charter members include Dr. Moses, Roanne Blakeney, by four.
rry Hart, Ben Patch, Judy Wilson , Shirley Stamper, and Sharon Bullock.
Previous high was 824 students
There are now 15 chapters of national honoraries on the Eastern for the eight-week summer term
mpus, including Phi Alpha Theta, social science honorary installed in 1948. The 1949 mark was 821.
rlier th is year. The increase over the 726 students
of last summer is slightly more than
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stall History Off to Philippines Most of the increase is account-
ed for by an increase in the num-
ber of regular full-time students
who are attending the summer ses-
sion on an accelerated program , ac-
cording to Dr. Newell Gates, regis-

trar.

onor Fraternity Dr. and Mrs. Elbert R. Moses, Dr. Reinhardt Gets
above, left in early June for Manila,
Nineteen students and three fa- where Dr. Moses has a Fullbright Press Women Award
members were inducted into grant. He will be on leave from
Eastern one year. Dr. Emma Reinhardt, head of the
Alpha Theta , national honor department of education and psy-
ernity in history, when the local E. H. Taylors Recovering chology at Eastern, has won first
ter was installed at Eastern on From Automobile Accident place for the best adult non-fiction
book written in 1954 by a member
12. Dr. E. H. Taylor of Charleston re- of the National Federation of Press
turned to his home in early June Women. The announcement was
icers of Phi Alpha Theta are from the Charleston Hospital, made in May at the national con-
Juravich, sophomore from where he received treatment fol - vention of this group at New
d, president; Pat Mezo, sopho- lowing an automobile accident in Orleans.
from Mt. Vernon, vice-presi- May . Mrs. Taylor, also injured, is
and Carole Shore, junior from recuperating in a Champa ign-Ur- Earlier, Miss Reinhardt received
Springs, secretary-treasurer. bana hospital. first place among women of the
ty sponsor is Dr. Donald R. Illinois Federation of Press Women .
Miner, and Dr. William Wood . Al- Her book is titled American Educa-
Lynn Turner, member of the ready members of other chapters tion, an Introduction. It is being
er War History Comm ission, are Dr. Glenn Seymour, Dr. William used as a text in college courses.
eel the chapter. Armstrong, Dr. Donald Tingley, and
Dr. Alter . Buzzards Build New Home
r student members are Wil-
eid, Charleston; Linda Biggs, President R. G. Buzzard hopes to
ine; Donna Richison, Dan- move this fall into a new home he
Gerald Griffith, Charleston; is building on Seventh Street just
th Baker, Clinton; Doris south of the E. C. Cavins home
in the block north of the site of
, Chrisman; Wilma Briggs, Ea stern's proposed new training
school. He has sold his house at 907
a Lindsay, Robinson; Joan Seventh to Dr. Ned Schrom, Direct-
, Olivet; Jim Edmundson, or of Admissions at Eastern. The
o; Paul Swinford, Windsor; new Buzzard residence is a five-
Abel, Blue Mound ; Donn room dwelling with a full base-
, Mt. Carmel ; Robert Wil- ment. Dr. Buzzard hopes to conduct
Champaign; Kent Dale, Bree- a small business in antique glass
d Mrs. Winona McKown, when he retires from the college.

d.

are
Dr. William

PAGE SEVEN

Trockmen Win State Meet, Third in llAC

The Panther track team, coached in the national (N.l.A.A.) track and run during regular season comp
by Maynard "Pat" O'Brien, proved field meet at Abilene, Texas, with tition, winning the event in bot
itself the best in the state by going a leap of 23' 11 3/ 4". the State College meet and th
undefeated in five dual meets, win- llAC meet. Matheny's winnin
ning the State College meet and Previously he had set a new time of 4:22.3 in the llAC mil
placing third in the Interstate Inter- Eastern mark of 23' 6", breaking broke his own mark of 4:23.3 s
collegiate Athletic Conference meet the record 23' l" set in 1950 by in 1952.
behind the powerful Michigan en- Jack Howell. White also set new
tries. marks in both hurdle events. After Two field marks fell along th
running the 120 yard hurdles in way. Ray Fisher, sophomore fro
At season's end, the tracksters 15.2 to better the record of 15.8 Charleston, heaved the shot 49'
had set new records in seven set in 1949 by Don Gratteau, he to top LeRoy LaRose's distance
events, twice bettering the record bettered his own mark at the State 47' 11 ", set in 1948. Fisher's to
marks in two of the seven. College meet by going the course of 48' 11 5/ 8" won the llAC sh
in 14.9. His third record is a 220
Ray White, freshman from Har- yard low hurdle time of 24.0, bet- put event.
risburg, Pa., paced the Eastern track tering the mark of 24. l set in 1954 John Byrne, junior from Ma
squad by setting new marks in the by Jerry Biggs, sophomore from
120 yard high hurdles, 220 yard Mattoon. toon, came up with a discus thro
low hurdles and the broad jump. of 138' 11 W' to better the thro
Chuck Matheny, junior from of 135' 11" by Joe Bressler i
White climaxed the track season Paris, went undefeated in the mile
by winning the broad jump event 1941.
The speedy sophomore fro

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Best In State

Two trophies symb~lize the success of the 1955 Panther track team. Chuck Smith, third from left in fi
row, holds the State College Meet championship trophy the team won at Normal, and Jay McGuire holds t
third place llAC trophy the squad won at Macomb. Coach Maynard O'Brien's tracksters went undefeated
five dual meets. There were only two seniors on the squad.

First row, left to right: Garrity, Moutray, Smith, McGuire, Beals, Milholland, Matheny. Second row-Go
H. Carter, Brown Fisher, Byrne, Mitchell, White, West, Byrd. Third row-Coach O'Brien, Boker, Juravich,
Carter, Becker, Pelzynski, Bruce, Phipps, Price, Knicley, Hardy, Zuber, Edmundson. Fourth row-Gilpin, Jon
Mad ix, Noren, Walker, Potts, Howell, Biggs, Jacobs, Curtis.

PAGE EIGHT

Record Breakers Track Scores

Opponent El Opp.

Indiana State 107 1/ 3 14 2/ 3

Illinois Normal 93 1/ 3 37 2/ 3

Southern Illinois 68 63

Northern Illinois 66 65

State College Meet (First)

Millikin Un iv. l 06 25

llAC Meet (Third)

Five Panther tracksters broke nine school track marks during the from Mattoon; Joe Boker, fresh-
55 season. Record breakers (above, I. to r.) are Winston Brown, Ray man from Palestine; Winston
ite, Ray Fisher, John Byrne, and Chuck Matheny. Brown, sophomore from New Or-
leans, La.; Jim Bruce, sophomore
White twice set new marks in the broad jump and 120 yard low from Charleston; Clint Byrd, fresh-
rdles. New marks are: Winston Brown, lOO yard dash, 9.9; Ray White, man from Princeton; John Byrne,
ad jump, 23' 11 3-4", 120 high hurdles, 14.9, 220 yard low hurdles, junior from Mattoon.
.O; Ray Fisher, shot put, 49' O"; John Byrne, discus, 138' 11 W'; and
uck Matheny, mile run, 4 :23.3. Hank Carter, junior from Gilles-
pie; Ron Claussen, junior from Chi-
Orleans, La., Winston Brown, Central came through with the cago; Glen Curtis, junior from Paris;
Jim Edmundson, junior from St.
ed the seventh mark by twice league crown on the strength of Elmo; Ray Fisher, sophomore from
Charleston; Bob Gilpin, sophomore
ning the 100 yard dash in 9 .9 Jim Podoley's 27 points. Podoley, from Atwood; Fred Gore, junior
from Danville.
nds. The old record was How- a sensational junior trackman, won
Everett Hardy, sophomore from
Seigel's l 0.0 set in 1950. the decathalon at the Kansas Re- Paris; Mike Harvey, freshman from
Paris; Jack Howell, senior from
wn was timed at 9.8 in the pre- lays. Downers Grove; Walter Jones,
freshman from Olney; Tom Jura-
naries of the l 00 at the N.A.l.A. Brown's only defeats in the l 00 vich, junior from Benld; Bruce
Knicley, junior from Newton.
t in Abilene, but he finished and 220 dashes were in the league
Jay McGuire, freshman from
and failed to qualify. He also meet. At Macomb, he ran second Lawrenceville; Ed Madix, freshman
from Tuscola; Chuck Matheny, jun-
the 220 in a non-winning time in both events behind Podoley. ior from Paris; John Milholland,
freshman from Westville; Jim
1.9 at Abilene, failing to quali- White's only defeats for the sea- Mitchell, junior from Newton;
Dave Murphy, freshman from Rob-
son were second places behind inson; John O'Dell, junior from
East St. Louis.
nal scores at the State College Podoley in the llAC broad jump
Harold Pelsyznski, freshman
t held at Normal showed first . and 220 low hurdles and third be- from Danville; Pat Price, junior
from Charleston; Chuck Smith, sen-
Eastern with 93V2; Southern, hind Duane Root of Michigan Nor- ior from Midlothian; Wesley Wal-
ker, sophomore from Danville;
Western, 33 V2; and Illinois Nor- mal and Podoley in the 120 highs. Roger West, s~phomore from
Wyanet; and Ray White, freshman
17. He twice ran second to teammate from Harrisburg, Pa.

the llAC meet, Central Michi- Jerry Biggs in the low hurdles. For John Richard Simmons, '53, has

ended Michigan Normal's the season, White scored l 07 of a completed er year as a graduate as-

ination of the affair by a slen- possible 115 points. In 22 events, sistant in speech pathology at
Pennsylvania State College, State
margin of 8/ 15 of a point. he captured 17 firsts, four seconds College, Pa . He attended the 1954
session at the State University of
ral was first with 59 11 I 15; and one third . Iowa, Iowa City.

igan Normal, 59 3/ 15; East- Personnel of the 1955 track

45; Northern, 29; Southern, team : Leo Beals, junior from New-

3/ 15; Illinois Normal, 8 3/ 15; ton; Jim Becker, freshman from

Western, 8. Princeton; Jerry Biggs, sophomore

PAGE NINE

•

Diamondmen Win 12, Lose 13 Top Hitter

Despite a lack of timely hitting, record with four wins and one
the 1955 Panther baseball team loss; Ken Ludwig, senior from
came through a 25-game schedule Effingham, won five and dropped
with a record of l 2 wins and 13 three; and Jack Kenny, senior from
losses, c~mpiling a 4-8 record in Covington, Ind., won two and lost
Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic six. One of Kenny's victories was
Conference competition for a a 5-0 no-hitter in a seven-inning
seventh place ranking. contest with Central Michigan, the
first no-hit game ever pitched in
The two factors plaguing the the seven-league conference and,
Panthers were low batting aver- according to Dr. Charles P. Lantz,
ages and men left on base. Only former Eastern baseball mentor,
two regulars batted above .300 for the only no-hitter by a Panther
pitcher.
the season and two topped the .300
mark for the llAC schedule. Ludwig compiled the best earn-
ed run average for the season with
Tom McDevitt, junior second a mark of 2.73 for 60 innings. In
baseman from Effingham, led the llAC action, Kenny topped the
team in hitting, compiling a 25- mound crew with an earned run
game season average of .377 and average of 1.53 for 53 innings.
a 12-game llAC mark of .471. Mc-
Devitt's ability at the plate and his Kenny had the best strikeout rec-
defensive work around the key- ord, fanning 86 batters in 82 inn-
stone bag earned him ·the most- ings, while Ludwig showed the
valuable-player award for the 1955 best control, walking only 19 bat-
season . ters in 60 innings. Ludwig struck
out 42.
Gary Anderson, junior first base-
man from Litchfield, hit .309 for The nucleus of the 1956 mound
the season, and Gene Murray, sen- staff is three freshmen who saw
limited action this season. Bob
Season's Batting Leaders Fleenor, freshman from St. Francis-
ville, hurled in 17 innings of non-
Player AB R H RBI Avg. conference competition, compiling
a record of one win and one loss
McDevitt 77 16 29 14 .377 and an earned run average of
1.06.
Anderson 81 13 25 20 .309
Compiling no won-loss records
Murray 47 5 13 8 .277 but showing marked improvement
during the season were John
Season's Pitching Leaders Moomey, freshman from Mechan-
icsburg, and Eldon Lane, freshman
Player W L IP SO ERA from Danville.

