Eastern Alumnus Vol. 30 No. 4 (Summer 1977)

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Eastern Alumnus
'EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY - SUMMER 1977 '

• A Trip to the Top of Old Main - P. 2
• Folk Arts Come to Eastern - P. 4
• Homecoming Set for October 22 - P. 7

Vol. XXX, No. 4 June, 1977 Executive Committee

Eastern Illinois University is committed to a policy of non- James Sexson '50
~ation with respect to sex, race, religion, and national Urbana (1977)
.;gin in all facets of University life and administration.
Martin Bumpus '66
t&tents Page Mattoon (1977)

lliploring Old Main's Tower ........................ 2 Judson Cameron '61
Sullivan (1978)
Folk Arts Come to Eastern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Judy Duncan '66
•inguished Alumni to be Honored Belleville (1978)
at •mecoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Jeannie Jones '66
N:rstery Photo Brings Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Charleston (1978)

lltherSports ......... . ..... : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Allan M. Katz '50
Springfield (1978)
lewsnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
James Gindler '50
9leidoscope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Back Cover Downers Grove (1979)

The Eastern Alumnus Alumni Association Park Fellers '40
Officers Hillsboro (1979)
. . . . .o.-·--·-·...._ ....,....---•.!
President Don Vogel '73
._.....,.............._._, Mary Jane Madi.x, '58 Oak Park (1979)
Decatur (1977)
Philip Carlock '64
Vice-President St. Louis, Mo. (1979)
Jim Tedrick '37
Casey (1977) Richard Christman '69
Danville (1979)
Secretary-Treasurer
Gertrude Lynch Neff '24 Don R. Shook '51
Charleston (1978) Mattoon (1979)

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Director, Alumni Services
Kenneth E. Hesler

Assist. Dir., Alumni Services
Charles Titus

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PAGE ONE

Vanishing Americana Saved at Easter

Standing on a table in the ject's first major step. Folk mu- A professor of English at Eu-
Fine Arts Center at Eastern, a
brilliantly colored wooden pea- sicians were located by three tern and a practitioner of tradi-
cock stares into space. Expertly
carved and exquisitely painted, men who were knowledgeable in tional music himself, Miller per-
the object is one example of the
fascinating and rare work col- that field, Miller, Gary Harrison sonally knew many of the musi-
lected recently by the Univer-
sity in a folk arts project carried and Lynn Smith. This search cians who were still playing
out by the School of Fine Arts.
was carried out to locate those time music in the southe
Funded partially by a founda- musicians who "still practiced Illinois region. "I grew up in
tion grant from the Charles E. what is sometimes termed 'old- Hamilton County and many fl
Merrill Trust and in part by time' music, uncorrupted by the the old fiddlers who I playel
funds provided by the National more recent influences of blue- with years ago are still activl
Endowment for the Arts, the grass and other later musical there. Of course we found
project was designed to identify developments," said Jaenike. number of others by word
folk artists, including musicians, "The traditional music we were mouth and so we located quitll
who live and work in the south- looking for was that which was fe'! that way, too," he expl1li4
eastern portion of Illinois, and around before radio. It has Once the musicians were lo-
to acquire examples of their many, many styles and many cated, the music was record41
work. many songs and isn't imme- later on location. "We used a
diately recognized like bluegrass Nagra tape recorder - a ve'ff
The project, which began in
is," said Miller, who headed the expensive and high quality ma·
July of 1976, is one of a kind in music arts section of the project. chine - that had been give~ to
the state. "We wanted to pur-
chase traditional arts indigenous (continued on page 6)
to this part of Illinois while we
could still find people who are
carrying on these traditions,"
said Dr. Vaughn Jaenike, dean
of Eastern's School of Fine Arts
and the moving force behind the
initial project proposal, which
was made in early 1976.

The first task facing the pro-
ject leaders, Dr. Dave Miller,

music coordinator, and Phil Set-
tle, visual arts coordinator, was
to actually locate artists in the
region under study - an area
bounded by Illinois Route 36 on

the north, Interstate Route 57
on the west, the Indiana border
on the east and the Ohio River
on the south.

A field investigation to locate
such persons was conducted
with funds provided by a grant
from the National Endowment
for the Arts. This was the pro-

At right: A hand carved and
hand painted wooden peacock -
now a part of Eastem's Folk Art
collection.

PAGE FOUR

Above: A painting by Charleston primitive artist Jennie Cell was one of the items In
Eastem's Folk Arts collection. Below: Another example of Folk Art - a hand woven rug.

PAGE FIVE

. . . V&Dishing Americana tired from their life's main on tape. These recordings..

us on loan from the Library of work. An avocation during their cording to Jaenike, will

Congress," said Jaenike. These working years, said Settle, often shared with the Library of

tapes, along with other items becomes the chief activity after gress and will be placed in t

purchased, will be cataloged and retirement as more and more collection of folk music loca

later made available to the pub- time is devoted to arts learned there.

oftentime in youth. Current plans call for all t
lic.JThose individuals producing During the project, over one material collected during

visual folk arts were also located hundred interviews were con- project to be made availab

by a field investigation. "We ducted. Some forty purchases of the public for viewing and

were very fortunate in finding folk arts were made and thirty- tening.

an investigator who was exper- six folk musicians were recorded

ienced in this area," said Settle.

"Jens Lund, a graduate student

in folk lore at Indiana Univer-

sity, had worked with the

Smithsonian Institution and was

very knowledgeable in this

field," he said. Settle himself

also did some of the investiaga-

tive work. "Phil made some

finds which were very valuable

to us in the visual arts area,"

said Jaenike.

