Eastern Alumnus Vol. 3 No. 1 (Summer 1949)

Summer

1949

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The Eastern'::~·Alumnus

P ublished in J une, September, December and March by Eastern Illinois

State College, Charleston, Illinois

VOLUME 3 SUMMER QUARTER, 1949 NUMBER 1

Entered May 14, 1947, as second class matter, at t.he post office at Char-
leston, Illinois, under author ity of the act of Congress August 24, 1912.

The Alumni Office expects to mail STANLEY E LAM - ---------------------------------- Editor

approximately 2,500 free copies of the JAMES GATELY ----------------------- Circula tion Manager

Alum ni Register during August and GEORGE HACK ------------------------------ Photographer
September. Only those who returned
information blanks last fall will re- •
ceive them without making a further
request. Others who would like to ~ 'PtdePie
have a copy should write the Alumni
Office in care of the college. Alumni It was a tense moment in the Alumni-Founders Day program
who have changed their "permanent" on May 22 when Dr. Ciney Rich, '12, of Decatur unveiled t he Alumni
addresses since last fall should advise Association portrait of Dr. E. H. Taylor , one of the two Jiving mem-
the Alumni Office if they have re- bers of Eastern's original facu lty. L. to r.-Stanley Elam, alumni
turned the information blank. All secretary-editor; Dr. Rich; Norma King Sunderman, Alumni As-
copies will go to addresses given as sociation president; Dean Hobart F. Heller; Dr. Taylor ; Don Mus-
"permanent." selman, senior, author of program prologue ; President R. G. Buz-
zard, principal spea ker .

Eastern Moy Get Dormitory for 300 Men;1

Bills for General Education Degree Stalled

Bulletin-As the ALUMNUS partment, the Department of Regis- Misunderstandings Dog His·
went. to press, Governor Steven- tration and Education, there was a tory of General Education De·
son had j ust signed bills for second cut of $86,000. All code de- gree; Area Strong in Support.
teachers college buildings. How- partments took this cut.
ever, a restriction by the Division IApparent lack of general under-
of Finance may trim another Instead of a laboratory training
t en per cent from operational school and the program of lesser standing of the objectives and impli-1
bud gets. buildings requested by the Teachers cations of the Senate and House bills
Board for Eastern at a cost of thir- for removing the word "professional"
Although friends of Eastern were teen million plus, the col!ege will get from the limitation of degrees con·
gratified to learn that the Sixty- one major and one minor building at ferred by Eastern left these bills on
Sixth General Assembly granted suf- a cost of $1,100,000. The major build- second reading in both the Senate and
ficient operational funds for the next ing is a men's dormitory, to be built the House as the final session of the
biennium, they were sorely disap- along more economical lines than is Illinois General Assembly came to
pointed in two respects: bills to per- usually true of state construction, close on June 30.
mit. awarding general education de- which oftentimes is so solid and care-
grees were defeated and appropria- ful that it is expected to last for Bills with simi'ar intent for West·
tions for building were only one- hundreds of years. If plans are adopt- ern had been word2d after the pattern
twelft.h of that required to implement ed as now proposed, a dormitory of used by Southern to establish a liberal
the Twenty-Five Year Plan. the type being erected at certain pri- arts college, and there was feeling
vate colleges in Illinois will be built that these bills with the same inten
Even the original educational oper- within the next t wo years to house up should have had similar wording.
ations budget was trimmed to the to 300 men. It is likely that complete
bone. First of all there was a $150,· floor plans and an architect's sketch When the General Assembly drop
OOO cut which meant elimination of can be reproduced in the next issue of ped the word "teachers" from the of
i;evcral p1·ojected repair jobs. Then, ficial name of the college in 1947, i
because Eastern is part :.if a code de- (Continued on next page) was thought by that body that per
mission had been given to set up foo
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G eneral Education Degree bills in committee because they wcr~ Operation Funds Adequate;
generally. xegarded as corrective leg-
Proposal Hits Opposition islation, to do work not completed in .awJcling Program Short
the previous General Assembly. Dt -
(Continued from preceding page) lay in the Engrossing Committee when (Continued from preceding page)
the bills were on second reading slow-
years of general college. The Teach- ed down consideration to the point the ALUMNUS.
ers College Board, at a meeting in where the bills were finally dropped.
Carbondale, had given President Buz- At the meeting of the Teachers' Col- President 'R. G. Buzzard sees the
zard time for a special presentation lege Board at Macomb last March
of the need for general college privi- the new D irector of Registration and need of a second women's dormitory
lege at Eastern, and was sufficiently Education, who is ex-officio chair- also and has stated that the enroll-
pleased with the presentation to refer man of the Teachers' College Boa1·d, ment of women could be doubled (see
it to the Committee on General Col- openly expressed his opposition to Founders Day speech) if housing
lege for a recommendation. any change being made in the func- facilities were made available. This
tioning of the teacher training insti- may be possible under a new provi-
This committee consisted of Russell tution. This opposition was expressed sion permitting self-liquidating pro-
L. Guin of Danville as chairman, latet· at DeKalb. At the Macomb jects on the college campus.
Superintendent of Public Instruction meeting a five to four vote delet!!d
Vernon Nickell, and Miss Harriet Mc- President Buzzard's request for ap- The minor building provided for by
Intyre of Mendota. The committee proval of this legislation by the the current biennium appropriation
held a meeting in Macomb at which Teachers' College Board from the re- is a home management house. Long
Miss Mcintyre could not be present. port presented by Eastern. needed (the home economics depart-
President Beu and President Buzzard ment has occupied seven different
presented the problem of general col- In spite of the failure of the Hl49 privately owned houses in the last
lrge, and an oral agreement was General Assembly to correct the legis- ten years), the new home will be a
reached by which the committee lation of the previous session, the pro- duplex type which will cost, when
would recommend an eight-year trial posal to establish a general college at completely furnished and equipped,
period of the general college. It was Eastern continues to gain momentum approximately $70,000.
felt that by the end of this period the in the area. Since its beginning as a
influence of this curriculum on inter- state no rmal school, the instit.11tion The permanent impl'ovements
est in teacher training could be defi- has functioned as an area college. budget also calls for a sum to be used
nitely measured. Certainly such a con- Among the alumni are many per!lcn.:. for land purchase. To round out the
clusion was well fou nded. At the professionally prominent in olh<'r greatly enlarged campus, a few addi-
mc.eting of the Teachers' College fields than teaching. tional acres should be secured.
Board which followed in Charleston,
Superintendent Nickell brought up The area college function has been J ust how Eastern fared in the
the limitation of the statute stating duplicated in each of the state i:1sti- Sixty-Sixth General Assembly from a
that the Teachers' College Board tutions throughout both their normal financial standpoint is best shown by
could only grant "professional" de- school and teachers college history, actual f igures now available.
grees, and later secured a ruling of the and exists at present. The proposal
Attorney General that such statutory for this addition to Eastern's servicP. There was an over-all decrease in
limitation forbade the granting of was begun before World War II open- appropriations from last biennium
any degree except in education. At ed, and although it was partirulal'iy amounting to nearly 14.5 per cent.
the time of this meeting the Board needed by the returning veteran, it This dect·ease is largely due to the
expressed itself unofficially as quite has never been regarded as primarily cut in building funds. The large li-
willing for corrective legislation to be an expansion to aid the veteran. brary appropriation of last biennium
introduced into the 1949 session of the (1947-49) dwarfs the dormitory ap-
General Assembly, so that the general Since the closing of Austin college provriation of the 1949-51 period. A
collc.ge work could be established. in Effingham and Westfield college m total of $2,711,053.19, including a defi-
Westfield ea..ly in this century, East- ciency app1·opriation of nearly $40,-
When the committees from the ern as a nol'mal school and as a teach- 000, was appropl'iated for 1947-49.
.' Senate and House of Rep1·esentatives ers college has been the only institu- This has been used to build the li-
- visited Eastern in the Spring of 1949, tion of higher education of any kind brary, re-landscape the campus and
in the south.;)astern quarter of th~ rebuild the athletic fields on the prop-
·' mention was made of the need for this State of Illinois. By the facts of being er scale, and pul'chase additional
corrective legis1alion. Some mem- the only institution of higher learnil:g land. The current appropriation is
bers of this committee had been on and being supported by the State of onl y $1,100,000, or nearly 60 pet·
previous committees to visit the col- Illinois, Eastern does owe to the cent less.
leg1:, hence were familiar with thn young people of this area opportunity
background. The newcomers were ap- for good college education at. low co,;t. The increase in funds for educa-
tiona l operation is 40.8 per cent, $3,-
- parently impressed by the presenta- Most high school seniors have not 091,919 as compared with $2,196,217
. tion which the college made, becaus<' made definite vocational choic2s. for the 1947-49 period. It should be
·the bills were sponsored in th;! Senate :\'Jany students, strong scholasticall.v, understood, incidentally, that a con-
,, by Senators Lyons and Smith, and in if given opportunity in the first two siderable portion of the funds for edu-
years of general college to contact cational operation, although appro-
the House by the members of the the professional level of teaching ex- priated as state money, actually
1 Committee to Visit Educational In- comes from college 1·eceipts. In th2
(Continued on page 21) 1947-49 period, for example, the col-
'stitutions, plus Chairman Edwards of lege received nearly a million dollars
·' the Education Committee. in fees and for the operation of such
auxiliary ente1·prises as the dorn1i-
~o objective was raised to the5e tory and cafetet'ia.