Button 4 l 30 2-3 32 2.93 Coach Clifton White's squad
played ten doubleheaders and five
Ludwig 5 3 59 1-3 42 2.73 single contests. The Panthers won Tom McDevitt
one twin-bill, split seven and drop-
Kenny 2 6 83 86 2.85 ped two. homore from Mattoon; Gerald
Leonard, freshman from Spring-
ior outfielder from Winnebago, Gary Anderson topped the field; Ken Greeson, freshman from
squad in runs batted in with 20. Decatur; Ron Grissom, sophomore
compiled a batting average of .304 He also led the team in home runs from Ramsey; Irving Rousell, fresh-
with four. Gene Cornell, sopho- man from New Orleans, La.; and
in league action. more from Mattoon, drove in 15 Frank Wolf, freshman from Ben-
runs and McDevitt brought home son.
The Panthers left 229 men on 14.
Outfielders-Gene Murray, sen-
the bases in 25 contests, an aver- The 1955 squad was: Infielders ior from Winnebago; Bill Corey,
-Gary Anderson, junior from Litch- senior from Covington, Ind.; John
age of 9.1 per game. In the eight field; Tom McDevitt, junior from Keiser, freshman from Mt. Olive;
Effingham; Bill Parmentier, junior Lyle Seybert, freshman from Sulli-
llAC games which the Panthers from Gillespie; Gene Cornell, sop- van; Jim Monge, freshman from
dropped by an a~erage of 1.9 runs Roanoke; and Nathaniel Brown,
freshman from New Orleans, La .
per game, they left an average of
Catchers-Jesse Orvedahl, sen-
9.7 men per game on base.
(Continued on next page)
The pitching staff, headed by

three seniors, gave creditable

performance as evidenced by their

team's earned run average of 2.88

for all games and 2.57 in loop

action.

Lyle Button, senior from Midlo-

thian, compiled the best mound

PAGE TEN

Kenny Signs Intramural Champs

Pro Contract

Jack Kenny, basketball and base-

ball star at Eastern for the past

three years, has been signed as a

pitcher by the Kansas City Athletics

and assigned to Hot Springs, Ark.,

of the Class C Cotton State League.

Kenny, from Covington, Ind.,

had a 9-8 record in three seasons

at Eastern, striking out 153 in 160

1/ 3 innings. His earned run aver-

age for the three years was 2 .30.

This spring, Kenny hurled the

only no-hitter ever recorded in the

seven member Interstate Intercol-

legiate Athletic Conference, blank-

ing Central Michigan in the seven-

inning second game of a double-

header April 18. He also completed

the opening game of the same dou- Larry Hart, center, receives the Intramural All-Sports Trophy for

bleheader with two innings of hit- Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity from Alex Summers, local Teachers College

less relief. Board member from Mattoon . Sigma Tau Gamma intramural teams com-

piled a total of 998 points to lead all other entries during the year. Dr.

(Continued from preceding page) James M . Thompson, head of the business education department and
member of the Athletic Board, is at the right.
ior from Effingham; Rudy Gonzales,
junior from Chicago; and Don Hin- The award was made at the annual Intramural All-Sports Award
ton, freshman from Shelbyville. night at which Summers was the principal speaker.

Pitchers - Ken Ludwig, senior

from Effingham; Jack Kenny, senior

Tennis Team Places Fifth In llA·Cfrom Covington, Ind.; Lyle Button,

senior from Midlothian; Bob Flee- The 1955 Panther tennis team, ham; Dick Rude, senior from Mat-
nor, freshman from St. Franvisville;

John Moomey, freshman from fighting through one of it's leanest toon; and Gary Pope, sophomore

Mechanicsburg; Eldon Lane, fresh- years with a record of four wins from Sorento.

man from Danville; Ken Hearn, and eight losses in dual competi- 1955 Results

sophomore from lvesdale; Tom tion, took a fifth place in the Inter- Opponent

Etchison, freshman from Assump- state Intercollegiate Athletic Con- Indiana State El Opp.
Millikin University
tion; and Roger Bridges, freshman ference meet, . thereby preserving Illinois Normal 27
Greenville College 34
from Windsor. Opp. Coach Rex V. Darling's record of Blackburn College 27
never having a team finish lower Southern Illinois 90
Season Scores than fifth in league competition. Washington University 6l
El Western Illinois 45
Ill inois Normal
Score Opponent Score Darling's netmen took a pair of Southern Illinois 90
Greenville College 70
6 Washington Univ. 2 victories from Greenville and won llAC Meet
Indiana State 36
19 Albion College 5 single encounters from Blackburn 07
10,2 Albion College 5,3 • and Western Illinois . The Panthers 90
7,2 were beaten twice each by Indiana (Fifth)
1,3 Navy Pier
2,6 State, Millikin, Illinois Normal, and l5
3,4 Anderson College
2,2 Southern Illinois.
1,3 Michigan Normal

0,5 Central Michigan 2,0 The 1955 squad was composed

5 Washington Univ. 9 of Phil Stuckey, sophomore from

10,4 Quincy College 3,3 Effingham; Art Fox, senior from

11 Indiana State 6 Shelbyville; Lloyd Ludwig, sopho- Billy Joe Deeter, '54, has been

3,5 Southern Illinois 4,8 more from Effingham; John Con- a lieutenant with the U. S. Marine

5,6 Northern Illinois 7,2 ley, freshman from Flora; Jim Corps since June, 1954. His ad-

0,0 Western Illinois 2,3 Ward, freshman from Mattoon; dress is Lt. Billy Joe Deeter, 431

0 Indiana State 2 Carl York, senior from Charleston; Co. 2Bn Stag . Reg ., Camp Pendle-

6,2 Illinois Normal 7,0 Dick Dirks, sophomore from Effing- ton, Calif.

PAGE ELEVEN

Keeping •In touc

Helen Clark (Mrs. 0. E. Lowe), Dr. Charles F. Hill, '11, switched was within a block and a half o
ex-'02, was a campus visitor at from managing a division of one the shooting between the Arab
Eastern this spring. She is the of the world's largest corporation and Jews. She traveled as far eas
grandmother of Louise Lowe, a research laboratories to teaching as Teheran, Iran . Miss Todd, wh
freshman this year. Mr. Lowe is freshman math at Eastern this now owns and supervises severa
retired farmer at Sullivan, Ill. spring. "I have to look over the farms near Charleston, describe
lessons ahead of the kids (it was herself as Eastem's first post-grad
Eva N. Young, '03, writes that, 32 years since I last taught in col- uate student. "Miss Ford didn'
at 80 years of age, "I can walk a lege), but it's a pleasure to be back kr:iow how to register me," sh
mile." She is living at the Hotel in the classroom," said Dr. Hill. says.
Benwood, Effingham, Ill. She be-
gan teaching in Chicago in 1907 Dr. Hill retired in September, Miss Todd met Mrs. C. H. Doug
and graduated from the Chicago 1953, after 30 years with Westing- las of Mattoon in Rome for th
Medical College in 1913, after house Electric at Pittsburgh and Easter holiday. Dr. and Mrs. C. H
which she practiced medicine in came back to Charleston to live. Coleman of Charleston were als
Chicago for many years. He consented to teach when Harold in Rome at Easter time.
Marker, '34, was forced to devote
The Class of 1905 will hold its full time to his business. Marie Walz (Mrs. Clarence G.
fiftieth reunion at Homecoming, Flammer), '15, lives at 1110 Crest
October 22. Among members of Marker was persuaded to teach View Dr., Sunny Hills, Fullerton,
the class indicating their intention Calif. Mr. Flammer is a wholesale
of coming are James M. Collins, an an Eastern math class when a. 50 grain merchant.
insurance and real estate broker at
Little Rock, Ark., and Roy Wentz, per cent increase in freshman last Paul M. Fye, '16, is now a gen·
former Springfield, Ill., high school fall made faculty increases neces- eral agent for the Canadian Na-
principal. Details of the reunion sary. tional Railways. He lives at 1231
will be outlined in a letter to class Highland Parkway, St. Paul 5,
members this summer. William C. Troutman, '12, of Minn.
330 l Guilford, Baltimore 18, Md.,
Sherman H. Littler, '03, was hon- writes that his aunt, Miss Mary E. Flcssle Wiley, '16, was honored
ored this spring when correspend- Troutman, EISC 1912, is now with
ence courses at the University of him. Dr. Troutman is a prnfsseor in April when 1,000 children, par-
Illinois "came of age." Littler was of speech at the University of
the first student in the Division of Maryland. ents, and friends presented the Leal
University Extension 21 years ago.
Although he held two degrees Hazel Willson (Mrs. Thomas E. School of Urbana, of which she is
from the University, as well as the Thompson), '12, is the grandmother
diploma from Eastern, Littler enroll- of Clifford Carl Leidtke, born May principal, with an oil portrait done
ed for the first correspondence 23. The youngster's parents are by John Hult of the University of
course. He is shown in the accom- Mr. and Mrs . C. E. Liedtke of Gar- Illinois art staff. The idea of the
panying · photograph being con- dena, Calif. Mrs . Thompson lives in portrait came from the children,
gratulated by Dean Robert B. Mattoon, Ill. and they raised about a third of the
Browne, present head of the Ex- portrait fund. At the unveiling cere-
tension Division, and Dr. Neil Gar- Rena White (Mrs. Wilbert D. Mil- mony Miss Wiley presented a
vey, head of the Correspondence ler), '14, died on Nov. l, 1954. She group from her home town of Kan·
Division . Both Browne and Garvey lived at 944 Second St., Charleston, sas, including Mrs. W. T. Zink, par-
are former Eastern students also. Ill., for many years. Mr. Miller is ent of one of her first pupils in
a mechanical engineer. A daughter, 1908-09, whose granddaughter,
Nelle Wiman (Mrs. Victor I. Carolyn Anne, graduated from Janet Zink, now teaches at Leal.
Brown), '08, writes that she retired Eastern this month . Mr. Hult is the artist who painted
from teaching in 1952, is doing the portrait of President R. G. Buz-
nothing and not liking it. She lives Sophia Pearl Reed, '15, who re- zard, given to Eastern last year by
at 619 N. State Rd., Arlington tired from teaching in 1953, writes faculty, employees, and alumni of
Heights, Ill. that she took a flying trip to Hawaii the college.
last December and is enjoying her
PAGE TWELVE retirement. She lives at 320 W. Ernest Bails, '16, who has taught
North St., Decatur, Ill. in Denver, Colo., since 1930, visit·
ed in Charleston this spring. Bails
Leah Todd, '16, is taking a course was the first editor of the Teachers
in ancient history under Dr. Don- College News.
ald Alter at Eastern this summer,
"in order to learn more about the Elizabeth Kerr (Mrs. Henry W.
places I traveled in last winter." Friedrich), '17, has moved from
Miss Todd visited in Jerusalem, and Sunrise, Wyo., to Lomira, Wis.