A major problem in the visual

arts portion of the program was

to decide if a given item was

authentic folk art. "We had

some rather definite rules to

determine if we would include

an item or not," Settle ex-
plained. "One criterion was to see

if it carried on a folk tradition

- that was one of the most

important selection criteria.

Another was to determine the

way the craft or art had been

learned. If it had been handed

down by another person of if it

was self-taught, it was more

likely to be acceptable. We ac-

cepted nothing that had been

learned in an academic way," he

said. "A third assessment was

made to see if traditional mater-

ials and methods had been used

to produce the item."

Items collected during the

project included examples from

arts as diverse as primitive

painting and wagon wheel mak-

ing. Bird carving and basket

weaving are other examples of

traditional folk arts included in
the project.

According to Settle most of

the persons who are today prac- A chair with a hand caned bottom was acquired during

ticing folk arts are largely re- project.

PAGE SIX

• Tower Exploration roof. campus stretches away to the
· ued from page 9) The summit of the tower is south, interrupted finally by the
twin towers of Andrews and
ts and walks below. This reached by another stairway, a Lawson residence halls. Beyond
ladder, and a large locked, trap them the green countryside rolls
e was at one time a class- into the distance.
m, used according to Dr. door that opens onto the roof.
dolph Anfinson, emeritus From this lofty point, a pano- The tower roof, which is a-
ramic view stretches away, with bout twenty feet long by twenty
of Men, for speech classes visibility in some instances
an irregular basis. reaching several miles. To the feet wide, is made of tar and
west the church spires and gravel. The parapets around the
After yet another climb and water towers of Mattoon can be walls reach five feet in height.
another locked door, the seen in the haze some ten miles On the roof are two wooden
distant, while to the north the frames with light bulbs at-
h floor is reached. This win- courthouse and other features of tached, one in the shape of a
less room, dark and dusty, Charleston's downtown area can star, used at Christmastime; the
be easily seen. An aerial view of (continued on page 15)
thoroughly castlelike,
stark brick walls and a
h wooden floor. It is located
· tely below the tower's

Homecoming, OctobeT 22

istinguished Alu111ni To Be Honored

Eastern will celebrate Home- union luncheons. been an extremely popular part
. g for 1977 on October 22. Alumni reunions are planned of the morning's activities in the
two years the program has been
number of events are sched- for the Classes of 1927 (Golden in existence, and I think that
to take place including Anniversary), 1937, 1947, 1952 will be the case again this fall,"
· reunions, departmental (Silver Anniversary), 1957 and he said.
hours, the football game 1967. "Our alumni turnout at

the traditional parade. these events has been very good Also scheduled for Home-
A new feature of Homecoming
since we introduced the ten year coming Day is the Residence
year and one of the bigh- interval plan in 1972," said Hall Association barbecue. "By
ts of the weekend's activities
be the presentation of Dis- Charles Titus, Director of Alum- having Homecoming a little ear-

. bed Alumni Awards. ni Activities. "Of course, we lier this year, we hope to hold
r alumni will receive the
don't know how many of our the barbecue outside," said Lou
s, the university's highest
-academic honor to be pre- graduates and former students Hencken, Eastern's housing dir-
will return this year but we ector. "We had a good turnout
to graduates and former hope to have more people pres- last year even though the cold
ent in 1977 than we have ever weather forced us inside. Right
ents.
Those receiving awards this had before," he said. now we're planning on setting

include Dr. Allyn Cook, The_ Homecoming parade will up in front of the Lantz Building
, a plant pathologist for the
• ersity of Florida; Don Neal, begin at 10 a.m., according to as we did two years ago. If the
, a retired vice president of
Anita Craig of the Student Ac- weather turns bad, we'll go in-
Forsman publishing corn- tivities Office. "The parade will side," Hencken said.
y; John Stokes Redden, '26, have a 'Golden Twenties' Football fans stand to see a

er company architect for theme," said Craig, "and that fine gridiron contest as the Pan-
, Roebuck and Company; theme will be emphasized in the thers take on Wayne State dur-
Dr. Louise Willet Stanek,
, manager for training and floats and other units in the ing the Homecoming game. Eas-
elopment for Phillip Morris
orated. parade." The parade will begin tern has won two of the three
in the Morton Park area, travel ?I"evious meetings with the Tar-
Distinguished Alumni
ds will be presented by around the square, and end near tars.
ident Daniel Marvin during
.,ecial luncheon ceremony in the Buzzard building. Detailed information concern-
"unction with the class re-
Departmental coffee hours for ing Homecoming will be made

several academic departments available to all alumni in a bro-

will be held again this fall. This chure which will be mailed early

will be the third year for this in the fall, Titus said.
particular part of the festivities,

according to Titus. "This has

PAGE SEVEN

California Sun Shines on Shuman

Former Eastern tennis star man. "The day to day aspects of nold Kane. ''The biggest
Bruce Shuman, '73, is serving as the job consist of giving lessons now is Farah Fawcett-
the club Tennis Pro at the Mis- or selling equipment in the club She's been in Palm Sprin~
sion Hills club in Palm Springs, house from about eight in the couple of times recently but
California. Shuman, who was morning until five in the after-
previously tennis coach at the noon." One of the novel aspects hasn't come out to Mission
University of Illinois, is working of Shuman's job however is the yet," he said.
Hollywood clientele he encount-
as assistant to former pro stand- ers frequently. Some of his re- Shuman, who resides out ·
out and Davis Cup competitor
Dennis Ralston. cent students have included of Palm Springs, has been at
Charleston Heston and TV's Al- new job since last January.
"It's the situation I expected ice series writer-producer Ar- is a native of Champaign.
when I took the job," said Shu-