P.\Cl!•: THREE

Ten Distinguished Alumni Receive Honor.ary Degrees

Front row, 1. to r.-Dr. Lewis Hanford Tiffany, Dr. Denna F. Fleming, Dr. Audrey Mary Shuey, Dr. Harry Lee;
Huber. Back row, 1. to r.-Dr. Charles Prather, Dr. Walter Merritt Scruggs, Dr. Earl W. Anderson, Dr. Max G. Car.I
man, Dr. Ferdinand H. Steinmetz, Dr. Roscoe R. Snapp.

Doctor of Pedagogy Recipients at Eastern's Golden Born in Coles county, Ill., in 1883-
Jubilee Commencement Typify Best in Alumni Teaching Dr. Huber married Eleanor Johnso~
in 1919. He has one daughter, Nancy
Highlight and climax of the Golden Society for Study of Asthma and Al- Lee, who celebrated her fourteent~
Jubilee Commencement June 5 was lied Conditions, and the Chicago So- birthday on December 31, 1948.
the conferring of ten honorary pro- ciety of Allergy. His contributions to
fessional degrees of doctor of peda- scientific journals, mostly dealing Second to receive the honorarf
gogy upon alumni who were grad- with allergy research, have been so doctorate was Dr. Roscoe Raymon4
uated before 1933 and who have made numerous that he has lost count. Snapp, professor of animal science at
distinguished records in the field of the University of Illinois, presente4
education. It was the first time doc- Before taking the M. D. degree at by Dr. Howard DeF. Widger, head of
toral degrees have been awarded by Rush Medical college in 1918, Dr. the English department. Dr. Snap~
an Illinois state college. Huber completed a B. S. (1913), an was graduated from Eastern in 1910f
M. S. (1915), and a Ph. D. degree His teaching and research specialty is
Among the recipients were Dr. D. (1917) at the University of Chicago. the feeding and management of beet
F. Fleming of Vanderbilt university. He has taught anatomy, pathology, cattle, on which he is a leading aut~
who made the commencement address, clinical medicine, and medicine at the ority. His "Beef Cattle" is a stan~
and Dr. Charles Lee Prather, Texas University of Chicago for a total of ard work for college agriculture clas~
university professor who delivered 26 years. ses and he has written several circu-
the baccalaureate address. lars and bulletins for the Illinois Ag-
In 1947 Dr. Huber was chairman of riculture Experiment Station.
First to receive the degree was Dr. the American Medical Association's
Harry Lee Huber, '09, retired asso- session on allergy and served as sec- Dr. Snapp attended the Universitl
ciate professor of medicine, Univer- retary at a similar session in 1949. of Chicago in 1910-11 and then com•
sity of Chicago, presented by Dr. pleted the A. B. in science (1913), tM
Harris E. Phipps, head of the Eastern Winner of the Ricketts prize for re- B. S. in agriculture (1913), the M. S.
chemistry department. search in 1918, Dr. Huber was elected in animal husbandry (1921) and the
to membership in Alpha Omega Al- Ph. D. in animal husbandry (1931i)
One of the nation's leading allergy Pha and Sigma Xi, medical honor so- at the University of Illinois. Follo
specialists, he has devoted himself to cieties. He is a m ember of 15 scienti- ing a year as high school princi
private practice since 1937. He is a fic societies, the Rotary Club, Univer- at MaNabb, Ill., he became instruc
past president of the American So- sity Club of Chicago, South Shore of animal husbandry at West Virgi
ciety for the Study of Allergy, the Country Club, and Chicago Farmers. university in 1914. In 1915 he went to

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. 'Baby' of honora.ry degree recipient~, _Dr. Walter M. s~ruggs, '28, is the only one of the ten who is currently teach-
ing at Eastern.. He is shown above receiving the degree from President R. G. Buzzard. Scruggs succeeded Dr. Charles
S. Spooner, retired, as head of the zoology department.
. L~s: fall Scruggs was hospitalized with a back injury necessitating two major operations. It is typical of his fight-
ing spirit that he has overcome great handicaps and today can walk without a cane.