Florence Kathryn Wright (Mrs. a new address: 1447 Vandalia Rd., bana this spring. In the photo-
R. F. Briggs), 'l 8, lives at 445 Hillsboro, Ill. graph the certificate is being pre-
Gramaton Ave., Mt. Vernon, N. Y. sented by Dr. Harlow B. Mills, Sur-
Mr. Briggs is secretary of the Gen- Nell Zehner, '25, is vice-princi- vey chief.
eral Telephone Corp., New York pal and dean of girls at the Cham-
City . paign, Ill., Senior High School. Her Julia Thomas (Mrs. George A.
address is 714 W. Green St., Cham- Jahant), '29, has returned to Char-
Holla Edwin Weaver, '19, be- paign. leston from Tucson, Ariz., so that
came head engineer of miscellan- she and her daughter can attend
eous equipment for the Common- Mabel Ruth Wilson (Mrs. Ralph Eastern this summer and next year.
wealth Edison Co. last year. He E. Edwards), '26, of 612 S. Bloom- She will stay with her parents, Dr.
lives at 2008 S. Twelfth Ave., May- ington, Streater, Ill., writes that her and Mrs. S. E. Thomas.
wood, Ill. oldest son, Richard, is a second
lieutenant in the Air Force. Nancy Kathleen Wilson (Mrs. Thomas J.
Raymond M. Cook, 'l 9, has is a sophomore at the University Lee), '30, lives at 224 E. Glenn St.,
moved to 8032 S. Drexel Ave., Chi- of Wisconsin and John is a senior Marissa, Ill. A son, Richard, is in the
cago 19, Ill. Cook is head of the in high school. School of Journalism at the Univer-
Chicago Teachers College. sity of Illinois. One daughter,
Thelma Christine White (Mrs. Nancy, is in high school and an-
Lulu Estella Wickham (Mrs. Em- Paul W. Schroeder), '26, lives at other, Marilyn, is in seventh grade.
mett McCartan), '20, is teaching 269 Forest Ave., Elmhurst, Ill. Mr.
fourth grade at Douglas, Ariz. She Schroeder is a dentist. Hallie Whitesel (Mrs. C. A. Stieg-
received the B. A. degree in ele- man), '30, lives at 946 Rankin Rd.,
mentary education at Arizona State E. H. Baumgartner, '26, has Niagara Falls, N. Y. Mr . Stiegman
College in 1951. Mr. CcCartan is a spent 25 years in his present posi- is vice-president and secretary of
postal clerk. tion as principal at Fillmore, Ill. He the Oldbury Electro Chemical Co.
holds the M. S. from the Univer-
Hettie Blythe, '2 l, '29, died at sity of Illinois, '35, and has done Rella Blanche Warner (Mrs. Char-
Mercy Hospital in Valley City, N. summer work at Eastern since the les Holyoke), '30, has three chil-
war. Baumgartner was elected pres- dren, Connie, 13, Eddie, 11, and
D., in June after an illness of sev- ident of the Montgomery County Kent, 1. She teaches first grade at
Eastern State Club at its spring Delano, Calif. Mr. Holyoke is an
eral months. Miss Blythe retired meeting. accountant.
from her position as a critic teacher
in the teachers college at Valley Eunice Belle Wright, '26, took a Harold Robbins, '31, a visiting
City some years ago to establish a position last November as house- counsellor in the Carmi, Ill., School
florist shop. She was a prominent mother in the lntermountain Dea- System, is president of the Illinois
educator in North Dakota in the coness Home for Children, Helena, Guidance and Personnel Associa-
field of geography, writing a num- Mont. Her Helena address is 1539 tion.
ber of articles for professional Eleventh Ave., but she considers
journals. Miss Blythe taught at Irving, Ill., as her home address. Mrs. Argola Ives Walk, '31, '49,
Eastern in the summers of 1938 died at the home of her sister, Mrs.
and 1939. She attended Columbia Teddy Elmer Sims, '28, writes Emery Gifford, in Newton, Ill., on
University and held the master's that he teaches and drives a school March 18. Mrs. Walk, who was
degree from the University of Chi- bus at Wauconda, Ill. Sims has been principal of an Arlington Heights
cago. at Wauconda since 1948. Elementary School until her illness,
was the sister of famed ballad
Wynemiah Rardin (Mrs. Garland Gideon H. Boewe, '28, right, re- singer Burl Ives.
D. Perry), '22, is a bookkeeper for ceived a certificate of recognition
a labor organization in Detroit, for 25 years of service in the sci- Margaret Vivian McNees (Mrs.
Mich., where her address is 3969 ence of plant pathology at the Illi- Ralph F. Fischer), '31, was elected
Harold, Detroit 12. Mr. Perry is a nois Natural History Survey at Ur- a director of the Illinois Associa-
weighmaster for the New York tion of Classroom Teachers, an IEA
Central Railroad. affiliate, this spring. She lives at
Gardner, Ill., where she teaches
Irene Champion (Mrs. James E. Qrade two.
Amos), '22 has a new address: 211
Greyman Dr., West Palm Beach, Ted Whitesel, '31, will teach
Fla. next year in the social studies de-
partment of the Winona State
John Allen Dhitesel, Jr., '22, of Teachers College, Winona, Minn.
E. Chestnut St., Oxford, 0., has
been elected president of the Am- Everette Glen Womack, '31, is
erican Council on Industrial Arts teaching high school math and
Teacher Education. He is a profes- serving as librarian at Cowden, Ill.
sor at Miami University.
Willard Edgar Turney, '32, began
Mary Whalen, '23, teaches at the teaching at Arco, Idaho, on March
Incarnate Word College, San An- 3 of this year.
tonio, Tex., where her address is
138 Groveland Pl. Neva Quick (Mrs. Herman Stel-
ter), '32, lives at 307V2 Fulton St.,
Anna Louise Weathers, '24, has Buchanan, Mich. Mr. Stelter is a

PAGE THIRTEEN

grocery store owner. of the Humboldt, Ill., !:>c.hools, is Year." Mrs. Greer teaches second
Bernice Jeannette Wood (Mrs. the father of David Well, a fresh- grade at the Washington School in
man at Eastern during the past Vandalia, Ill.
Santfor Carrington), '32, began year.
teaching last year at Brocton, Ill. Florence Pearl Young (Mrs. Wal-
Ivan Ernest Bailey, '34, is owner ter Patzwitz), '36, of 1514 N. Van-
Marguerite Zimmer (Mrs. Roy B. of the Young Coal Co. and Bailey deventer, St. Louis 13, Mo., has a
Heath), '32, is a reading c'Jnsultant Foundry at Evansville, Ind., where new son, Walter Frederick, Jr.,
in the Department of Pupil Adjust- he lives at 917 S. E. Eighth St. born last September 17.
ment of the Des Moines, la.,
Schools. Mr. Heath is a captain in Gail Weber (Mrs. Ernest Roemke), Buel Walters, '36, is a U. S. Food
the city fire department. '34, lives at 321 Rose Ave., Big and Drug Inspector at Denver,
Rapids, Mich., where Mr: Roemke Colo., where his address is 829 S.
Rita Opal Nay (Mrs. Golden is principal of the St. Peters Luth- Osage St.
Flake), '33, is a legal secretary and eran School.
assistant, living at 806 Reisner, In- Frederick Zimmerman, '36, a
dianapolis, Ind. Mr. Flake is an in- Herbert C. Van Deventer, '35, crafts teacher in the Monterey Uni-
structor in the Purdue University took the Ph. D. at the State Univer- versity High School, has two chil-
Extension Division at Indianapolis. sity of Iowa in 1953. He teaches at dren, Jeffrey, 5, and Grey (a
Drake University, Des Moines, la. daughter), 3. His address is 992
Dolores Bernice Wilson (Mrs. W. Ransford Ct., Grove Highlands,
S. Claybaugh), '33, writes that she Marian Wozencraft, '35, now Pacific Grove, Calif.
and her husband have co"mpleted lives at 1861 E. Twenty-fourth St.,
a beautiful new home at 1144 Cleveland 14, 0., where she is an Eva Virginia Morgan (Mrs. Archie
Evergreen St., West Bend, Wis. The assistant professor at Fenn College. Vinson), '37, now lives at 44 Oak-
oldest of their three children grad- wood, Danville, Ill. She has a
uated from high school this spring. Opal Pauline Norton (Mrs. Stef- daughter, Mary Louise, born Nov.
Mr. Claybaugh is owner-manager fen), '35, of 2549 Kendall Ave., 5, 1952.
of a Culligan Soft Water Service. Madison 5, Wis., writes that she
"was called as a substitute librarian Kathryn Smith (Mrs. A. L. Calli-
Burl Lugar, '33, has been grant- to one of the lovely new Madison son), '37, now lives at 230 W. Main,
ed professional engineering status schools and was asked to take the Moweaqua, Ill. She has two sons,
by the Oklahoma State Board of position last January 1. This meant Joey, 8, and Richard, 1.
Engineers. He was an industrial arts summer school in our Library
major at Eastern and after several School here at the University of Alice Zimmerman, '37, will teach
years of teaching became associat- Wisconsin." grade 6 in the Oakdale School,
ed with the Phillips Petroleum Co. Normal, Ill., next year.
at its Bartlesville, Okla., headquar- Ellen Irene Whitacre (Mrs. Nor-
man Schroeder), '35, now lives at Josephine Moulton (Mrs. George
ters. 733 N. Wildwood, Mundelein, Ill. Heidt), '37, lives at 841 Terry Pl.,
Cecile Lillian Burkybile (Mrs. Mr. Schroeder is a station supervis- Madison 5, Wis. Mr. Heidt is a phar-
or on the North Shore R. R. macist.
Frederick Herscher), '33, taught in
the Dowagiac City Schools of John Wyeth, '35, of 2803 Lawn- Louise Inman (Mrs. E. J. Wag-
Michigan last year. The Herschers dale Ave., Rockford, Ill., has been ner), '38, has moved from Berwyn
live at Cassopolis, Mich. assistant principal of the Rockford to 115 S. Elm St., Mount Prospect,
West Senior High since 1952. 111.
Walter L. Reid, '34, is chief in-
structor at the Morris Television and Homer Hendricks, '36, was the M/Sgt. Robert Armstrong, '38,
Radio School of St. Louis, Mo. His subject of a school controversy may now be addressed B45-1 Mo-
home is at 9032 Philo Ave., Affton covered by Time magazine recent- bile Tng Det, 3496th Mobile Tng
23, Mo. ly. He is superintendent of schools Sq, APO No. 22 New York, N. Y.
at Bangor, Mich. The controversy
Louise Stillions (Mrs. Antone had to do with released time for Millard Yount, '38, teacher of
Fernandez), '34, of Laupahoehoe, religious instruction. Mrs. Hen- math at Chrisman, Ill., is the father
Hawaii, expects to make a trip to dricks is the former Forrest Erlene of Marvin Lewis, born January 4,
the mainland this summer. Weber, '35. 1954. Other children are Miriam
Louise, 13, and Mark Lee, 9.
Rolaud Wickiser, '34, assistant Irma Winkleblack (Mrs. Lee R.
principal at the Homer, Ill., High Hays), '36, took a position this year Ruth Thompson (Mrs. Robert E.
School, expects to take the mas- as a 4-H Clubs specialist in Urbana, Peterson), '38, now lives at 89
ter's degree at Eastern this sum- Ill. Mr. Hays is with the Olin-Math- Rochelle Park, Tonawanda, N. Y.
mer. He was inducted into Kappa ieson Chemical Co. The Hays' ad- She teaches a rapid reading and
Delta Pi last fall. dress is 2004 S. Race St., Urbana. comprehension class at the YMCA.