Mystery Photo Elicits Answers

The photograph below, print- recalled that he served as ref- recalled that "a couple of
ed in the "Kaleidoscope" section
of the Spring issue of the Alum- eree during that memorable con- from the football team hel
nus, brought three responses
from those who recognized the test. with the coaching."
picture. While details differed,
all agreed that the photograph Carolyn Sue Hepburn Colwell, While identification of all in-

represents one team involved in '60, told us that there was a volved is still incomplete, a com-
a "powder puff' game arranged
"record turnout to watch this bination of the information from
by the residents of Pemberton
great game. The half time-enter- former Pem-ites Hayes and Col-
Hall sometime in the late 1950's.
Hop Pinther, long time mem- tainment was the Pem Hall well led to the following line up:

ber of Eastern's faculty in the Band led by Marilyn Stilgebaur- RE-Marge Goodall, '61; RT-All
School of Health, Physical Edu-
er, '60. We performed 'very in- McCoy, '62; RG-Judy Stodd
cation and Recreation, informed
the Alumnus that the game tricate' formations. and played a '61; C-Lora Kay Conley, '61; LG-
ended in a 0-0 tie. Pinther also 'magnificent' rendition of Twi.n- Dolores Pagliei, '60; LT-1111

kle, Twinkle Little Star on our known; LE-Doris John, '59; RH·

tonettes." Barb Atteberry, '61; FB-

Stephanie Hays, '61, remem- Lou Shoemaker, '60; QB-M

bered the game as being played Chalstrom, '60; LH-Shirley! Mor-

in "probably 1959 or 1960." She enz, '62.

EIU Alumna Authors History Book

An Eastern graduate is the Helen Cox Tregillis her of little known facts about
the town. For example Shelby-
author of a new book chronicling ville's role as a transportation
the history of Shelbyville, Illi-
hub in stagecoach days is out-
nois. Helen Cox Tregillis, '67, lined, along with facts about
some of the city's better known
aid she wrote her book Tales of visitors. Two United States
presidents, says the author,
Old Shelbyville because "nothing spent time in the city. Both
Martin Van Buren and Abraham
ktensive has been written a- Lincoln were visitors there in
the first half of the 19th cen-
bout the city since 1914." tury.

The book encompasses Shel- A native of Shelbyville, Tre-
lbville's history from its begin- gillis is an English teacher at St.
~g in the early 1800's to the Teresa High School in Decatur.
She has previously published
•ression era of the '30's. Con-
liting of a collection of histori- poetry in literary magazines in
eal anecdotes and sketches of New Jersey and San Francisco.
local buildings, the volume lays and is presently working on an-
mpeeitl emphasis on two of the other Illinois book, JUinois In-
tity's favorite sons, the nine- dians.

teenth century Unitarian
aurchman and prohibitionist

Jasper Douthit and well known

artist Robert Root.
The book also reveals a num-

Wallace Named Outstanding Prof.

An Eastern geography profes- Dr. Gary Wallace an assistant professor. He holds
D' has received the second an- a B.S. and M.S. from Kent
nual Alumni Award for Out- State and the Ph.D. from Ohio
ltanding Teaching. Dr. Gary State University.
Wallace, associate professor in
tile l>epartment of Geography- In addition to his regular
teaching duties during the aca-
ogy is the recipient of the demic year Wallace helps head a
for 1977. The honor car- six week geology field camp
program in the Black Hills area
a· stipend of $250.00. of South Dakota each summer.

Wallace was selected by a The program is attended by stu-
dents from Eastern and a num-
mittee composed of faculty ber of other colleges and univer-
mbers appointed by the Fac- sities throughout the country.
Last fall Wallace developed a
Senate and the President of geology program for Taft Junior
University. Nominations College, a California school.
sought from faculty, stu-
The author of several profes-
ts and alumni, and the selec- sional papers, Wallace and an-
was based on "outstanding
other Eastern professor, Dr.
in teaching throughout the James Stratton, authored a
..._rlbr'P.(!1eding selection." guide book for the South Dakota
geology field camp program.
ce, who has been on
ern's faculty for seven PAGE NINE
s, came to the University
Ohio State where he was

Two Eastern Women Madix Greets

Named 1977 Lord Scholars New Alumni

Two students distinguished high school. The Lord Scholars EIU Alumni Association Pres-
themselves this past spring for 1977 are: ident Mary Jane Madix, '58,
when they were named Lord brought greetings from the
Scholars for 1977. They were Vanessa Anne Morris, a alumni to over 1,400 new grad·
French major who plans to teach
selected from among more than uates at Eastern's spring com-
twenty of the highest academ- in secondary school. A recipient
ically ranked upperclassmen on of the 1976 Ruth Carman For- mencement ceremony.
eign Languages Award, she
campus to receive the Living- feels that teaching a foreign lan-
ston C. Lord Scholarship. guage can "lead to understand-
ing and harmon·y. Reaching this
Established in memory of Eas- understanding and harmony is
tern's first president and ad- my goal as a teacher." She feels
ministered by the Eastern Illi- a teacher needs, among other
nois University Alumni Associa- qualities, "patience, honesty,
tion through the Eastern Illinois
fairness and a sense of humor."
University Foundation, the Linda Baranowslr:i, an elemen-
scholarships are the highest aca-
demic and financial awards pre- tary education major specializing
sented by the University. They in special education. A volunteer
are given annually to two per-
sons whose "character, scholar- assistant in the Diagnostic and
ship, and potential skill in teach- Development Center at Eastern,
she believes "every child pos.-
ing promises service of distinc-
tion in the field of education." sesses a capacity for success and
happiness in life. I would like to