(Continued from preceding page) seven years and was a front page vanced Study this year are the his-
columnist for the Nashville Tennes- torian Arnold Toynbee and the poet
the University of Illinois, where he sean for three years. A lecturer on in- T. S. Eliot. Albert Einstein is the
has taught ever since except for ternational politics, he has spoken most distinguished permanent mem-
seven years of military service. A throughout the South and Central ber. A recent Time magazine article
captain of field artillery in World States. on the Institute featured Dr. J. R.
War I, Snapp served five years as a Oppenheimer, atomic physicist who
lieutenant colonel in the field artil- At present Dr. Fleming is spending directed the Los Alamos, N. M.,
lery in World War II. Following hosti- a year at the Princeton university atomic project where the first bombs
lities in each war, he served on the Institute for Advanced Study, where were made. He is now director of the
faculties of army training centers in he expects to complete two books on Institute, which is for the use of
Europe. political science. One is entitled The post-doctoral scholars. Membership
Conflict Between the Soviet Union is by election.
Dr. Snapp is a member of Sigma and the West.
Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta, Gamma Al- Dr. Fleming took the A. B. (1916),
pha, Alpha Zeta, Alpha Tau Alpha, It is the second time Dr. Fleming
Scabbard and Blade, Reserve Officers has been invited to the Institute, the A: M. (1920), and the Ph. D.
Assn., and the American Society of where the nation's leading scholars
Animal Production. and scientists are given the oppor- (1928) at the University of Illinois.
tunity to work on special projects.
Mrs. Snapp is the former Edith He served as principal of the Hu mae~
Hamilton, graduate of the teachers Immediately after the end of the Ill., high school in 1912-13 and
college at DeKalb, Ill. A daughter war, Dr. F1eming was invited by the
Kathryn (Swanson) graduated from Woodrow Wilson Foundation to tran- Hume superintendent of schools in
the University of Illinois in 1944 and scribe a series of 12 radio broadcast s
a son, Kenneth, will graduate this "How Can We Make the Victor; 1913-14. He taught at Freeport, Ill.,
year. Dr. Snapp was born in Coles Stick?" These were carried by 66
county in 1889. stations, located in every part of the high school in 1916-17, served as prin-
U. S. They were so well received that
Dr. Denna F. Fleming, professor of a second series was presented the fol- cipal of the Tonica, Ill., high school
political science at Vanderbilt univer- lowing year. The Foundation radio
sity, is probably the best known of the C()mmittee is composed of Raymond (1919-21) and the Colfax high school
ten Eastern alumni who received the Swing, Archibald MacLeish, and Ar-
honorary doctorate. He was presented thur Sweetser. (1922-23), then began his college
by Dr. Simeon E. Thomas, retired
hrnd of the social science department. Among Dr. Fleming's publications career at Monmouth college, Ill., from
are half a dozen books on the role of
Dr. Fleming is the author of two the U. S. in world politics and some 1923 to 1928. He has been at Vander-
fifty articles and reviews in leading
widely read wartime books, While journals, both popular and scholarly. bilt ever since, sandwiching in vari-
America Slept and Can- We Win The
Peace. He was a radio commentator With him at the Institute for Ad- ous activities such at trips to Europe
for Station WSM, Nashville, for
as an observer during the Manchur-

ian, Ethiopian, and Munich crises in

1932, 1935, and 1938. He was a mem-

ber of the State Department in 1946

serving in an advisory capacity. '

Born in Edgar county, Ill., Dr.

Fleming married Doris Amundsen in
1929.

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PAGE FIVE

Wins Lord Scholarship Olive, a Cornell graduate, is instruct- some of his more prominent works
or of home economics at Cornell. include, "Do You Want to Teach?"
James E. Gindler Harriet Ann is now Mrs. Harold Fray "Current Practices in Institutional
of Middletown, Conn. Teacher Placement," and "The Teach-
(Continued from preceding page) er's Contract and Other Legal Phases
Dr. Ferdinand Henry Steinmetz, Dr. Lewis Hanford Tiffany, Deer- of Teacher Status."
head of the department of botany at ing Professor of Botany and chair-
the University of Maine, Orono, was man of the botany department, North- Regarded by Dr. C. P. Lantz, vet-
graduated from Eastern in 1913. He western university, was graduated eran director of athletics at Eastern,
was presented by Miss Annie L. Wel- from Eastern in 1915. He was pre- as an all-time great in basketball on
lcr, emeritus head of the geo.graphy sented for the honorary degree by Dr. the local campus, Dr. Anderson has
department. Author of some 30 publi- E. L. Stover, botany head. ever since contributed steadily to the
cations, Dr.. Steinmetz is an expert prestige and advancement of both the
in plant diseases. He helped direct One of the professional leaders in athletic and education fields.
Maine's war emergency food produc- his field, Dr. Tiffany has received
tion program. Since 1934 he has been numerous appointments to honorary After leaving Eastern he took the
president of the Josselyn Botanical and special positions. He is a past B. A. at the University of Illinois in
Society of Maine. president of the American Microscopi- 1918, where he won letters in basket-
Following five years at Eastern, cal Society and of the Limnological ball and track. In his last year he
Dr. Steinmetz took the B. S. in agri- Society of America. He is now presi- was varsity basketball captain and
culture at the University of Illinois dent of the Phycological Society of made the Big Ten All-Conferenca
in 1915 and the M. S. (1921) and Ph. America. He is an honorary associate, team.
D. (1926) at the University of Min- Crytogamic Botany, Chicago Natural
nesota. He was a high school teacher History Museum, a member of the After distinguished service in the
in Truman, Minn., for a time. At board of governors, Chicago Academy navy, Dr. Anderson served for five
Truman he organized the Livestock of Sciences, a patron, Smithsonian years as Charleston superintendent of
Shipping Association, which is still Institution, vice chairman and secre- schools. Then he entered Columbial
in business today. After seven years tary of the Illinois State Board of Na- university, taking the A. M. in 1926
as an instructor of agronomy at the tural Resources and Conservation, and and the Ph. D. in 1927, attending on a
University of Minnesota, Dr. Stein- a fellow in the American Association fellowship. He returned again in 1935
metz was appointed professor of bot- for the Advancement of Science and on a post-doctorate fellowship.
any at the University of Maine in the Ohio Academy of Science.
1927 and two years later becar.1e head Dr. Anderson joined the Ohio Sta~
of the department. He is also chair- Dr. Tiffany began his teaching staff in 1927. Other teaching and pro..t
man of the committee of graduate career in a Lawrence county, Ill., fessional experience includes a yeart
study, college of agriculture. rural school near his farm birthplace on the faculty of the University of
Born at Edwardsville, Ill., in 1886, (born 1894). He then took the diploma Kansas in 1926, assistance in a sur-<
Dr. St einmetz married Helen Mar- at Eastern, the B. S. at the University vey of the Columbus, 0 ., public school
guerite Horn in 1916. A son, John of Chicago (1919), and the M. S. system, college inspector of the Nortt~
F'erdinand, was killed in action in (1921) and Ph. D. (1923) from Ohio Central Association of Colleges and
Germany in April of 1945. Margaret State. Secondary Schools, consultant for th~

PAGE SIX He taught a year in the Charleston, (Continued on next page)
Ill., high school, then became an in-
structor in botany at Ohio State, Gets U. of I. Scholarship
where he was a full professor by 1932.
In 1937 he became chairman of the William W. Campbell
botany department at Northwestern.

From 1920-30 Dr. Tiffany was busi-
ness manager of the Ohio Journal of
Science.

In 1921 Dr. Tiffany married Loel
Zehner, an Eastern graduate in 1918.

One of Charleston's most distin-
guished native sons is Dr. Earl Wil-
liam Anderson, professor of educa-
tion and chairman of the athletic
board at Ohio State university. He
was presented by Dr. Charles P.
Lan:tz, athletic director and physical
education department head.