Evelyn Wente (Mrs. Dale Tan- Elizabeth Wilson, '36, took a po- James Tolliver, '38, of 133 Illi-
ner), '34, moved from Champaign sition as librarian in the Senior high nois Ave., Morton, Ill., is an audi-
to LaGrange, Ill., this February. Mr. school at Downey, Calif., last year. tor. He has two sons, Mark, 3V2,
Tanner is now associated with the and Dale, 2. Mrs. Toliver . is the
Continental Casualty Co. of Chi- Laura Wheatley (Mrs. G. Kenneth former Helen Walters, '39.
cago. The Tanner address is 2 N. Greer), '36, writes that Mr. Greer
Edgewood, LaGrange. recently won his insurance com- Harold Younger, 38, has been
pany's award as "The Man of the principal of the high school at Bar-
Clarence E. Well, '34, principal dolph, Ill., since 1950.

Stanley Elam, '38, received the

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Ed. D. degree at the University of ner), '39, is the mother of Elaine leave from his position as associate
Illinois June 18. He has been di-
rector of public relations and alum- Joy, born June 4, 1954. professor of industrial arts at Buf-
ni services at Eastern since 1946.
Max Turner, '40, has been pro- falo State Teachers College, N. Y.
Lucille Heaney (Mrs. Gayton
Marks), '38, taught this year in the moted to full professor of govern- His family will accompany him to
Schereville, Ind., Scho9l.
ment at Southern Illinois Univer- Burma and live in quarters furnish-
Crystal Funkhouser (Mrs. Carl
Redden), '39, writes that she pro- sity. He will remain as assistant ed by the Burmese Educational
duced a Girl Scout Pageant . at the
Hammond, Ind ., Civic Center in dean of the college of liberal arts Foundation . The Foundation also
March. "I had about 4,000 in it and
about 3,000 in the audience. and sciences. · furnishes native servants.
(S.R.O.)" Evidently the production
was highly successful, for Mrs. Red- Roberta Jane Finley (Mrs. Her· Joanna Levitt (Mrs. Floyd Car·
den has been asked to provide Na- schel James McPheron), '40, is gill), '41, is the mother .of Meredith
tional S_cout Headquarters with her Adair, born May 3 at Jacksonville,
full plans for the pageant. Mrs. teaching at Hopedale, Ill.
Redden teaches English classes for Harry Wood, '40, who is now Ill. Mr. Cargill teaches social studies
the Purdue Extension Center as a head of the Structures Branch of at the Illinois Sight Saving School
substitute. "I go out there occasion- the Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy at Jacksonville.
ally for Margaret Brandon Davis, Department, Washington, D. C., Mary Lee Cox (Mrs. Ernest R.
'35," she writes. "I averaged four writes that he occasionally sees Mil!er), '41, lives at 501 Mcintire
days a week of teaching th1:; sem- Howard Skidmore and Roy Wilson, Dr., Fairborn, 0. Her husband was
ester." who also live in Springfield, Va. - recently promoted to colonel in the
Wood's address is 6000 Craig St., Air Force. He is stationed at Wright-
Lorie Watts, '39, is editor of on- Patterson Air Field, Dayton . The
the-job training courses prepared Springfield.
at Scott Air Force Base, Belleville, Wilmeth Pinkstaff (Mrs. Grover Millers have two sons, Randy and
Ill. He is working toward the Ph. Adams), '40, now lives at l 05 Roy .
D. at Washington University in St. Ruth Williams (Mrs. James A.
Louis. He bacame a member of Bryan, Weatherford, Tex., where
Kappa Delta Pi last fall. Mrs. Watts, Mr. Adams is a district superintend- Howard), '41, now lives at 18
the former Esther Adair, is teaching ent for the DeLaval Separator Co. Washington St., Williamsport, Ind.,
in an elementary school. The Watts' and teaches English and Latin at
address is 317 Kansas Ave., Belle- Mary E. Walter (Mrs. Heinz West Lebanon. Mr. Howard is as-
ville. Weisheit), '40, now lives at 200 sistant manager of the Warren
Michigan, Sturgis, • Mich. Mr. Weis- County Co-op.
Goldie Bernice Warfel (Mrs. heit is a physician. The Weisheits
Merle Powell), '39, began teach- have two daughters, Susan, 5, and James H. Wyeth, '41, writes that
ing in the Arthur, Ill., Grade School Mary Ann, l. he is spending eight weeks each
last fall. Mr. Powell is foreman at summer in a Jewish Boys' Camp at
the Illinois Farm Supply Plant. The Esther Diel (Mrs. Walter T. Eagle River, Wis. "It makes a fine
Powell address is Pierson Station, Wells), '40, has five children,
Ill. vacation, as the weather is won-
James, 8; Ruth, 61/2; Joyce, 5; derful while it is hot in Illinois."
Agnes Worland (Mrs. L. K. Karen, 3; and Roy, 2. The Wells live
"Judy" Voris), '39, taught for two at 1409 McCook Ave., Hammond, Wyeth has taught at the Rantoul,
month in the junior high and sen- Ind. Ill., High School since 1943.
ior high at Neoga, Ill., this spring. Alice Wickiser (Mrs. Maurice Venisa Lorene Siverly (Mrs.
She expects to teach again next Taylor), '40, began teaching sixth Frank Nagy), '41, of 2904 Walnut,
year. Mr. Voris, who will finish the grade at Homer, Ill., last fall. Mr. Mattoon, Ill., is the mother of
master's degree at Eastern this sum- Taylor teaches eighth grade in Ur- Stephen, 7, Susan, 5, and Janet, 2.
mer, is teacher of social studies at bana. The Taylors live in Homer. Mr. Nagy is an accountant at the
Neoga High. The Vorises have Paul Wright, '41, recently be- Kuehne Mfg. Co.
three sons and a daughter.
came assistant chief of the Examin- John Worland, '41, is manager
Veda York (Mrs. Allen Parrish),
'39, is the mother of Lloyd Charles, ing and Placement Division, Sixth of the New York Life Insurance
born June 2, 1954. She lives on
R. R. 5, Paris. U. S. Civil Service Region, Cincin- Office in the Union National Bank

John Waldrip, '39, principal of nati, 0. He lives at 5553 Raceview Bldg., Youngstown, 0.
he grade school at Montrose,
Ave., Cincinnati 11. Sylvia. Diel (Mrs. Eugene L.
lo., has a new address: 550 N.
sa, Montrose. William W. Thomas, '41, receiv- Moore), '42, moved into a new
Ruth Wilson (Mrs. Kenneth Gard-
ed the degree in veterinary medi- home at 1401 California Ave., De-

cine at Iowa State College June l 0. catur, Ill., last December.

He was formerly a professor of Margaret Weingand (Mrs. Allan

botany at Kansas State College, M. Cress), '42, Iives at 1517 Flo-

Manhattan. berta, Wichita 14, Kan., where Mr.

Owen Harlan, '41, will fly to Cress is an assistant professor at

Burma late this month for a one the University of Wichita.

year assignment at the State Train- Madge Kirkham (Mrs. Wayne

ing College for Teachers in Ran- Fell), '42, is the mother of John

goon and work with teachers col- Richard, a fourth child. The Fells

lege students in Mandalay. Dr. Har- farm near Kansas, Ill.

lan won a Fulbright grant for the Catherine Winkler (Mrs. Don

opportunity. He has a sabbatical White), '42, of 2123 Pennsylvania,

PAGE FIFTEEN

Columbus, 0., writes that she is maintained for military personnel. ing to an announcement from the
substitute teaching, serving as a Mr. McConnell is a lieutenant in the Amateur Softball Association of
Scout leader, and teaching Sunday Army. America headquarters at Newark,
School. She is also active in AAUW. N. J. McCord is the highly success-
Ruth White (Mrs. Thomas H. ful manager of the Peoria Caterpil-
Orville Rice, '42, is teaching in Votaw), '43, received the master's lar Dieselettes softball team.
the junior college at Flat River, Mo., degree in May at Phoenix, Ariz.,
where his address is 407 Crane St. where she has been teaching music Mary Elizabeth Young (Mrs. E.
in the elementary schools and at- C. Fredenberger), '44, has been
Edna Williams (Mrs. Clark), '42, tending college, and joined her teaching kindergarten in East De-
has a son, Michael Alan, born last husband this month at a new ranch troit, Mich., where her address is
September 23. The Clarks live at near Quincy, Wash. 21152 Dexter Blvd.
Areola, Ill. •
Vera Louise Williamee (Mrs. Nellie Diel (Mrs. C. T. Ambers),
Mildred Louise Fulton (Mrs. John Chester Dreher), '43, writes that '45, lives at 320 N. Locust, Assump-
R. Henderson), '42, of R. R. l, she and her husband recently pur- tion, Ill.
Homer, Ill., has a one year old chased a new photographic studio
daughter. Mr. Henderson teaches in Baker, Mont. The Drehers do Joe Zupsich, '45, now lives at
commercial and industrial · photo- 5840 W. Roosevelt, Chicago 50,
industrial arts. ill., and teaches in Morton High,
Marion Ryan, '42, is head ac- graphy. Cicero.