Mary Jane Madix

Graduation exercises were
held May 14 on O'Brien Field fer
the largest graduating class in
the University's 77 year histoI11

Unda Baranowski (left) and Vanessa Morris show surprise as they DON'T FORGET:
are told that they were chosen Lord Scholars for 1977-78. The
Lord Scholarship is the highest academic honor presented by the Homecoming 71
University. It also carries the largest stipend of any University
award. October 22

One scholarship is awarded to guide these future adults. I view Parent's Weekend
a junior or senior who is plan- teaching as a profession in which October 1
ning a career in secondary edu- I will be happy because it will
cation. The other goes to a
junior or senior who intends to challenge me in many different
teach in elementary or junior areas and allow me to grow with
my students."
PAGE TEN

PantherSP-orts

'It Only Hurts When I Laught, Doc,'' or How
EIU Coach Clinton Took '62 NCAA Honors

meteoric rise of Ea.stem's Whereupon the faucet disinte- of health services and already
ling team, 4th in the grated, ramming the central
screw and more than 50 minis- gaining national stature for his
11 finals this past winter cule ceramic fragments through high standards in treatment of
• legitimate contender for the skin, permeating bones, athletic injuries was at work.
muscles and tissues. The drip
l'ational Championship in was gone. As Doc Cooper probed with
care, the three debated Ronnie's
ii due to the coaching and ; future. They were in agreement:
·ting efforts of its third a final shot at the national title
head coach Ron Clinton. Ron Clinton was worth going for. When the
hand was free of debris, rubber
wing article about Clin- With it, it seemed, were Clin- drains were put in place and the
•cerpted from Doris Del- ton's chances for that 1962 wound closed with holding su-
., account of Oklahoma NCAA championship, perhaps
'1 1962 NCAA victory. The the Cowboy team's chances as tures.
well. There was this final caution.
appeared in the trpring
of Oklahoma Monthly mag- Coach Myron Roderick, noti- Deadened, the hand would lose
. We reprint the story fied during the annual coaches mobility. Therefore, Clinton
h the courtesy of Okla- pre-tournament bash, hastened
Monthly. to the university hospital. There would have to wrestle with the
Dr. Donald L. Cooper, director pain. One aid, however, was the
the nighttime of a wrest- use of an anaesthetic solution at
mind before the nationals, the base of the thumb and palm
y dripping bathroom faucet before each match. This would
e kind of irritant. leave the tall, well-muscled
111 grab some sack time. senior with complete use of the
I Weigh-in only hours away heavy upper arm muscles, but
• Splat! Last shot at the limited hand movement.
; gonna make it this time.
I (Having won 22 national
championships in the first 31
ets fiew back and Ronnie years of the NCAA finals, Okla-
n's feet hit the floor of the homa State was again in the
ly apartment near the Ok- favorite, especially after winning
a State University cam- the Big Eight conference title
• That faucet had to go! With with ease and finishing the dual
force born of sleeplessness season 12-0.)
pre-tournament tension,
ion, 167-pound senior stand- But in 1962, considerable
from Blackwell, thumped the speculation by coaches and re-
· g porcelain handle with porters was focused on Okla-
beel of his right hand. homa State's chances and Ron-
(continued on '/)age 15)

PAGE ELEVEN

'00-'19 teaching in 1958. The Haver- school district No. 61 in
stocks live at 847 Minoma Ave., catur, Illinois. Thelma and
Sopha E. Heu, '07, died Mon- husband have a daughter who
day, May 30. She was 91 years Louisville, Kentucky 40217. a junior in college. The C
old. Miss Heil was a retired Grace Teel Shriver, '33, is bells make their home at
school teacher, and her career Eastmoreland, Decatur,
had taken her to California, retired after teaching 33 years 62521.
Cleveland, Ohio, and to Hinds-
boro and Arcola, Illinois. She of elementary school. Grace and Francis V. Gates, '39, re
was a member of the Hindsboro her husband reside at 1906 Ma- in '74 after 33 years of emp
Methodist Church and the Ar- ment in the civil service.
cola Womans Club. plewood Dr. E., Holiday, Flori- cis resides at 1015 Holly
Champaign, Ill. 61820.
'20-'29 da 33589.
Annette Blomquist Tramm, June Henderson (Mrs. J
FWrence Sutton, '23, current- L. Padgett), '39, and her
ly lives at 1356 Conneaut Ave., '35, currently lives at 464 Enos band live at 818 S. Main,
Bowling Green, Ohio 43402. Her St., Kankakee, Ill. 60901. An- City, Ill. 62824. The Pad
husband, the late Dr. Frank C. have three sons, Jeffrey,
Ogg, was professor emeritus of nette retired in June of 1916 rick and Dr. James M. P
mathematics at Bowling Green from teaching occupation child of Charleston, Ill. 61920.
State University.
care at the Kankakee Area Ca- Warren S. PuJJiam, '39,
'30-'39 reer Center. mechanical engineering
cian for the U.S. Army's
Charks A. Elliott, '31, is re- Harry Sockkr, '35, was in- terial readiness commancl
tired after teaching 38 years in ducted into the Illinois High Warren, Michigan. Warren
the industrial arts field. Charles been with the federal civil
is Professor Emeritus of EIU's School Football Coaches Associ- vice since 1948. Warren and
industrial education department wife Esther have their hom
after teaching 28 years at Eas- ation's Hall of Fame at the or- 22057 Logue Ave., W
tern. ganization's annual spring clinic Michigan 48091.