One of the most prolific authors in
his field, Dr. Anderson has written
four books and more than 100 pub-
lished articles. The Atlantic Monthly
is among the national magazines for
which he has written on school mat-
ters. An expert in teacher placement,

~·-Jll!!"•-..r/

The line of seniors extended from Old Main to the Health Education Building as Eastern's largest graduating
class marched to the fiftieth commencement exercises. It was composed of 251 four year B. S. in Ed. and 10 two year
diploma graduates. Most of the degree graduates have already obtained teaching positions.

(Continued from preceding page) lesley in 1923, and the Ph. D. at Co- Murray in 1928.
lumbia university in 1930. Dr Carman is a member of Phi
U. S. Commission on Teacher Educa-
tion, and various surveys of teach- She has taught at Wellesley, at Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, the American
ing personnel. Most recent honor was Northern Illinois State Teachers col- Mathematical Society, and the Mathe-
his election to the executive commit- lege, DeKalb, at Barnard college, and matical Association of America.
tee of the Department of Higher Edu- at New York university. She was at
cation, National Education Associa- New York university from 1929-43. One of a typical "Eastern" family,
tion. Dr. Carman's sister Ruth is a member
Dr. Shuey is a member of Sigma of the foreign languages staff at
Dr. Anderson married Helen Root Xi, a Fellow of the American Psycho- Eastern and a brother, Gage, is head
in 1920. Their daughter, Jane Wright, logical Association, a member of the of the chemistry department of Paseo
is 20 years of age. Virginia Academy of Science and of Junior College, Kansas City, Mo.
the Southern Society of Philosophers
Dr. Audrey Mary Shuey, professor and Psychologists. She is a member Born in Charleston, Dr. Carman
of psychology and head of the depart- of the committee for licensing clinical married Ketha Mcintosh of Charles-
ment of psychology at Randolph- psychologists in the State of Vir- tou in 1925.
lHacon Woman's college, Lynchburg, ginia.
Va., is the only woman to receive the Dr. Charles Lee Prather, professor
honorary doctorate from Eastern, Dr. Shuey married Neal E. Firk- of finance and chairman of the de-
where she was graduated in 1919. She ins in 1927. He died in 1941 and Dr. partment of finance, insurance, and
was presented by Dr. Emma Rein- Shuey resumed the use of her maiden real estate, University of Texas, was
hardt, head of the Eastern education name. A daughter Arlyn is 15 and presented by Dr. Charles H. Coleman,
department. daughter Joan is 14. social science head. A member of the
first degree class to graduate at
Dr. Shuey is a leading author of Dr. Max G. Carman, head of the Eastern in 1922, Dr. Prather is author
articles for national psychological department of mathematics at Mur- of a standard college text on money
journals, contributing to the Ameri- ray State college, Murray, Ky., was and banking. He has written numer-
can Journal of Psychology and the presented by Dr. Edson H. Taylor, ous magazine and newspaper articles
Journal of Educational Psychology. emeritus head of the mathematics de- on his specialty. He is a past presi-
Her work in comparative scores of partment at Eastern. Graduated from dent and vice-president of the
racial groups and age groups, using Eastern in 1920, Dr. Carman contin- American Finance Association.
the American Council of Education ued his study of mathematics at the
Examination, have attracted particu- University of Illinois, where he com- Dr. Prather studied at the Univer-
lar attention. pleted work for the A. B., A. M., and . sity of Illinois after leaving Eastern,
Ph. D. between 1920 and 1925. From taking the M. A. in 1923 and the Ph.
Dr. Shuey atended Rockford col- 1925-28 he was instructor of mathe-
lege for a year after leaving Eastern. matics at the University of ·Illinois, D. in 1927. He was an instructor there
She took the B. A. at the University becoming head of the department at while doing graduate study. After
of Illinois in 1922, the M. A. at Wei- two years at the University of Pitts-

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PAGE SEVEN

World Moves to

Left Says Fleming

at Graduation

Dr. Denna Fleming, '12, Golden Jubilee Commencement speaker, is con- Americanism Defined as 'Spir-
gratulated by President Buzzard following his thought-provoking address it of Orderly Progress.'
(printed in its entirety in this issue of the Alumnus).
(The following is a complete
(Continued from preceding page) at Harvard university. This was an reprint of Dr. Fle!!ling's Com-
investigation of the epithelial com- mencement address.)
burgh (1927-29), he became a profes- ponents of fish pituitary gland, pub-
sor economics at Syracuse university, lished in the Journal of Morphology Any alumnus of this school stand-
where he remained until 1945. After in 1939. In 1941 he published a study ing upon this platform today would
distinguished war service, he taught of the water system and sewage feel a sense of humility and of grati-
briefly at the University of Wash- treatment plant of Charleston with E. tude for the great contribution which
ington in 1946 before going to the Baker. the school has made to his life.
University of Texas.
An authority on teaching methods May I try to speak for many hun-
Dr. Prather was an infantryman in elementary science, Dr. Scruggs dreds of other graduates in recalling
in World War I. In the second World has devoted considerable attention to something of the miracle which hap-
War he was a specialist in economics the reorganization of elementary sci- pened to us; how entranced one was
and finance with the General Staff ence curricula in Illinois. He was ad- by the autumn sunlight streaming
Corps with headquarters in the Euro- visor and consultant for a group of gently through the venetian blinds
pean theater of operations. He won a Decatur, Ill., public school teachers of the assembly room; the glory of
number of decorations, including the who revised the Decatur science cur- the campus in autumn and spring;
French Croix de Guerre, Grand Ducal riculum last year. the zest of the junior class decorating
National Ordre de la Couraunne de the assembly room in the early morn-
Chene, and Grade de Chevalier, as Born in Pony, Mont., in 1903, Dr. ing hours and the still vivid picture
well as the American bronze star. Scruggs taught first in Illinois at a of its beauty at chapel time; the pull of
rural school near Mason in 1921-22. a powerful personality upon us from
A native of Ashmore, Ill., Dr. He was then eighth grade teacher in the chapel platform, implanting ideals
Prather married Katherine Friedrichs the Mason elementary school, becom- and principles that would always
in 1928. He is the father of sons ing Mason high school superintendent abide; the thrill of good music and
Charles, 16, John, 12, and a daughter in 1924 and leaving in 1927 to attend speaking provided on the arts series;
Katherine, 18. Eastern. In 1928-29 he was superin- and always the consciousness that
tendent of the city school system at one's personality was being expanded
Most recent graduate to receive the Mundelein, Ill. and his horizons widened by grealj
honorary doctorate at Eastern is Dr. teaching.
Walter Merritt Scruggs, Class of Dr. Scruggs studied at the Univer-
1928. He was presented by Dr. Harold sity of Iowa in 1933, finished work For me there was invaluable basici
M. Cavins, professor of health educa- for the M. S. at the University of Illi- training in the study and writing of
tion. Dr. Scruggs was appointed head nois in 1935, and took the Ph. D. at history from Mr. Thomas; an intro.J
of the zoology department at Eastern Harvard in 1942. duction to the fascinating world of
this spring, following the retirement geography which Miss Weller gave
of Dr. C. S. Spooner. He was a captain in the A. A. F. with such good spirit, and the more
and M. A. C. during World War II, difficult mysteries of mathematics
Joining the college staff a year af- serving a total of four year s. and practice teaching which Mr. Tay,
t er graduation, Dr. Scruggs is best lor and Miss Ragan patiently sough~
known as a very able teacher. His Mrs. Scruggs is the former Ruth to inculcate. To them my continuind
most outstanding research was done Burk. The Scruggs have two sons, thanks as the representatives of many
in connection with his doctoral study David R., 19, and Eugene W., 22. other effective teachers who are no~
here today or who have taught later'
generations of students than I repre-4
s en t .