countant for International Harves- Rasho Winget, Jr., '43, is chief Willa Mae Strotman (Mrs. James
ter in Los Angeles. He lives at of the data section, Chem. Tech. Stroud), '45, has twin daughters,
8342 Sanger Ave., Whittier, Calif. Division, ORNL, Oak Ridge, Tenn. Nancy and Norma, age 1V2, and a
He is completing the course work daughter, Susan, 5. She lives at
John S. Wilson, '42, is a group for the M. S. in industrial manage- 907 S. Locust, Aledo, Ill., where Mr.
leader in the central laboratory of ment this June at the University of Stroud is an insurance agent.
the Dow Chemical Co. and lives at Tennessee. Winget's address is 105
305 Poinsettia St., Lake Jackson, Milton Lane, Oak Ridge. James William Smith, '46, will
teach government in the Wheaton,
Tex. Elizabeth Louise "Lee" Podesta Ill., High School next year.
Ellis Leo Stout, '42, wrote on (Mrs. Franklin J. Hickman), '43,
writes: "Naples, with its Mt. Vesu- Harold Cecil Werner, '46, is an
April l that he was at the Las vius and interesting environs, is electronic scientist with the U. S.
Vegas, Nevada, test site for the really living history at its most in- Navy Electronics Laboratory, San
atomic test series of the AEC. He teresting. I just came back from a Diego, Calif. His home is at 2668
is a staff member in the chemistry- trip to Athens, Cairo, and the· en- Grandview St., San Diego 17.
metallurgy division of the Los tire area of the Biblical Holy Land.
Alamos, N. M., Scientific Labora- What a thrill!" Lt. Col. Hickman and Sam Yost, '47, received the M.A.
tory. His Los Alamos address is 799 Lee may be addressed at 168 Via E. from the University of Florida
Sixth St., Apt. 18. Posillejo, Naples, Italy, or c/ o Lt. this January. He is a shop instruct-
Col. Hickman, AAFSE, Box 110, or and athletic business manager in
Rosemary Lewis (Mrs. Theodore FPO, New York, N. Y. the Plant High School, Tampa, Fla.
Mcfarlin), '42, taught first grade
during the past year at the Burbank Jchn A. Walters, '44, is manager Dale Workman, '47, principal of
School in Hillsboro, Ill. She has a of the educational department of the Lower School of The Latin
son, Charles, 5V2. Mr. Mcfarlin is the Shattinger Music Co., St. Louis, School of Chicago, operates the
a farmer. Mo. He lives at 2627 Avie Ave., Dapaula Farm at Moorhead, Minn.,
Jennings 21, Mo. as a summer camp for boys. It is
Robert 0. Frame, '43, will be in the Red River Valley of the
principal of the Emerson School at Geneva Weidner (Mrs. Robert H. North. Workman's Chicago address
Oak Park, Ill., next year. He has Jenn.e), '44, lives at 1064 Lincoln is 1531 N. Dearborn Parkway, Chi-
been teaching and working toward Park Dr., Decatur, ill., where Mr. cago 10.
the doctorate at the University of Jenne is a certified public account-
Illinois this year. ant. Lily Ann Walter (Mrs. Mervin
Ha:nline), '47, is the mother of Jef-
Jeanne Cress (Mrs. Don Tingley), Mary Ashby, '44, and James R. frey, born last December 16. The
'43, is the mother of Elizabeth Cath- Lanman was married June 19. Mrs. Hainlines live at 606 S. Maple,
erine, born March 31. Mr. Tingley, Lanman has been teaching in the Pana, Ill., where Mr. Hainline
'47, is a member of the Eastern fa- business education department of teaches at the high school and is
the College of Commerce, Univer- assistant coach.
Bessie Townsend (Mrs. James L. sity of Illinois. Mr. Lanman is a
Hanks), '43, of 130 Pasa Robles graduate of the University of Texas, Wendell Dale Williams, '47,
Ave., Jackson, Miss., writes that a Houston, and is now employed in taught at the Belleville High School
third child, William Bruce, was Charleston with the Standard Oil and Junior College last year. His
born October 20, 1954. Co. address is 48 William Ave., Belle-
ville.
Ida Louise Teagarden (Mrs. Wil- Charles "Chuck" McCord, '44,
liam F. McConnell), '43, writes that has been appointed state softball Leona Wente (Mrs. Charles Bar-
this past year she spent six glori- commissioner for Illinois, accord- ber), '47, lives at 834 E. Sixth St.,
ous days in Paris and has spent Centralia, Ill. Mr. Barber is with
much time sight-seeing in Ger- the Illinois Bell Telephone Co.
many. Her children are taught the
German language in the schools

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William L. Winnett, '47, an in- Galesburg, Ill. Her address is 1320 '53, is taking a course at the Uni-

structor at San Francisco State Col- North Academy St., Galesburg. versity of Southern California, Los

lege, 1600 Holloway Ave., San Mary Ethel York (Mrs. Laverne H. Angeles, this summer.

Francisco, Calif., writes that "there Dahlke.), '48, of Toledo, 0 ., re- Zetta Marie Pinkstaff (Mrs. Edgar
is nothing to compare with this ports a new addition to her family, Wayne Sellers), '49, M. S. '54,
'City by the Golden Gate'." Sue Ann, born December 15, 1954. writes that she is the mother of a
Other children are David, 4, and seven-months-old son. She lives at
Ralph D. Wilson, '47, professor
of management at the University Janet, 2. 909 North Harvey, Urbana, 111.
of Illinois, lives at 203 W. Iowa,
Urbana, Ill. Bob Tipsword, '48, head coach Mrs. Sellers is an announcer for
of baseball and assistant in foot- Radio Station WOWS.
Frances Ruth Stevens, '47, has ball and basketball at the Batavia,
been teaching during the past year Dick Mills, '49, will be head
at the Barrington, Ill., High School. Ill., High School, is director of rec- football coach at the Bement, 111.,
Her address is 432 June Terrace, reation for the city of Batavia this
Barrington. summer. The Tipswords live <:lt High School next year. He has been
324 N. College St., Batavia. There baseball coach and assistant foot-
Beth Vail, '47, a member of the ball and basketball coach there for
education department staff at Ball are three children, Bonnie, 5; Bob- three years.
State Teachers College, Muncie, bie, 4; and Vicki, 2.
Ind., expects to receive the doctor's Merle A. Lockyer, '48, is assist- J. R. McCullough, '49, has pur-
degree from Indiana University chased a new home in Decatur, ill.,
soon. She was the subject of a re- ant superintendent of schools in and expects to move there in the
cent "Meet the Prof" feature in the the Panhandle Unit District of near future. He has been at Ob-
Montgomery County, Ill. His home long, Ill., for the past few years .
all State News, student news- is at 1225 N. Jackson, Litchfield. · Phillip Ayers, '49, M. S. '51, will
per. She is described as "a col-
Forrest Suycott, '48, has accepted be principal of the Edgewood Ele-
lege professor in whom the stu- a position at Western Illinois State mentary School in the Effingham,
ents find all the best qualities." College, Macomb, where he will be Ill., district next year.
Robert Ankenbrandt, '48, M. S. college band director. Suycott holds
52, will teach departmental junior the Ph. D. from Iowa State Univer- C h a r I e e n Rosebraugh (Mrs.
igh subjects in the Springfield, Ill., sity. James J. Dickey), '49, of 1514
ystem next year. Sangamon Dr., Champaign, Ill., is
Johanne Walker (Mrs. N. S. Allen Monts, '48, will teach the mother of a daughter born
rce), '48, still resides in the
rt of the Feather River coun- graphic arts in a San Diego, Calif., April l. The Dickeys have tw in sons
at Greenville, Calif. She is a high school next year. He has been now 15 months old and learning
memaking teacher and her hus-
nd is a rancher. Her address is at Danville, Ill., for some years. to walk. On June 20 the family
x 483, Greenville, Calif.
Lt. Col. John E. Conley, '48, and Raymond Earl . Metter, '48, has moved into a new home.
s wife, the former Shirley taken a position as research geolo-
ughm, '44, now reside at l 082 Leo Maranto, · '49, and Mrs.
t l 8th St., San Bernadino, Calif. gist with the Carter Research Lab- Maronto, the former Dorothy Coo-
oratory, Tulsa, Okla . His address is ley, '49, are the parents of Christo-
Roy Eugene Sheppard, '48, now 4620 East fourth St., Tulsa. He re- pher John, born last March 4. The
the father of two children. The cently received the doctor's degree Marontos have another child, a
ngest, David Eugene, was born at Ohio State University.
ember 26, 1954. His daughter, daughter, Sydney. They reside in
rsha Lynn, is 2% years of age.
teacher of chemistry and physical Charles A. Bunten, '49, was Manhattan Beach, Calif.
nee at Mattoon High School, he
awarded the E. D. degree in indus- Lloyd Harlan Steen, '49, took the
at 706 Broadway, Mattoon,
trial arts at the University of Mis- position of assistant superintendent

souri this June. His dissertation of Steger, Ill., Public Schools March

dealt with the selection, purchase, l, 1955. He lives at 3520 Chicago

and use of industrial arts supplies Road, Steger. He and his wife,

in secondary schools of Missouri. Betty Jewel Steen, '49, are the par-

Robert Inyart, '49, is the father ents of four children, the most re-

of Charles Robert, born May 17. cent addition b e i n g Rebecca

The lnyarts have four children. Ynette, bom February 22. Others

111is Henry Weber, '48, writes Their home is near Charleston, are Kitty, 8, Sherry, 3V2, and Jenny,
t he has taken the position of where Mr. Inyart is associated with 2.
his father in the retail shoe busi-
rintendent of schools at Mt. ness. Dana Evans, '49, of 417 N. Sixth,
, Ill. His address is Box 42,
Zion. He has three· children, Amelia Anne Wright (Mrs. Mor- Terre Haute, Ind., spent six weeks
, 8; David, 7; and Gary, 2. ris E. Webb), '49, took a position
last October as speech and hearing in Puerto Rico last summer. She
plans to attend school this summer
and go on Eastern's Prairie State

ian Nadine Swinford (Mrs. therapist in the Franklin, Ind., Field Trip in August. She holds the

d Wilkey), '48, is the mother Schools. Mr. Webb, '50, continues master's from Indiana State.

o sons, Michael, 5, and Pat- as a cost accountant for the Eli Norman Donald Waltrip, '49,

Lyle, 2. Her husband is head Lilly Co. of Indianapolis. The Webb writes that he is now teaching sci-

e industrial arts department at home is at 20 Crescent, Franklin. ence and chemistry in the Auburn,

rchill Junior High School in Rohe rt Gene Wrenn, '49, M. S. Ill., High School. His address is