Effie Hugo Bartash, '32, is re- in Champaign. Harry was head Harold Fearn, '39, retired
tired after teaching for 39 years football coach at Western Uni-
in the Westville Illinois School 1972 as superintendent of
District. Her address is 314 versity High in Macomb. Aurora schools. He is emp
Clark St., Georgetown, Ill. Ruth I. Eddington (Mrs. Russ part-time by the Aurora
61846. lege. Harold's address is 1
Leverenz), '36, presently lives W. Galena, Aurora, Ill.
Wesl,ey Haverstock, '32, re- at 412 Harvey, Danville, Ill.
tired in 1971 after 50 years in 61832. Ruby Swartz (Mrs. Wi
the education field. His wife, Sattelmaier), '39, is retired
Lora Smith, '29, retired from Mary Helen Phi/Ji,ps (Mrs. teaching in the social sc·
field. Ruby and her family
PAGE TWELVE Frank Myers), '36, resides at their home at 11116 S. F ·
619 Waterloo Dr., Waterloo, Ill. Chicago, Ill. 60655.
62298.
'50-'59
Alice Isabel Bryan (Mrs. Alice
Poehl,er), '36, currently lives at
2804 Richmond, Mattoon, Ill.
61938.

Mary E. Evans (Mrs. FWyd
Wickline), '36, is employed by

the Decatur Bell Credit Union.

Mary and her husband live at
3891 North Warren, Decatur,
Ill. 62526.

Elizabeth J. Sane (Mrs. Eliza-
beth Wi/,son), '36, presently

makes her home at 10608 So.
Wood, Chicago, Ill 60643.

Thelma Collins (Mrs. Robert
Campbell), '39, is a teacher for

elected to that position on er, vice president of training Cl,aud "Bud" Sanders, '56, is a
counselor at Eastern's Coun-
19, 1977. Gail currently and human resources with seling and Testing Center. His
wife Joanne is a physical educa-
'des at 319 N. Jackson, 01- Meredith A990ciates in Chi- tion instructor at the Charleston
junior high school. Bud and Jo-
, Ill. 62450. cago. Dr. Stanek has written anne have five children, three of
whom are at Eastern, Jeff, Teri
Nancy Worner van Heerden and contributed to several and Susan. The Sanders make
their home at 2615 6th St.,
erly van Sch.aik), '51, is books, including Books fOI' You Charleston, Ill. 61920.

fessor and Head of the De- and Issues in Children's Book '60-'69

ment of Genetics at the Uni- Selection, a well as contrib-

ity of the Witwatersrand, uting to such publications a

esburg, South Africa. Publi8hfll' Weekly, Media and

Ids a doctorate from the Mflthods, English Joumal and

ersity of Wisconsin and was Elementary English Bulletin.

in the "Who's Who of

African Women" compiled

the South African Women's

· e "Fair Lady." She is

'ed to one of South Africa's

emminent artists, Louis

Heerden. Her new address

112 Central Avenue, Atholl

ton 2199, Republic of South

W. Stanek, '63, ha M. Gene Newport, 'fi/, was John Cul'rfly, '82, has been
recently honored by Eastem's elected chairman of the 41st
appointed manager of School of Busine99. Newport, Senate District Republican Ex-
and development for who is Dean of the School of ecutive Committee in the state
Busine99 at the University of of Georgia. John is a regional
Morris Inc. Dr. Stanek Alabama in Birmingham, was sales manager in ten south-
her masters in English named a Distinguished Alum- eastem states for A. J. Nystrom
Northwestem University nus by the faculty of the School Company. He and his wife
•Ph.D. In English and edu- of Business at Eastem. He is Kathy and three children reside
from the Univenlty of the eighth person to be so hon- in Dunwoody, Georgia.
o. Prior to her appoint- ored.
' 9he w• director of the Barbara Jean Shelton (Mrs.
Married and the father of Char"les M. Hund/,ey), '65, is
In Management pro- three children, Newport has Assistant to the Director for
ll't Marymount Manhattan taught at the University of Illi- Career Development and Place-
nois, the University of Omaha ment at the University of Illi-
e In New York and earli- and the University of Alabama. nois, Champaign. Mrs. Hundley
He is the author of numerous holds a M.S. Ed. from Eastern
scholarly articles in buslne99 and attended The Vocational
publications and has written Guidance and Rehabilitation Ser-
three books, including LaboT vices Institute in Cleveland,
Relations and the SupentisoT
and The Tools of Managing: PAGE THIRTEEN
Functions, Techniques, and
Skills. Dr. Newport and his
family reside in Birmingham.

Ohio. She and her husband re- York. He ar.d his wife Barbara awarded a Doctor of Ed
side at 404 West Church Street, live at 8670 Telegraph Rd., Gas- degree by Illinois State Un
Champaign, Illinois 61820. port, New York 14067. sity. His dissertation wa1
titled Impact of an #.lmittnlllll
Robert W. Smith, '65, is as- Robert K. Jenkin•, masters Claa Period on Students'
sistant superintendent for ambu- ·~, specialists 73, was recently demic Achievement and A
latory program services at the tude•. Dr. Jenkins was re
Belle Chasse State School, a res- promoted to assistant su
idential facility for the mentally tendent of schools in New
retarded which is located near ox, Illinois, District 122.
New Orleans. Bob earned an
M.S. in speech pathology from James E . Carnahan, '66 (M
Purdue in 1966 and is currently '74), is an artist who owns
working towards a doctorate at personal art gallery in S
the University of New Orleans, Barbara, California. An ex
tion featuring his works
GayWrd Torrence, '66, was held this past April at t~
recently promoted to associate side Gallery in Carpinte ·
professor of art at Drake Uni- wife Kathryn is employ
versity in Des Moines, Iowa. the University of Californi
Gaylord, who received his Carnahan's make their home
822 Orange Ave., Santa
M.F.A. from Michigan State hara, California 93101.
University, has been at Drake (continued on page 15)
since 1969.