To the 25,591 students who hav~
been here during the past fifty yea~
I suggest that you read the forth~
coming edition of the history of tM
school by Professor Charles H. Cole4
man. I found myself reluctant to pu4
it down until I had finished.

Its title is Fifty Years of Publi4
Service. What better summary of tM

contribution of this college to the liN

of the nation? And what money spent

PAGE EIGH T

by the taxpayers of the State has poses. Finally, in the -year 1912, a Jn the same sense even the radical
given a greater return? From this division meeting of the Illinois State and the revolutionist, on the ex-
college 4,425 people have been grad- Teachers Association was held here, treme left, serve a social purpose, if
uated, in addition to the 21,000 others at which a Baptist minister, the it is desirable, to bring it about in an
who spent a shorter time here. Who Reverend Charles W. Gilkey, now the orderly manner.
can measure the value of the teach- Dean of the University of Chicago
ing our former students have given Chapel, spoke. The liberal or middle ground posi-
to hundreds of thousands of pupils? tion is harder t-0 attain. The defini-
Jiere is an investment in the greatest In his address Dr. Gilkey gave a tions of liberalism are legion. One of
resource any state possesses, its peo- definition of Americanism which one the best was written by Spruille
ple. If they do not have an adequate instantly knew to be valid. I still Braden, former assistant secretary
body of knowledge to sustain them remember the thrill I had when he of state. "Liberalism," said he, "is an
in a complex world, if they are not uttered it. From that day to this I attitude of mind and heart, expressed
trained to think straight, weigh all have passed it on scores of times and in a spirit of magnanimity and for-
evidence and come to right conclu- I invite each of you to do the same, bearance, an outgoing generosity to-
sions, nothing else will matter long. for the definition is eternally true. ward one's fellow man. It appreciates
"Americanism is the spirit of order- and cherishes the intrinsic worth of
It is incumbent upon all of us who ly progress." the individual, seeking always to en-
have been here to be gratefully large the scope within which the in-
aware of the great debt which we owe Weigh each word in this rule fot· dividual may realize his own worth.
to the State of Illinois and to remem- national survival. Americanism is a It breaks down the barriers of ignor-
ber that we guard a sacred flame, the spirit. If it isn't a spirit it is nothing ance, of prejudice, of poverty, of
education and future of our people. We lasting, for otherwise it would be malevolent self-interest, of bigotry;
teachers will never have much money, fleeting, material and temporary. all of which impede the free play of
especially as money is now measured, But what kind of a spirit? A spirit of the human spirit and thus degrade
but I challenge anyone to choose a progress. The two giant wars we have mankind."
career which will give greater re- lately gone through have destroyed
wards than teaching, in ever stimu- everyone's belief in the inevitability Above all, the liberal takes a mid-
lating human contacts and in influ- of progress, but the history of this dle ground position toward social
ence which will go on for genera- nation has been a record of unexam- change. He does not rush out to meet
tions. It is a great thing to be a pled progress. What kind of pro- it; he considers the need for it care-
teacher. gress? Orderly progress. There has fully and then insists that it be not
been one great exception to the or- delayed too long, lest it come with a
We should never forget the maxim derliness of our development, and too swift and unsettling rush.
that education is the very life blood several minor ones. Still the rule
of democracy and that democracy is holds. There has been regular and The great majority of young peo-
supremely worth defending. It, too, orderly progress here on a larger ple choose the liberal position when
is a tale which is never finished. scale than ever before in history. they see the words which describe
During recent years we have made Americanism is the spirit of orderly attitudes toward change spread out
great progress in the study and prac- progress. across a blackboard. But ten years
tice of public administration, but we later many of them will already be
have not made corresponding head- Most of us are familiar with Mr. conservative, responding to their en-
way with legislative practice. For Lord's two great legacies: "Tell the vironment, and those who prosper
example, in the nation we are still truth and don't be afraid," and "Not most are likely to be strongly conser-
governed by the antique system of who is right, but what is true." If I vative by the time they are forty. Age
J:;;eniority in Congress, whereby the could give to the members of this itself aids the conservative trend and
chairmen of the committees are like- graduating class something valuable all too many minds are closed to
ly to be very conservative men of to pass on to their grand children, it change in their later decades.
advanced years, from the Congres- would be a practical and liveable at-
sional districts which have the fewest titude toward change. Change goes This is one of the tragedies of life,
voters. They get their powerful posts on in every living thing. Every human and it is not necessary. The historian,
simply by being fo1·ever re-elected by institution is also in perpetual evolu- Charles A. Beard, visited the g1·eat
tight little constituencies. tion, constantly changing. Nothing Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes two
can prevent the process. days before he died, at the age of 93.
We have come a long way in im- He was propped up in bed reading
proving our democratic processes, yet Some few determined souls will one of the English classics and when
there is much more to be done. The always try to turn the clock back asked why he was reading that
test of any institution is its ability to the "good old days." These a1·e the again, he replied: "I am improving
to change with the times. In my stu- reactionaries. A far greater number my mind." And why shouldn't he?
dent days here there was much talk try to hold change back as long as It is only the short-sighted ones who
about Americanism, what was Ameri- possible, but eventually accept it. We assume that a man will not need his
can and what was not. I found that must have the conservatives, especial- mind after that event which we call
it all made me very uneasy, for it ly the enlightened ones, for too rapid death.
was obvious that the current defini- social change in destructive. We need
tions of Americanism were put out by always a great body of liberal con- In 1874 New Yorkers gave a ban-
groups which wanted to define servatives. The greater part of our quet for Peter Cooper, the founder
Americanism to suit their own pur- heritage is good and ought to be pre- of Cooper Union, on his eighty-third
served. The need for reforms must birthday. When Cooper rose to speak
be proved.
(Continued on next page)