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174 East Jackson St., Auburn. Jack Whitted, '50, became an as- this year but will retire from teach·
Robert Harold Van Note, '49, of sistant director of athletics at St. ing next year. Mr. Pankey, '50, has
Charles, Ill., in February. His ad- taught band and chorus at the
Westport, Conn., has a son, Eric, dress is Box 122, St. Charles. Meredosia - Chambersburg High
born September 25, 1954. He also School for two and one-half years.
has a four-year-old daughter. Van Kenneth Tucker, '50, now lives He holds the master's degree from
Note is a chemical engineer. at 908 Moultrie Ave., Mattoon, Ill. Western llHnois State College.
He is employed by the Mattoon
Barbara Faye Wilson, '49, now Post Office. Frank Cherry, '51, is working to-
lives at 1203 Cherry St., Mt. Car- ward the master's degree in edu·
mel, Ill. She taught home econom- John Wargo, '50, is the father of cation this summer at Eastern . He
ics in the Mt. Ca~mel High School a son, Kenton Roger, born October teaches business and social science
the past year. 30, 1954. John teaches in the jun- at Pleasant Hill, Ill., and is in charge
ior high school at Clinton, Ill. His of school publications. The Cherrys
Ruth L. Werner (Mrs. G. I. Wer· permanent address is R. R. 8, Car- have two children, Patricia Kay,
ner), '49, of Mattoon, writes that Ii nville, Ill. 2V2, and Monte Alan, 9 months.
her husband died December l 0,
1954, after an illness of six months. Coralie Wetherell, '50, will teach Dolores Seaman (Mrs. J. T. Mor-
grade l in the Springfield, Ill., sys- ris), '51, moved from Denver to
David Winnett, '49, is a partner- tem next year. Boulder, Colo., recently. Mr. Mor·
ship owner of an Allis Chalmers ris is with Trafton, Bean and Asso-
Farm Equipment Company in Litch- Leland B. Turner, '50, will teach ciates, a city planning organization.
field, Ill . He has two sons, David, junior high science and geography The Morrieses' new address: 732
6, and Dan, 2. His address is 1402 at Robinson, Ill., next year. Alpine, Boulder, Colo.
North Van Buren St., Litchfield .
Betty Kirkham (Mrs. Harry Bow- Vern Ray "Tuck" Wagner, '51,
Anna Mary Weiler (Mrs. Guy land), '50, will move to 1153 Madi- will be coaching football and as·
Carrington), '50, resigned her posi- son, Denver 6, Colo., on July l. sisting in basketball at the Edwards,
tion as home economics teacher at Ill., High School at Albion, next
Clay City, Ill., in February and was Maurice Wilson, '50, is taking year.
married at Lawrenceville, Ill., on advanced graduate work at the
February 21. Her husband, Guy University of Illinois. He lives at Marvin T. Carwell, '51, is the
Carrington, is a cattle farm man- 905 North Cunningham Avenue, father of Steven James, a first child,
ager. They live at Schneider, Ind. Urbana, Ill. Wilson is principal of born May 27. Mr. Carwell teaches
an Urbana elementary school. grade six in the Mayo School, Paris,
Bill Helmling, '50, is vice-presi- and lives at Brocton, Ill.
dent of the DeWitt-lsley Co., an ad- Verda Hoehn, '50, will serve as
vertising specialties firm, at Paris, librarian at the Brentwood, Mo., Norma Cougill Grohler, '51, will
High School next year. teach grade 3 in the Oglesby
Ill . School, Decatur, Ill., next year.
David Firebaugh, '50, a civilian Phillip Allan Young, '50, is a
music teacher in the Tri-City Harold Hankins, '51, will be as·
instructor at Amarillo AFB, Tex., schools at Buffalo, Ill. He resides sistant coach at the O'Fallon, Ill.,
and Mrs. Firebaugh, the former at 864 South Loraine, Springfield, High School next year. Mrs. Han-
Lorraine Creath, '51, are parents of Ill. kins, '52, will teach girls' physical
Frances Marie, born last Oct. 3. education in the same school.
They also have a son, Richard, 2V2. Robert Blackford, ex-'50, and
The Firebaughs live at 731 N. Mir- Janice Beck, a freshman at Eastern Janet Finlayson (Mrs. Bert Hol
ror, Amarillo. last year, were married June 11. ley), '51, is the mother of Mark
Mr. Blackford operates the Black- Murray, born April 4. Mr. Holle
R. L. Olmstead, '50, will teach ford Buick Co. of Charleston. Mrs. teachers in the business education
distributive education in the Wood Blackford has been a part-time sec- department at Eastern.
River, Ill., High School next year. retary there. The newlyweds are
honeymooning on the West Coast. Nancy Watts Worner (Mrs. Th
Paul Jenkins, '50, will coach and dore Van Schaik), '51, whose ad
teach science and math in the Ever- Bob Sinclair, '50, M. S. '53, and dress is 33 Victoria St., Water.kloof,
green Park, Ill., High School next Mrs. Sinclair, the former Marilyn Pretoria, Union of South Africa,
year. Harris, are parents of Laura Lee, writes that she is awaiting the ar·
born March 16. Mr. Sinclair teaches rival of an heir in the late spring
Woodrow Wesley, '50, industrial business in the Robinson, Ill., High of 1955. Her husband is a lecturer
arts instructor at Lawrenceville School. The Sinclairs are now at- on genetics at Pretoria University.
Township High School, now lives tending the summer session at
in Flat Rock, Ill. Eastern. Marilla Carson (Mrs. A. B. Cros
wait, Jr.), '51, writes that her hus·
Dale Eugene Wright, ex-'50, was Billy Gene Wood, '50, writes that band has accepted a position with
killed in an automobile accident he is attending the University of the Democrat-Times, Pittsfield, Ill.
May 29 in Arizona . Wright was an California and working toward an The Crosswaits have a daughter,
electrical engineer in Los Angeles A.B. degree with a major in phy- Fayette, Pittsfield.
at . the time of his death. He at- sics. He lives at 1021 Warfield
tended the University of Illinois af- Ave., Oakland, Calif. Thomas Henry Woodyard, '51, is
ter leaving Eastern and was grad- now working as a seasonal park
uated in 1950 with honors, after Marie Bell (Mrs. Francis Pankey), ranger in Arizona, where he may
which he attended college in Buf- '50, taught girls' physical education
falo, N. Y., for two years . at the Meredosia, Ill., High School

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be addressed at Box 46, Grand onomics at Monroe Manual Train- Shaw is completing the master's
Canyon, Ariz. ing School, East St. Louis. degree in education.

Don Glover, '51, capped another Dale Dean· Stretch, '52, is teach- Rex Hunter, '52, is the father of
brilliant basketball season for ing in the Hillsboro Community Mary Frances, born last Nov. 27.
Sheppard AFB, Wichita Falls, Tex., High School. He lives at 412 West Hunter teaches at the Princeton, Ill.,
by sparking the team to the finals Franklin St., Hillsboro, Ill. High School, which won fourth in
of the Air Force World-Wide tour- the state basketball tournament this
nament at Orlando, Fla., this Dorris A. Winkler, '52, was dis- year. Mrs. Hunter is the former
spring. He qualified for the All- charged from the Army in August, Frances Turk, ex-'51.
Air Force team, averaging 18 points 1954. Since that time he has been
per game. He was called the best teaching in. the Riverton, Ill., Irma Louise Conrad, '52, has ac-
play-maker and ball-handler in the schools. He is grade school coach cepted a position as physical edu-
meet, competing with such All- and teaches seventh grade and cation teacher in the elementary
Americans as Cliff Hagan and Lou high school mathematics. school at Findlay, Ill.
Tsioropoulos of Kentucky and Dick
Knostman and Bob Rousey of Kan- Velma Lillian Rentfrow (Mrs. Ann Ashley, '52, will teach phy-
sas State. After upsetting mighty Joe Montonye), '27, '52, writes that sical education in the Johnstown
Andrews AFB of Maryland in the her daughter, Nancy Joanne, grad- High School, Johnstown, N. Y.,
semi-finals, Sheppard was beaten duated from Sullivan High School next year.
by the same team in the finals of with the Class of 1955. Mrs. Mon-
the double elimination tourney. tonye teaches kindergarten in Sul- Wilma Rosebraugh, '52, will
Glover has another season of ser- livan. marry Carl Anderson· on June 25.
vice basketball before his discharge The Andersons will live on a farm
in June, 1956. Elizabeth Worland (Mrs. Richard near Deer Creek, Ill.
D. Maxey), '52, of Champaign, Ill.,
Charles Thomas, '51, married notes that. her husband is practice Ruth Caroline Bingham (Mrs.
Marilyn Miller of Glendale, Calif., teaching in the Illinois School for William E. Simmons), '52, is teach-
the Deaf in Jacksonville this past ing at Rantoul, Ill. She lives at
n May 31. Mr. Thomas, a nephew semester. 1501 Virginia Drive, lllini Village,
f Dr. and Mrs. S. E. Thomas of Urbana, Ill.
harleston, is assistant advertising· Robert Leland Phillips, '52, is
anager for the Benjamin Electric teaching in his home town of Rosemary Dee Stain (Mrs. Carl-
o. of Des Plaines, Ill. Neoga, Ill . He has re-opened the ton D. Woodruff), '52, took a part-
industrial arts department at Neoga time position as an instructor of
Claude Edward Towne, '51, now High School. It was closed the prev- girl's physical education at the
·ves at 56 Wren Road, Carpenters- ious year because no industrial Mattoon, Ill., High School in March.
ille, Ill. He is a metallurgist. arts teacher could be found. She resides at 1412 South l 4th St.,
Mattoon.
John Wilson, '51, has been trans- Nancy Jean Sharpe (Mrs. War-
rred from Laughlin Air Force ren J. Jones), '52, now resides at Thomas A. Thode, '52, is serving
ase, Del Rio, Texas, to Eielson Air 1330 West Lafayette St., Jackson- an 18-month tour of duty with the
rce Base, Alaska. ville, Ill. Navy in Guam. He is scheduled to
Jack Winkleblack, '51, now serv- return to the United States in Jan-
Melvin Hough, '52, graduated uary, 1956. He is an airborne flight
in the Pacific with an engi- from the United Theological Semi- aerologist. His address is Lt. (jg) T.
ring battalion of the Air Force, nary in Dayton, 0., May 20. He will A. Thode, VW-3 Navy 943, Box
ill return to this country in June. continue this summer as a social 33, FPO San Francisco, Calif.
has been adjutant of the 802nd worker for the Red Cross. He ex-
gineer Avation Battalion at pects to return to Illinois this fall Merle E. Pollard, '53, a second
zuke AFB, Japan. to await a call from the Congrega- lieutenant in the Marine Corps, and
tional Christian Church of the Wa- Gertrude Elizabeth Boney of Jack-
Wilma Jean Yost, '52, and Norris bash Association. sonville, N. C., were• married in
on Stauffer were married last April. Pollard has been stationed
ober l 0. Mrs. Stauffer has been Marion G. Rennels, '52, and his
ching second grade in a St. wife, the former Rita Pifer, '52, at Camp Lejeune, N. C.
is, Mo., school. The Stauffers now live in Dayton, 0., where he William H. Reineke, '53, is sta-
e at 4256 Maryland Ave., St. has a position with the Ohio In-
is 8. spection Bureau. They have a son, tioned at Camp McCoy, Wis., where
Mark Kevin, born January 6, 1954. his unit is helping train reserve
Glen Temple, '52, married Don- Joe W. Pifer, Mrs. Rennel's father, and National Guard outfits. He ex-
Wolfe of Louisville, Ill., on who attended Eastern in 1925-26, pects to be released from military
rch 4, The Temples reside at died in March of 1954 at Danville. service on Sept. 15. His address:
isville, where he is a coach at The Rennels live at 47 Bennington Cpl. W. H. Reineke, US 55428426,
Drive, Dayton 5, 0 . Co. G, 61 th lnf. Regt., Camp Mc-
grade school. Mrs. Temple is Coy, Wis.
ployed in the offices of the Barbara Christman, '52, and
Ralph A. Shaw were married on Gordon L. Watkins, '53, became
Bureau. June 4. Mr. Shaw is working to- a store manager for the Eisner
ward the Ph. D. in biochemistry at Grocery Co. in Urbana, Ill., in Jan-
ary Williams, '52, now lives at Purdue University, where Mrs. uary. He lives at l l 02 West Main
Washington Place, East. St. St., Urbana.
is, Ill. She is teaching home ec-
Donna Dean Shrader Poorman,