Robert S. Perry, '66, is em-
ployed by the Niagra Chemical
Company in Lockport, New

Jin fl.emnriam

Harry R. Jackson Robert J. Allen was an English professor at
Eastern from 1913-1942. He
Harry R. Jackson, '31, Robert J. Allen, '20, died is survived by his wife,
died March 3, 1977 at his at his home at the age Helen Hays Allen and a
home at the age of 75. of 75. He was Professor daughter, Deborah Guts·
Harry received both his Emeritus of English at Wil- chura of Cedar Knolls, N.J.
masters and Ph.D. degrees liams College in Williams-
from Indiana University in town, Mass. and had Dr. Allen formerly lived GI
Bloomington, Ind. He taught there for 33 years
taught in the industrial arts until his retirement in 1970. Cluett Drive in Williad
department at Eastern He was a 1923 grad- town.
from 1933-1936 and also uate oi' the University of
taught at such schools as Illinois and received his Virginia Swickard Hagebush
Cumberland College in Wil- master's and Ph.D. from
liamsburg, Kentucky and Harvard in 1928 and '29 re- Virginia Swickard Hage-
Winona State University in spectively. A scholar of bush, masters '66, died Sat-
Winona, Minnesota. In ad- 18th century literature, Dr. urday, May 7 in St. Johns
dition, he was immediate Allen wrote several books, Medical Center in St. Lou-
past president of the West which included "The Clubs is. Ms. Hagebush was~
Salem Rotary Club, presi- of Augustan London", "Life long time faculty mem
dent of the Edwards Coun- in Eighteenth Century of St. Louis Commu '
ty Senior Citizens Center England" and "Addison and College Meramec campus.
board and vice president of Steele: Selections from The
the Southeastern Illinois Tatler and The Spector." A member of the Asso-
Agency on Aging. He is In addition, he had written ciation of University Wom-
survived by his wife, Gen- several articles for publica- en and the American Li·
eUe Voigt, who graduated tion in academic journals. brary Association, Ms.
from Eastern in 1929. His father, Fiske Allen, Hagebush served in the
Navy Hospital Corps dur-
ing World War II. She was
57.

PAGE FOURTEEN

Only Burts sory impressions, but the mes- halt to adventurous procedures
sage from his hand kept coming. such as those that made possible - -
d from page 11)

ton's bandaged hand. Clinton ignored it, shouting with Clinton's final charge toward his

Ronnie, there were, uh, his teammates as OSU's Bob dream.

cits. About 100 of 'em, Johnson successfully won his That decision 15 years ago is

take a few. second NCAA title at 177. still mutually satisfying to

he wrestled, the sutures Handsome Joe James, a pre- Cooper, Roderick and Clinton.
loose during the vigorous medical student from Chicago That hand healed perf~tly. To-

and counters demanded and the first black ever to wres- day Ronnie, a successtul wrest-

grueling sport. In Clin- tle for 0-State, took second at ling coach at Eastern Illinois

etermined drive toward 191, behind Sooner star Wayne University, has a tiny scar, a

wn, after Thursday after- Baughman. Neither state school much-prized NCAA title and a

match, and those that had a man in the heavyweight large supply of wrestling mem-

on Thursday night, Fri- class. Each had three individual ories.

rnoon and evening, ap- titlists and OSU had compiled
tely 100 stitches had ample points for its 23rd NCAA . • • Tower Exploration
(continued from page 7)
placed in that undeadened team championship.

~arying from a dozen and After a victory lap with beam- other a super-imposed El, for-

to two dozen, between ing young coach Myron Roderick merly hung over the edge of the

on the team's shoulders, Dr. tower during the rest of the

midnight decision be- Cooper collected Ronnie for a year. Both lighted frames are no

doctor, coach and athlete final session. The lacerated hand longer used because of the en-

have been equally punish- was reminiscent of an unbroiled ergy conservation program in

all three. But Saturday quarter-pounder. Cooper de- effect at Eastern.

., things were looking good brided the wound and put in a The tower has been a part of
new primary closure. It was the Eastern since the school's open-
last, wrestling, as the champs' night to eat anything ing in 1899. And though parts of

OklJJkoma:n noted, "with and everything the scales had it now are empty, it remains

laces in his hand than in vetoed all year. For Ronnie Clin- very much a part of the tradi-

oes," Ronnie Clinton took ton, it was a night for celebra- tion, history, and image of the

mat for the last time in tion and, finally, for sleep with- school.

egiate career. out competition from a leaking . .• News Notes

rangy blond showed little faucet.
of being impeded by the Asked about the care of that (continued from page 14)
hand. He seemed to freak hand injury recently, Doc R. Thomas Loyd, '67, is assis-

off the repeated hem- Cooper said crisply, "I wouldn't tant professor of German at the

g sessions without pain- do it (that way) again! It's not University of Florida at Gaines-

recommended surgical proced- ville. Tom received his M.A. in

ugh an ironic twist, "The ure. But I was younger then," German literature from Tufts

d Hand" met the "The he said, and laughed. "I was University in 1968, during which

Head" as Clinton willing to take the chance (on he studied in Tuebingen, Ger-

Air Force's unbeaten ace, possible later problems with the many. In addition, he graduated

Isaacson, in the finals. hand)." He stressed that from the University of Virginia

uick Falcon wrestler, tal- throughout the tourney, Clinton in 1976 with a Ph.D. in German

and likeable, had nine was on antibiotics and had con- literature and is currently work-

over his right eye and stant care to ward off infection. ing on two books for publication.