(Continued from preceding page) Papas Get 'Bachelor's Degree;' So Do Mamas

he said: "I do not feel old. I have Shown above are five of six married couples who received the B. S. in Ed.
always given a friendly welcome to at the 1949 commencement exercises. L. to r.-Mr. and Mrs. LeeRoy LaRoseJ
new ideas. My belief in human nature, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Steen and daughter Kitty, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Knott, Mr.
my belief in the progress of men to a and Mrs. Kenneth Klette and Kenneth, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Sellers.
better social condition, and especially Not shown are Mr. and Mrs. Leo Maronto.
my trust in the ability of men to es-
tablish and maintain self-government, situations, which are certain to be kept us out of the First World War,
are as fresh and young as when I somewhat different, and may be vital- but were of no use whatever in keep~
began to travel the path of life." ly different. In 1918 the desperate us out of the Second.
need for a league of nations had been
This is the kind of life for which demonstrated as tragically as it could Before the Second World War the
real teaching prepares. ·If you who be. Then, also, the United States could real danger was not to be found in our
are teachers do your work well it is really have stabilized the world as the citizens riding on British ships, or in
the kind of outlook which a large per- leader of a league in which there our own ships being torpedoed. The
were still seven great powers, no one actual peril was that F'ascist Ger~
centage of your pupils will retain. of them able to defy a real league of many, Italy and Japan cold-bloodedl]j
nations. Then, however, we allowed planned and waged campaigns of un-
You will also do them a great service. our politicians to smother the League limited world aggression, whic~
Too many conservatives are always of Nations covenant with reserva- threatened to isolate and strangle us
unhappy, always afraid of"' losing tions. When the League failed, an- on the North American island. Foti
possessions, ever terrified by some other and more destructive war en- years we determinedly refused tol
new "ism." The liberal, of course, will sued. And then what did we do? We recognize the danger, and we supporti
have his bad times, especially when in hastened to set up another league of ed or tolerated the futile appeasemen.
periods of crisis both the Right and nations, in a world in which there are policy of the British and French.
the Left close in upon him and seek only two great powers left, neither of
to compel him to choose between which can be coerced by the new lea- Since appeasement didn't work, and
them, but generally speaking his life gue. At the close of the San Francisco since we hate above all things to be
is far happier. He does not spend his Conference in 1945 we felt that we taken in, we have quickly accepted the!
time fearing change, for he knows it had caught up with history and conclusion after World War II tha•
must come and that it can be made atoned for what we failed to do in the Soviet Union, terribly wounded as
beneficial. Best of all, he grows with 1920. she was, is out to conquer the worl4
the times. It was said of Adolph and must be quarantined.
Ochs, the founder of The New York Again, in 1919, the special treaty
Times, that "he was more liberal in of guarantee which Wilson and Lloyd This decision came all the easiet
his sunset days than he had ever George signed with Clemenceau would because before the war we generalll
been in his youth. He never stopped have gone far to assuage the security equated Fascism and Communism. We
growing." neurosis from which F'rance suffered, learned the hard way that Fascisrt
but our Senate would not even consi- is a nihilistic, retrogressive, destruct
One does not have a liberal, grow- der ratifying the treaty. In 1946, how- tive system, whose inner dynami4
ing mind if he has just come to ac- ever, we offered the Russians a simi- drive it to greater and greater aggre~
cept what was liberal or radical a lar treaty, under vastly changed cir- sion. Facing now a resurgent Comll
generation ago. Listen to this politi- cumstances, and we wondered. why munism, we have accepted the analogl
cal program: "a graduated income they were not enthusiastic about it. that Communism is just as bad as
tax; suffrage for women; a rest per- Fascism, and, if it is, no power on
iod of a day and a half for workers We came to resent and regret our earth can prevent another and f~
each week; shortening the work day part in World War I and we passed more destructive war. Be ceN:a
as machinery increases production; a long series of so-called neutrality whenever you hear or see the tent
abolition of official charity and the laws, which might conceivably have "Red Fascism" that it is a slog3'
substitution of a system of old age
pensions, state unemployment insur- (Continued on next page)
ance and state workmen's compensa-
tion laws; penalties for child labor
and a minimum wage program." This
was the platform of the Socialist
party in 1914. Like the platform of
the Populists, the agrarian rebels of
the Nineties, it is nearly all in force,
long ago. The mark of the marching
mind is its ability to grapple with the
pressing problems of the present, in-
stead of fighting rearguard actions
with the changes made in the past.

It is often said that we never learn
from history, but the real difficulty is
that we can only learn recent history
after the event and then we try to
apply the lessons just learned to new

PAGE TEN

(C:ontinued from preceding page) Honored by Alumni finding other means to convince them
that we are on their side, not against
which means war. There are import- Edson Homer Taylor them.
nt similarities between the methods
real problem may not be Russian ex- In China we have had a thunderous
:f Fascism and Communism, but the pansionism, or even Communist pro- warning that Communism cannot be
differences between the two systems selytizing, but the rising determina- stopped by military means, that con-
tion of three quarters of humanity structive measures are required, such
re too great to permit them to be to shake off their ancient chains and as we have already applied in West-
;umped together with any safety. We achieve a better life. It is clear now ern Europe. Why, after all, should
could make no greater mistake than that our policy of backing the reac- events in China surprise or unduly de-
to go to war with Communism, think- tionary forces in many parts of the press us? We have 'in this country
ing we have only to defeat another world, because they are anti-Com- the most enduring example of free
munist, has failed. We poured arms 1<overnment in. the world. We have
fascism. into China until it was amply proved ;erfected the·'fuethods for the mass
The result of our acceptance of that they did far more harm than production of goods. We have the
good, constantly ending up in Com- best educa~ed and most highly skilled
these analogies, plus resentment at munist hands. In China we opposed labor and technical force on earth.
Communist control of Eastern Europe a great popular revolution against We have only to use our own methods
and much Russian stubbornness, is ancient wrongs, and helped to turn and devices to prove to the upsurgent
that by implementing the Truman it into Communist channels in the be- peoples of the world that no one can
Doctrine we have drawn a line around lief that Chinese communism would help them up faster than we can.
the vast perimeter of S~yiet Europe, be tributary and subservient to Mos-
forbidding her to ,a.i!_vance another cow. That is another assumption In an address in New York City on
inch in any direction: As the histor- which needs study. April 13, the famous English histor-
ian Alfred Crofts, of the University ian, Arnold Toynbee, warned that "if
of Denver, put it in a recent broad- These world wars have clearly and either we or the Russians try to solve
cast: "an unbroken United States unmistakably· taught us two lessons: the present situation by war it would
military frontier has been drawn from first, that war is now the great de- merely come back to us ten times
the border of Pakistan in India across stroyer of conservative interests; and worse, as we have seen after each
the Near East, the Mediterranean, second, that each war pushes the of these first two world wars." Toyn-
Atlantic Europe, up to Norway and world much further to the Left. With bee then expressed his belief that
Nova Zembla, with bases for short the exception of some lesser coun- there will be no shooting war with
range strategic bombing of all Euro- tries like Franco Spain, the entire Russia and that the cold war, the war
pean Russia." human race is moving toward the of ideas, will go on for a very long
Left, some at an orderly pace, as we time. Instead of regarding this as a
In other words, reacting from our ourselves are, others at a rapid rev- calamity, he believes it will stimulate
narrow escape from encirclement by olutionary one. It is a world trend us to do many constructive things
Germany and Japan we have now which cannot be stopped and will not which we would have omitted other-
encircled the Soviet Union, the larg- stop in any predicable time. We can wise. He thinks that the cold war will
est land area on the globe, far more only slow the movement a little and lead us to do three things: (1) help
W!ffedively than any nation has ever strive to reach the common people of develop the three-fourths of the
been encircled before. the world, through such life-giving world which lives in degradation, the
policies as the Marshall plan, and by people who, he said, "are going to
In our determination that a third have the last word in human affairs;"
world war shall not come in the same (2) form a political union of the
way that the second came, we have Western world; and (3) extend to the
taken a far flung position on the great rank and file of our own people
other side of the globe from which it "the advantages and amenities of life
will be very difficult to withdraw. which the middle class has enjoyed
Shall we begin to do so ? Shall we go for several generations." We will
on to attempt to destroy the Soviet have to do these things, says Toyn-
Union with atomic bombs, as some bee, "because the cold war will al-
powerful Americans advocate, before ways be there, the Russians will al-
she can gather strength to challenge ways be stimulating us and forcing
our control of the world? Or is there us to put our house in better and bet-
some intermediate solution? ter order!"