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'53, now lives at 314 East Mul- live in a new brick home in Fern Brennan expects to teach art in
berry Drive, Phoenix, Ariz. She is Creek, Ky., one of the suburbs of California school next year.
an accountant's assistant. Louisville, where Mr. Tolly is with
General Electric. The address is 122 Doris Evelyn Windle {Mrs. C. J
Betty Jo Moore, '53, lives in Hudson Lane, Fern Creek. Drawhon), '54, teaches physical ed
Lakewood, 0., where she is a com- culty. ucation for girls at Central Hig
puter for ANC Laboratories. Her School in Plato Center-Burlington
address is 2042 Waterbury, Lake- George Mellott, '53, M. S. '54, ill. Her address is 422 Hastings
wcod 7, 0. finished his pre-flight training at Elgin.
Lackland AFB in April and is now
Myrtle Ellen Pearcy {Mrs. John at Graham AFB in Marianna, Fla., Bill Danley, '54, is a reporter fo
W. Howlett), '53, is a private speech for primary pilot training in jets or the Lincoln Evening Courier in Lin
correctionist at Seneca, Ill. She is multi-engine planes. coin, Ill. He resides on R. R. 1
the mother of a daughter, Sheryl Middletown, Ill.
Lynn, born September 8, 1954. Ray Tipsword, '53, was to be
Her husband is a night foreman discharged from military service on David Phillip Jacobson, '54, i
with the H. R. Henderson Co. The June 1. Mrs. Tipsword, the former a law student at the University o
How le tt address is Box 311, Sen- Betty Seybert, '52, has been teach- Illinois. He is currently living at
eca. second grade at Hillsboro, Ill. 509 East Clark St., Champaign, Ill.

Robert Zeigel, '53, visited in Norman "Bud" Patberg, '53, Phyllis McDermith McAfee, '54,
Charleston with his parents, Dr. made "clutch" appearances with reports her current occupation a
and Mrs. William H. Zeigel, in June. the Camp Lejeune basketball team "housewife." She taught elemen
He is working toward the Ph. D. which played the top service teams tary school last year. Her addres
in zoology at Harvard University. on the East Coast this season. Lt. is 2845 Olive St., Denver 7, Colo.
Zeigel served on the graduate stu- Patberg is assigned as the Embark-
dent council at Harvard this year ation Officer, Headquarters and Mervin Wayne Smart, '54, i
and has been re-elected for next Service Btry., 1Oth Marine Regi- teaching in the high school at Her
year. ment 2nd Marine Division, Camp rick, Ill. His address is R. R., Her
Lejeune, N. C. He will teach social rick.
Check Your Alumnus studies and coach junior high ath-
Files, Please! letic teams at West Aurora, Ill., fol- Robert Roland, '54, is a pile
lowing his discharge from the Mar- with the U. S. Marine Corps and i
The Alumni Office will pay ine Corps next fall. stationed in Pensacola, Fla. Hi
$1 for a copy of the Decem- address is 2nd Lt. Robert Roland
ber, 1953, issue of The East- Kenneth W. Smith, '53, will 065291-USMC, Boq . 661 RM, 25
ern Alumus. Copies of this teach music in the Niantic-Harris- NAS, Perisacola .
issue have disappeared from town, Ill., High School next year.
the file and should be re- Walter Pyle, '54, is serving wit
placed . If you have a copy in Wanda Sue Maurer, '53, will a field artillery unit in the Pacific
good condition, please send teach grade 2 in the Arlington His address is Pvt. Walter E. Pyle,
it to the Alumni Office for $1 Ridge School, Arlington Heights, US55466632, Hqs. Btry., 82nd F
in cash or an extension of Ill., next year. A. Bn ., APO 201, San Francisco
your current subscription, as Cal if.
you prefer. Margaret Wood, '53, will teach
grade 6 in Elgin, Ill., schools next Mary Alice Rigg, '54, is a math
Alta Buckey, '53, will tour year. matics teacher at Mt. Vernon, Ill.
Europe on a bicycle this summer. She resides at 111 North 15th St.
The Vandalia, Ill., High School Eng- Barbara Hargis, '53, will teach Mt. Vernon.
lish and speech teacher, along with art in the elementary schools of
about a dozen other sight-seers, Springfield, Ill., next year. Kenneth Ozier, '54, is servin
will ride a zig-zag course across with the armed forces in Japan.
northern Europe, staying overnight Louise Willett, '53, has accepted His address is Pvt. Kenneth Ozier
at prearranged spots and viewing an English-social science position US55466848, Enlisted Detachment
the country in an unhurried trip in the Franklin Junior High at Tokyo Army Hospital, 8509t
which takes 10 weeks. The group Champaign, ill. Army Unit, APO 500, San Fran
left from Quebec on June 9. Miss cisco, Cal if.
Buckley is a member of the lnter- Saraiean Jones, '53, will teach
naticnal Youth Hostels Federation, grade 2 in the West Side School of Donald Branson, '54, is employ
which sponsors such trips. Aurora, Ill., next year. ed with the Standard Oil Co. in
Decatur, Ill. His address is 16091/:
Marie Cerven {Mrs. Donald B. Dwayne Roe, '53, will teach Ninth St., Charleston, Ill.
Tolly), '53, is the mother of John world history and coach freshman
Stephen, born Jan. 28. The Tollys basketball next year at Danville, t=rancis Onorati, '54, is teachin
111. algebra, physics, geometry and
PAGE TWENTY general science at Rankin, Ill. His
Jean Ingram Corrie, '53, will address is Box 191, Rankin.
teach grade 2 in the Ulrich School,
Decatur, ill., next year. Paline Joyce Walton, '54, i
commerce teacher at St. Elmo,
Edward A. Brennan, '54, may be Ill . She resides at 206 Fifth St. St.
addressed in care of C. V. Dobler, Elmo.
140 Collins Dr., Pleasant Hill, Calif.

•

Nelson McMullen, '54, writes in Baltimore, Md. His address is view, 111., Schools. His heavy-

that his address is now Pvt. Nelson Charles Younger, US55508279, Co. weights were beaten in the finals

McMullen, US55466977, Co. D. "A", ESD 8579 DU, Ft. Holabird , of the Champaign County basket-

TAGS. Class 183, Fort Benjamin Baltimore 19. ball tournament by Rantoul this

Harrison, .Ind. Barbara Eppstein, '54, and Earl year and his team won third in the

Patty Suhling, '54, is a laboratory Senninger, Jr., a graduate of North- county track meet.

technician in Peoria, Ill. Her ad- ern Illinois State Teachers College Pvt. John T. Lackey, '54, has
dress is 208 South Bourland St., with the master's from Illinois Nor- been assigned to a Nike missile
mal, were married June 12. The group at Ft. Bliss, Tex. He writes
Peoria. Senningers will teach next year in Dr. Kevin Guinagh that in El Paso
John Raymond Henderson, '54, Flint, Mich . Mr. Senninger will his Spanish is very useful and he
teach geography in Flint Commun- speaks it "surprisingly better." His
teaches industrial arts at Homer, ity College and Barbara has a posi- address is Pvt. E-2 John T. Lackey,
Ill. His address is R. R. 1, Homer. tion as speech correctionist in the US 55507920, "C" ' Btry. St. Bn . St.,
publics chools. They are at 909 N. G.M.G.P. (SAM), Fort Bl iss, Tex.
Joe Summerville, '54, writes East St., Bloomington, Ill., this sum-
that he is teaching industrial arts mer. Jeanne Bidle, '54, speech correc-
and coaching at Newton, Ill. He tionist at Hillsboro, Ill., during the
lives at 920 West Washington, Leona Creath (Mrs. Raymond past year, has resigned to continue
Newton . · Muessman), '54, lives on R. R. 4, study at the University of Ill inois,
Mattoon . where she expects to complete the
Donald ·McKee, '54, teaches master's in speech correction by
Joyce E. Reynolds, '54, and John January, 1956.
mathematics at Petersburg, Ill. His A. Dively, '54, were married June
present address is 715 South 7th 5. Mr. Dively is principal of the Virginia· Carwell, '54, received
St., Petersburg. Junior High at Altamont, Ill. He the master's degree in English at
is attending Eastern this summer Northwestern University t h i s
Laverna Lucille Van Zant, '54, is as a graduate student. Mrs. Dively, month . She has accepted a full -
teaching in Moweaqua, ' Ill. She who taught at Roxana during the time, non-teaching fellowship for
ives at 430 East Locust, Moweaqua . past year, will be a speech correc- work toward the doctor's degree in
tionist in the Altamont schools next English next year at Northwestern.
Jean Smith Hall, '54, is teaching year. Miss Carwell was described as the
fifth and sixth grades in the Litch- outstanding graduate student in
field, Ill., school system. Her ad- her department last year.

ress is 1212 North Jackson, Litch- Marilyn Diel (Mrs. Verne Bear},
'54, lives at 438 Pershing Ave., San
ield.
Lola Louise Willett, '54, is em- Antonio, Tex. Mr. Bear, '54, is sta-
loyed as a junior high school
acher at Libertyville, Ill. She
aches in the Highland Junior
igh School.
Virgil Dale Moore, '54, is serv-

ng with the Army in Okinawa . tioned at Fort Sam Houston .

is address is Pvt. Virgil D. Moore,

5489058, Btry. "C", 22nd AAA Aden Sempsrott, '54, is office
N, APO 331, San Francisco, Calif. manager in charge of sales pro-
Charles Alfred Wittnam, '54, is motion for the West Coast Branch
of the Vita Craft Corp. He has a
ployed as a laboratory techni- new address: P. 0. Box 542, Eu-
'an in Tuscola, Ill. He lives at 908 gene, Ore. A daughter, Glenda, is

st Daggy, Tuscola .