a gauze turban. A curi- "At the onset, I explained all Tom also served three years

aowd situation arose. Sud- the possibilities of damage to with the U.S. Army's Military

·no one wanted either of Ronnie, so he understood the Intelligence in Berlin, Germany.

e kids to lose. odds." Bob Reinhard, '67, and his

restling conservatively Clin- Dr. Cooper pointed out .that wife, Paul.a Watkins, '63 (mas-

took Isaacson down with 20 literally everything a surgeon ters '67), currently live at 54

s to go in the match and does today, he does in the light Mountain Rd., Concord, New

Terry, 3-2. Ronnie of possible malpractice suits, .Hampshire 03301. Bob is em-

n, in more ways than one, which were unheard of among ployed by the state and Paula is
college athletes in the sixties. a craftsman who was recently
a national champion.

impact of being first in But the current potential for featured in the Dec. '76 issue of

nation deadened some sen- enormous judgments has put a the New Hampshire Profiles

(continued) PAGE FIFTEEN

magazine. The Reinhards have has been serving as President of band reside at 205 G

two children, Jarod, 5, and the Springfield. Education Asso- Ave., Leroy, Illinois 61752.

Erin, 2. ciation. They are the parents of Mike Cordts, '73, a state

Dave Siebert, '67, is executive a son, Nathan. or with the Illinois State

vice president of the First Na- nal-Register, recently won

tional Bank in Dwight, Illinois. '70-'76 Copley "Ring of Truth" a
for his in-depth study of
Dave and his wife Carol have Joyce Tarro murder in
two children, Matt, 9, and Jen-

nifer, 7. The Sieberts make their Karen Ferf1U8on Bogenschutz Illinois. His review was

home at 104 West Seminole (masters '70) is teaching sixth as the top feature story

Street, Dwight, Ill. 60420. grade English at Driftwood Mid- all Copley Newspapers..

Thomas Tison, '68 (masters dle School, in Hollywood, Flor- who received his mute

'70), is a social service coordina- ida after a year's maternity journalism from Southern

tor for a daycare center in Port- leave. Her son Zachary David nois University in Carbo

land, Oregon and also teaches was born March l, 1975. Karen, was also a journalism in

part-time at several local com- Zachary, Kim, 16, Kevin, 14 and at Sam Houston State U

munity colleges. In addition, husband David, an attorney, re- sity in Texas.

Tom has his own private mar- side at 1759 SW 81 Way, Fort Denise Egan, '73, is te
fourth grade at Mayo I
riage and family counseling of- Lauderdale, Florida 33324.

fice. He and his wife, Mary Hile, Jim D. Rice, '70, and his wife, High School. Her husband

'69, have two daughters, Katie, Mary Call, '70, currently reside assistant purchasing agent
4, and Karin, 2. Tom and his the Illinois Cereal Mill.
at 4539 .s. Woodland, Western
family reside at 7628 N. New- Springs, Illinois 60558. Jim is a and her husband live at

man, Portland, Oregon 97203. counselor at Bolingbrook High East Madison Street, Paris,

Gary L. McCoy, '68, is a com- School in Bolingbrook. nois 61944.

puter systems analyst now serv- John Bacone, '71, received his Richard J. Carruthef11

ing at Wright-Patterson Air masters in forestry from the '73, is a recent gradua

Force Base in Ohio. Captain University of Illinois in '73 and Southwest Baptist Theo

McCoy previously served at Yo- is now working as a field ecolo- Seminary in Fort Worth,

kota Air Base in Japan. He is a gist for the state of Illinois. His Richard received a mas

member of Alpha Kappa wife, Joyce, '71, is employed by divinity degree at com

Lambda fraternity. the Burnham City Hospital. ment ceremonies on May 13.

Dennis 0. Vidoni, '68, is coun- John and Joyce live at 607 Har- resides at 4120 McCart Av
seling center director and assis- wood Ct., Champaign, Illinois Fort Worth, Texas 76115..

tant professor of psychology at 61820. Connie Mayer, '74, is a

Benedictine College in Atchison, Dougl.as R. Cli,ff, '71, is a law school graduate.

Kansas. Dennis received an consumer sales representative graduated from the Bates

M.A. in guidance and counseling with the Scott Paper Company lege of Law, University of

in 1972 from Roosevelt Univer- for the Wisconsin-Michigan area. ton, on May 21.

sity and a Ph.D. in Counseling Ll.oyd Leonard, '72, and his Darlena A. Bartram, '74,

from Marquette University in wife Judy Saxton, '73, presently medical technologist and

1975. Prior to his present posi- live in Lincoln, Illinois. Lloyd is bank supervisor at the

tion, Dennis was a counseling a program analyst with the De- Memorial Hospital in Lima

psychologist at the University of partment of Transportation in Darlena's address is 510

Wisconsin at Oshkosh. He and Springfield while Judy teaches Shawnee, Lima, Ohio 45804.

his wife Mary reside at 523 learning disabilities at the Ches- Juli.a E. Eichhorst (Mrt.