Before this decision is made we This is the way the world situation
should at least study again the analo- should work out. The world has had
gies and assumptions upon which we more than enough of war. It needs a
are acting, to see whether the simil- long period of construction, during
arities really outweigh the differ- which ideas and systems may com-
ences. In making the decision we need pete keenly, but not fatally.
to remember, too, that twenty Mar-
shall Plans could not repair the dam- In such a world what is the role of
age after another war, and that we the Eastern Illinois State College?
would be strongly impelled toward a
Fascist dictatorship here at home in (Continued on next page)
an ££fort to rule a chaotic world.
PAGE ELEVEN
F'ortunately there are many signs
that we are realizing rapidly that our

Shop Talk m Chicago of giving all who enroll at Eastern Heads Macon Club
we~l stocked and trained minds in
~ay Qru>kz '19, dean of the Chicago soundly developed bodies, in order Carl R. Clapp
Teachers college, and Dr. Howard that they may help the children of
DeF. Widger at the spring meeting Illinois to realize the most that is in Eastern Band on
of Cook county alumni. them. Not all of our students will be- Decatur Program
come teachers. As in the past some
(Continued from preceding page) will achieve distinction and useful New officers elected at the April
Under Mr. Lord's leadership it achie- s~rvice in medicine, law, agriculture 26 meeting of the Macon County
ved a national reputation. Under and other occupations. All will add Eastern State Club are Carl R. Clapp,
President Buzzard our standing has to the strength of our state and na- president; Mrs. Hazel H. Dunivan,
been more than conserved, the post- tional life. vice-president; and Delbert L. Young,
graduate training of the teaching secretary-treasurer. Forty-one mem-
force has sharply increased, the cur- The need for leadership was never bers met at the St. Paul's Lutheran
riculum has grown rapidly and many greater. There should go out from Church in Decatur.
new services have been added. The h _re some men and women who will
college has expanded rapidly in size grapple courageously and effectively Guests from the college missed
and usefulness. In the short space of with the shocking waste of our na- connections and the talk on Eastern's
fifteen years three large and ade- tural resources-minerals, forests history by C. H. Coleman was not
quate buildings have been achieved, in and soils-which casts such a dark given. Clarence Taylor, president,
addition to many lesser improve- shadow over the future of the Ameri- handled an impromptu program and
ments. The new Mary J. Booth Li- can people. We may expect that in the Club adjourned at 7:30 to attend
brary, so appropriately named, which these halls some able students will a concert given by the Eastern State
is now being completed at a cost of acquire the inspiration to find new Band at the John's Hill Auditorium.
$2,119,000, seems like a miracle indeed ways to end the tyranny of the ec-
to the older alumni, partly because onomic cycle, with its recurrent para- lives have been richer and fuller.
we thought it was never going to lysis of our life in the midst of plenty. Today, on the fiftieth anniversary!
come. Now that it has arrived, future We now know that this need not be,
generations of students will be more but we greatly need men of courage of the Eastern Illinois State College~
than repaid for what we missed. and thorough training to help us to we have every right to be proud of its
achieve a sound economic life which achievement. Yet what has gone be-
Another unit which will be sought will make us immune to all foreign fore is only the beginning, the first
under the Twenty-Five Year Plan doctrines. We have a right to ex- installment of an endless successio~
filed in 1944 is a laboratory school pect that this college will develop of services and benefits. With great~
building. This is an urgent need, in leaders in our political life and out- ly expanded equipment, curriculu~
order that all of the training schools, standing students of government. and enrollment, this college is ready to
from kindergarten through the high There is equal need for effective so- be a source of fruitful life to large~
school, may be housed under one roof, ciologists. numbers of people than ever beforea
with adequate modern facilities, and It ministers to many needs but mos4
we look forward to its fulfillment. I am calling for leadership in the of all to the expansion of the huma~
The plair also calls for new dormitor- social sciences for more than personal spirit. When everything else yield~
ies and other buildings which should reasons. We have made such phenom- to time, this remains.
complete the equipment essential for enal progress in the physical sciences
the maintenance of a first class col- that in the atomic age we are in great
lege and it is to be hoped that this jeopardy of being unable to manage
program will be largely completed our ever more complex machine civi-
during President Buzzard's tenure. lization. We must look to our colleges
for the trained brainpower which will
The new buildings we hope to see enable us to control for good purposes
are, of course, only aids to the goal the great physical forces now in our
hands.
PAGE TWELVE
In the life of an individual a fiftieth
anniversary is a time of mingled emo-
tions. There may be a record of
achievement. There is sure to be a
memory of struggle and an awareness
of little time remaining in this life.
The Golden Jubilee of an institution
has no such limitations. In its first
fifty years this college has nobly
served the people of this state and
country. It has not only helped to lift
the material standard of living; it has
opened the windows of the mind and
uplifted the spirits of great numbers
of our people. Because it is here our

Lantzmen Win Golden Jubilee League Title Number 3

To Coach C. P. Lantz and Assistant Henry Miller go a lot of credit for bringing the baseball team through to a
6-2 conference record after a slow start. It is the third IIAC crown won by Eastern in 1948-49. It is an achievement
unrivaled in the school's 50 year history. It was done under great pressure, because of the magnificient records made in
football and basketball.

Lantz, who may retire from active coaching next year, highly complimented the men shown above. "They're the
best I ever coached," he said.

Back row, 1. to r.-Huer, mgr.; Holley, ss; DeBouck, p; Benoche, If; Miller; Lantz; Soergel, ss; Alexander, c;
Sweet, cf; Haworth, rf; Whitson, 3b. Front row, 1. to r .-Hilligoss, p; Anderson, If; Slovikoski, 2b; Gray, c; Glad, lb;
Crum, ss; Grubb, p; Schoneboum, p.

Hardball Team Whips Western 3-2 for managing that allowed one Southern
twirler to be shelled for 15 runs be-
Second Trophy in Three Years fore he was relieved.