Galen Talley, '54, is serving 4112, and Ken Roger is 2.

ith the Army in Fort Bliss, Tex. Pvt. Dana K. Johnson, '54, above, Kenneth Ozier, '54, has been a
s current address is Pvt. Galen is a radio announcer for the Far East clerk-typist at the Tokyo Army Hos-
lley, US55507144, Btry. "B", 1st Network as a member of the pita I in Japan since February. He
., lst. G.M., G.P. (SAM), Fort 8213th Army Unit stationed in entered the Army last August.
Japan. He has been in the Far East
Royce "Smokey" Maxfield, '54, since February. Pvt. Jack Vick, '54, may be ad-
a hospital technician with an dressed : US 55519967, Hq & Hq
Det. 7962 A. U., APO 58, New
y medical detachment. His York, N. Y.
ress is Pvt. Royce Maxfield,

5466047, 566th Med. Det. Jim Fredenberger, '54,. a private Gena Bonati, '54, a teacher in the
rg.), APO 180, Postmaster, New in the U. S. Army, is now stationed Schram City School near Hillsboro,
k, N. Y. in France. His address is Pvt. James Ill., writes that "after four years of
Fredenberger, US 55467199, Co. slaving away in summer school
Margaret Spittler Rhoads, '54, "A", 79th Engr. Bn. (Constr.), APO during my 'vacation'," she has de-
teaching in the West Union, Ill., 164, c/ o P. M., New York, N. Y. cided to visit Italy this summer for
a real vacation.
I system. Her address is R. Martin Chilovich, '54, will con-
2, West Union.

harles Younger, '54, is cur- tinue as a junior high teacher and Marilyn Macy, '54, will teach

tly attending an Army school coach in Allerton-Broadlands-Long- English, social science, and physical

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education in the junior high at Hand-some, Huh? Average Salary
Villa Grove, Ill., next year. For '55 Grads
Up; 73 Sign
Bonita Joan Wills (Mrs. Paul
Maudlin), '54, teaches biology and As of June 13, seventy-three
general science at Georgetown,
Ill. Her address is R. R. l, George- members of the Class of 1955 at
town.
Eastern had reported accepting
Eleanor Elizabeth Young Porter,
'54, now lives at 1116 West Co- teaching positions for next year.
lumbia Ave., Champaign, Ill.
Dr. William H. Zeigel, director of
Carolyn Wilson, '54, is teaching
second grade in the Garfield Ele- placement, found that the average
mentary School in Decatur. She
lives at 958 North Main St. salary reported by inexperienced

David Albright, '54, and his '55 grads was nearly $200 higher
wife, the former Barbara Seibert,
'54, are the parents of a daughter, than last year. The average salary
Cathi Lynn, born January 23, 1955.
The Albrights live at l 065 Colquitt for inexperienced B. S. in Ed . grad·
Ave. N. E., Atlanta, Ga.
uates was $3,487, compared with
Wilda Hoskins, '54, will teach
physical education at the Oakland, $3,296 in 1954. Inexperienced
Ill., High School next year.
master's degree graduates signed
John H. Keener, '54, is now in
the Army and is stationed at Ans- for an average salary of $3,786.
bach, Germany. Mrs. Mary Lou
Keener is at 32 E. Elm, Albion, Ill. The average for all placements,

Pfc. Donald T. Beagle, '54, is including 33 placements of alumni
now stationed at Taegu, Korea.
His wife, Shirley, and son, Rodney from earlier years, is $3,684 this
Allan, are residing at her parents'
home until his return. Rodney was year, compared with $3,531 in
born last Oct. 17.
1954. The presence of a number
Martha Brown, '55, will teach.
homemaking in the Macon, 111., Eastern's famous campus mascot, of persons who do not hold either
High School next year. She taught
for some months at the Oblong, Ill., Napoleon, poses above in rehearsal degree keeps this figure relatively
High School this year after finish-
ing her work at Eastern. for a stint as narrator for the senior low.

Tom Faller, '55, and Mickey Fin- assembly this spring. Unfortunate- Persons graduating in 1955 who
ley were married June 5. Mrs. Fal- ly, the scholarly-looking pedadog, have had previous experience took
ler was a sophomore at Eastern who ordinarily never misses a cam- jobs as considerably higher salar-
this year. Mr . Faller will study for pus event of any importance, failed ies. The B. S. in Ed. graduate aver-
the master's degree at Indiana Uni- to show up for his starring role. The age was $4,087 and the M. S. in
versity next year. part was taken by Herb Alexander, Ed. graduate average was $4,697.
Student Association president.
Audree McMillan, '55, and John As listed by the Bureau of Place·
Riddell were married June 4. Mr.
Riddell is a graduate student at In- ment, Class of 1955 members will
diana University. The newlyweds
will live in Bloomington, Ind. George Lake, '55, enlisted in the be teaching next year as follows
Mrs. Riddell has a high school Air Force this spring and will be (master's degree graduates starred):
teaching position in a nearby com- at Lackland, Tex., for three months
munity . Riddell is a former Eastern for pre-flight training. Donna Richison, grade 4, Dan-
student. ville; Townsend Barlow, industrial
arts, Augusta; Marilyn Roe, grade
Joan Findley, '55, has accepted
an assistantship at the University Ben Lewis To Be Head 2, Danville; Mable Booker, grade
of Illinois for next year. She will 5, Palatine; Louise Kirby, grade 4,
teach two classes in French while
working toward the master's Librarian at Hamline Palatine; Kay Whitmore, interme-
in foreign languages . Miss Findley diate grades, Hillsdale, Mich.; Mari-
was a Lord Scholarship winner last
year. Ben Lewis, an assistant professor lyn Dwyer, grade 4, Denver, Colo.;

and librarian at Eastern since 1951 , Jean Smith Wilson, home econom-

was named head librarian at Ham- . ics, Flora; Patricia Carriker, grade

line University, St. Paul, Minn ., this 2, Bement; Barbara Hussong, grade

spring . He will assume his new 3, Mattoon; Mary B. Worrell, grade

duties in August. l, Palatine; Fern Nichols, home eco·

nomics, Amboy; Ron Neupert, in·

Around "the World dustrial arts, Danville; Rosemary
Devore, grade 2, Mattoon; Virginia

Nida Smith (Mrs. Edward R. Taylor, elementary, Mattoon; Caro-

Barnard) '19, of Clearwater, Fla., lyn J. Little, grade 2, Decatur;

writes that she and her husband Jeanne Stuckey Ludwig, home eco-

are preparing to take a trip around nomics, Neoga; Mary Lou Moore,

the world. They expect to be away physical education, Jamaica High

about five or six months. School, Sidell; Joyce Hunter, grades

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2 and 3, Vandalia; Joan Reffeitt, Top Brass in Fayette Alumni Club

grade 3, Danville; Bruce Ensel- Louise Grant (Mrs. Francis B. Brock-Jones), ex-'40, is the new presi-
m a n * , mathematics, Elmhurst; dent of the active Fayette County Eastern State Club. She is being con-
Betty Lindsay, grade 5, Dixon; Don- gratulated by Mrs. Irene Burrus, right, out-going president. Mrs. Nettie
na Lindsey, grade l, Dixon; George Bingham, '52, left, is the club vice-president. Nancy Gray, '53, not shown,
Woodyard*, Spanish-English, Pala- is secretary-treasurer.
tine; Victoria Waller, home econom-
ics, Palatine; Lelah Mae Newman, Miss Wilma Briggs
Wins First Widger
rade 2, Bement; Joyce Tesson, Award in English
Jamaica High School (Side II); Joyce
elementary, Springfield; Adrian Wilma Briggs, left, won the
aylor, home economics, Carlin- Purchot, upper grades, San Jose;
ville; Robert Nippe, junior high de- Mary Jo Voorhies, English-speech, first Howard DeF. Widger Memor-
Warren High School, Gurnee; John
artmental and coach, Octavia Unit, Simmons*, speech therapy, Albion, ial Award, presented at commence-
Colfax; Phyllis Engel, grade l, Pa.; Bobby Cox*, music, Martins-
Springfield; Sue Morrison*, ele- ville; Doradene Diefenthaler, phy- ment on May 29 by Dr. Eugene M.
sical education, Grayslake; Carolyn
entary music, Hinsdale; Winifred Miller, English, Mattoon; Kermit Waffle, head of the English de-
Sebright, grade l, Shelbyville; Radloff, ph-ysical education, Oak-
Shirley Smail, business, New wood; Marilyn Hoskins, home eco- partment.
Baden; Lorene Sawyer, home eco- nomics, Assumption.
nomics, Williamsfield; Loretta Wat- The Widger Award, which will
son, home economics, Minier; usually amount to $75, was estab-
lished by the Alumni Association to
harles E. Cole*, chemistry-bi- perpetuate the memory of the late
ology, Calumet High School, Gary, Dr. Howard DeF. Widger, who
Ind.; Lorna Earlene Petty, home eco- taught at Eastern from 1912 to
nomics, Windsor; Marilyn McFar- 1954.
land, grade 2, Kankakee; Loren
Miss Briggs was selected by the
ixley*, chemistry-math, Montrose, English department as the most
Mich.; Paul Foreman*, physical cutstanding student in the junior
er senior class majoring in English.
ucation, assistant coach, Charles- She was graduated with high hon-
n; Harriett Brooke, grade 5, Van- ers, one of three persons to achieve
alia; Carmen Heacock, elementary this distinction in 1955. Miss Briggs
ocal music, Hoopeston; Martha is a native of Casey, Ill. She plans
ylie, home economics, Roxana; to study for the master's degree at
Imogene Shryock, grade 3, Denver, Northwestern University next year.
olo.; Janice Jump Waggoner*,
usiness, Leyden High School,
anklin Park; Anita H o p k i n s

science, Oakland; Carl
industrial arts, Pittsfield;
artha Brown, home economics,
aeon; Diane McKnight, home eco-
mics, Clay City; Urban Uptmor,
usic, Rankin; Max Judy, music,
blong; Norma Gibson, art, Ed-
ardsville; Marlene Wynn, physi-
1 education, Charleston; Don
lton, chemistry-math, Wilmington;
rge Hackler, Cheyenne Mt.
hool, general science, audio-vis-
1, building director, Colorado
rings, Colo.; Gerald W. Fergu-
n*, physical education, Mattoon;
oel Baker, grade 8, Wilmington;
a Jane Andrews, home econom-
, Tampico; Audree McMillan Rid-
11, journalism, English, social sci-
e studies, Southport, Ind.; Mary
Werff Hemphill, business, Mt.
laski; James Spears*, elementary
bjects, Park Forest; Marjorie Erb,
ade l, Sidell; Mary Wooters,
ade 3, Decatur; Irma Woodyard,

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