Kearney, Atchison, Kansas ter East Elementary School in Vickrey), '74, is completint

66002. Lincoln. second year as a remedial

Sherman H. Franci8 Jr., '69, Ed Brick, '73, is the personnel ing teacher for school ·
is a management consultant for manager at the Fedders Plant in #201 in Aledo, Illinois. She
a physicians' and dentists' group Effingham, Illinois. Ed, his wife her husband live at 204 N
in Florida. His address is 800 Diane and their two children, 3rd Ave., Apt. 2, Aledo,
75th St., St. Petersburg, Flor- Jeff and Jamie live at R. R. 1, Katherine Romano, '74, ·
Box 25A, Neoga, Illinois 62447. circulation librarian for M
ida 33710.
Maxime Parienti, '69 (masters Janet Jewina/l (Mrs. Bruce University in Decatur, I ·
'70), and his wife Kathleen Mc- Owens), '73 is completing her Kevin F. Sul.Avan, '74, is
Cormack, '67 (masters '70), re- fourth year of teaching in Nor- nical sales representativ'I
side in Springfield, where Max mal, Illinois. Janet and her hus- (continued on back cover)

PAGE SIXTEEN

AllEllDOSCOIPIE

National Merit Scholarship Awarded John Gradecki

John Gradecki, of Decatur, who graduated
with be spring class at Stephen Decatur

· h hool, has bee'n selected to receive the
977 National Merit Scholarship at Eastern.

radecki is the third recipient of the
ar , which was established at Eastern in
975. The award is partially funded through
nies contributed in the University's An-
ual Alumni Fund Drive.
National Merit Scholarships are awarded
ionwide to high school seniors who dem-
trate outstanding leadership. The scholar-
i s cover the expense of up to four years

ergraduate study.
decki, who plans to major in political

'ence at Eastern, will enroll for fall sem-
llster classes.

ar) Jane Madix, '58, presents an honorary Life Membership in the EIU Alumni Association

to Dr. Daniel E. Marvin, Jr., the University's fifth president. Madix, president of the
iation, made the presentation at the Executive Committee meeting held on campus

May 21:

EASTERN ILUNOl8 UlllVER PAID

CHARLESTON, ILLINOIS 81920 Charleston, IL 61920

PERIODICALS DePr. COMP-A
BOOTH LIBRARY

..• Alumni News Notes son, Caleb Daniel.
(continued from page 16) Maril,yn O'Brien, '74, is a

cializing in chromatography math instructor at Chatham-
chemicals, with E.M. Labora- Glenwood Junior High in Chat-
tories in St. Louis. Kevin's new ham, Illinois. Her address is
address is 10852-A, Pear Blos- Thayer, Illinois 62689.

som Court, St. Ann, Missouri Craig W. Callaghan, '74, is
teaching health and physical
63074. education at Hononegah High
Kim I. McGee, '74, is em- School in Rockton, Illinois. Craig
also coaches the basketball and
ployed by the First State Bank track team there. His address is
in Newman, Illinois. Kim's ad- 1908 Blackhawk Blvd., Apt. 202,
South Beloit, Illinois 61080.
dress is R. R. l, Newman, Illi-
James D. Price, '74, is now
nois 61942.
Daniel J . Mott, '74, (M.A. '76) teaching at Mt. Zion High School
and is also vocational coordi-
and his wife Linda Buss, '71, nator there. Jim recently fin-
currently make their home at ished his term as national presi-
2004 Columbus Blvd., Kokomo, dent of Phi Beta Lambda. In
Indiana 46901. Daniel is biology addition, he is working towards
a specialist degree in education
laboratory supervisor at Indiana
University in Kokomo while
Linda is with the associate fac-
- ulty there. The Motts have one

60126. from Southern Illinois Univer-

Barbara J . Rassel, '74, re- sity at Carbondale in '76. His

turned to Eastern under a present address is 500 E. Grand,

teaching assistantship in the Pinckneyville, Illinois 62274.

speech-communications depart- Madelyn Schumacher, '74, is

ment. Her new address is 1400 currently employed by the Mobil

7th St., Charleston, IUinois Oil Corporation in Houston,

61920. Texas. Madelyn received her

Rhonda Sue Wepple.r, '74, is a M. S. in geology from Texas A

first grade teacher at Prairie- & M University.

view Community School District Kathy Coon (Mrs. Bob Thomp-

in St. Joseph, Illinois. Her cur- son), '74, is currently teaching

rent address is 2020 N. Mattis, learning disabilities in the Chi-

Champaign, Illinois. . cago suburb of Schiller Park.

Linda L. Lehnert (Mrs. Jack She and her husband Bob, a

Wood), '74, is a first grade funeral director, live in Chicago.

teacher at Madison Park School Jeanne Marie Walden, '74, is

in Litchfield. She and her hus- teaching special education in Pe-

band live at 1621 N. Jackson, sotum, Illinois. Jeanne, her hus-

Litchfield, Illinois 62056. band John, and their three year-

Daphne Brown Wright, '74, is old daughter Laura live at 2403

teaching driver education at E. Hathaway, Champaign, Illinois

St. Louis High School. Daph- 61820.

ne received her masters in edu- Harry A. Trask, '75, was
cational administration from transferred from reserve officer
Southern Illinois University, to regular officer status for his

Edwardsville in '76. She now outstanding duty performance as

resides at 768 N. 51st St., Apt. an Air Force officer. Lieutenant

3, E. St. Louis, Illinois 62203. Trask is an inventory develop-

Patti J. Rice, '74, is a medical ment officer at Lackland Air

technologist at St. Francis Hos- Force Base, Texas, where he

pital in Litchfield, Illinois. Patti resides with his wife Rebecca.

now resides in Irving, Illinois. Gordon Grado, '75, is a grad-

Randall Raulston, '74, is doing uate of Southern Illinois Uni-

land title work for the G.M. versity School of Medicine,

Fleetwood Company in Okla- Springfield, Illinois. He is pres-

homa City, Oklahoma. Randall is ently in residency in Diagnostic

a member of the Tri-State Land- Radiology at the University of
man Association and his present Chicago Hospital and Clinic sys-

address is Box 174 McLeans- tem.
boro, Illinois 62859.

Dennis L. Stephenson, '74, is

an auditor with the First Bank