By Harrison J. Read, Jr. In the return tilt at Carbondale the
Panthers blew a 7-1 lead before wrap-
THREE FOR THREE IS PAR on anybody's course, and when ping up a 10-9 victory. A split-deci-
Coach C. P. Lantz brought his baseball team home on top in the sion twin bill with Northern was per-
IIAC it marked a 1948-49 championship sweep of Eastern's three haps the top IIAC attraction of the
major sports. Previously, Maynard O'Brien and Bill Healey had year. The Huskies edged the Panthers
directed their football and basketball charges, respectively, to 3-2 in the first game. For 13 innings
league titles in Eastern's Golden Jubilee year. The cage crown was Hilligoss threw a dizzying assortment
co-held with Western's Leathernecks. of curves, knucklers, and fast balls to
hold a 2-2 deadlock. Kenny Grubb
The pennant-clinching win was a 3-2 affair with Western, last came in and gave up the winning
tally in the 14 frame. In an abbre-
year's pennant winners. Wesley Hilligoss, Tuscola senior, display- viated, seven inning nightcap, Jules
DeBouck tossed a 2-0 shutout to even
ing a heart as big as his curve in his last game for Eastern, scat- the day's activities. Other league
wins came over Normal and Western
tered eight Leatherneck hits. The Panthers had to win to escape a (the Leathernecks twice). The other
loss was at the hands of Normal.
tie. In only one frame, the sixth, could Western combine two hits,
Triple honors went to Jack Whit-
which produced their second tally. In the fifth a walk, a stolen base, son, sophomore hot-corner man from
Westfield. He topped the hitters with
and a single chased the first Leatherneck run across. a .366 mark and was selected by his
teammates as "most valuable." Later
Jack Haworth singled Leon Slov- Lantz. Whitson was an almost unaminous

ikoski home in the first inning for The Blue and Gray opened the (Continued on next page)

the first P anther run; in the fourth title chase with a 20-3 carnage of PAGE THIRTEEN

J. D. Anderson tripled in Aaron Southern in what was eventually to

Gray and Bill Crum to ice the game be a six-won, two-lost conference rec-

and pennant. ord and a ten-seven overall season.

It was the second diamond crown Among several unusual occurrences

in the last three years for Coach in the game was the bit of unusual

(Continued from preceding page) Panthers to Meet Eigh~ Grid

choice as conference "most valuable." Foes; Homecoming Nov. 5
F'or this he received the Charles P.
Lantz trophy. The veteran Whitson Dates for special events at home the occasion for the band festival us-
was the anchor man and steadying football games at Eastern this fall ually held in conjunction with home.
influence on a great defensive infield. coming.
Two of the other .300 hitters were have been established and the com-
also infielders. Bill Crum, Mt. Carmel The Illinois Normal game on Octo-
shortstop, batted .355, and Slovikoski, plete schedule announced by Dr. C. ber 8 will be Scout Day.
Bradley second baseman, hit .318. 1'. Lantz.
The new field will be ready for use.
One of the brighter stars on this Homecoming this year will be held Located at the north center of Lin..l
year's championship team was J. D. on November 5, when Western Illi- coln Field (the "seventy-two") wes11
Anderson. The Collinsville freshman nois State plays at Charleston. The of Fourth St., the new gridiron is
snared a starting berth on the Pan- October 29 game with Indiana State very beautifully constructed and will
ther picket line. His speed, fielding of Terre Haute has been designated someday have a field house and stadcl
ability, and great throwing arm kept as Dad's Day. This date will also be ium next to it. For the time beingi
him there and his hitting and base new bleachers have been ordered to
running earned him the leadoff spot Northern, Ball State, Southern, and care for a total of 5000 spectators.
in the lineup. He hit .302 and Jack Washington university all handed
Haworth, Shelbyville rightfielder, Eastern track reversals. Coach Maynard (Pat) O'Brien and
rounded out the "charmed circle" assistants Henry Miller and Rex Dar.J
hitters with an even .30'0. Highlighting the mediocre team ling have lost some of their best ma-
record were stellar individual pre- terial from last year's championship
Remainder of the regulars' bat- formances. Two all-Eastern hurdle team, which was undefeated in IIAC
ting averages: Aaron Gr'ay, Kanka- records fell by the wayside. In the play. However, the squad last year
kee catcher, .292; Virgil Sweet, Cov- rain and mud that marked the meet was a large one and reserve strengtW
ington, Ind., outfielder, .258; Art with Northern's Huskies, Don Grat- was good. While the Panthers are not
Glad, Kankakee, first baseman, .162; teau, Wheaton freshman, clipped two- considered likely to repeat, they will
and Bob Alexander, Mascoutah tenths of a second off the 120 low again have a strong and well-coachecl
catcher, .158. Although Glad's hitting hurdks mark set by Joe Ward in 1938. team.
was somewhat of a disappointment, Don covered the distance in 15.8. Pre-
he continued his sparkling play viously he had tied the old mark of Returning lettermen are Dick
afield. 16 seconds flat against Indiana State. Adams, Gerald Baker, Howard Boud~
reau, Leonard Bujnowski, Lewis Co~
Wes Hilligoss led the mound corps Wilburn Hanks of Crossville flash- Bill Crum, Jerry Curtis, Roman Don~
ed to a 220-yard low hurdle record in gu, Russell Ghere, James Gindler,
with an unblemished 3-0 record; Jules Eastern's 96 1/3, 34 2/3 triumph over John Horsley, Michael Howar
Normal. LeeRoy LaRose, Dupo Larry Mizener, Frank Pitol, Jae~
DeBouck, Manteno right-hander, won weigbtman, went undefeated in his Robertson, Bill Sargent, Gene
shot put specialty, collecting East- Scruggs, Bill Snapp, Ed Soergel, Vir
three and dropped three; Kenny ern's only first in the IIAC meet. He gil Sweet, Morris Tschannen, and
holds the conf.erence record at 47 Vern Wagner. Bob Smith should als<I
Grubb, Kankakee port-sider, broke feet, 11~ inches, set in 1947. He was be back.
not defeated in four years of throw-
even with two and two; and Ray De- ing the shot for Eastern in Illinois Seniors and players whose eligibi~
meet s. ity has expired are Tom Carlyle, Jim
Moulin, Decatur, and Milt Schone- Sexson, Howard Barnes, Don Johnso
In the tilt with Indiana State's Joe Kruzich, Richard Mills, Dicf
baum, Danville, eaGh had 1-1 records. Sycamores, three Panthers scored Perry, Bob Sink, Louis Stivers, a nd
double wins. Neal Hudson, great all- Robert Taylor.
Schonebaum sparkled in a fireman's around Olney athlete, registered dual
wins in the pole vault and broad The schedule:
role against the hard hitting Normal jump; LaRose snared discus and shot
put honors; and Herb Wills, Downers Sept. 24-Quincy College,
Red Birds in the game the Panthers Grove, won the mile and two mile Oct. 1- St. Joseph College,
runs. Leading point-getters for the Oct. 8-Illinois Normal, home (Seo
won. DeMoulin developed arm trouble season were LaRose, 88; Hudson, Day); Oct. 22- Southern Illinois Uni·
69 2/3; and Tuck Wagner, Sumner, versity, there; Oct. 29-Indiana Stat
early in the season and never regain- 43. home (Dad's Day and Band Festivall;
Nov. 5-Western Illinois, hom4
ed his effectiveness of last year, wh~n Perhaps the best approach to (Homecoming); Nov. 12-Northerl
the tennis season would be the out- Illinois, there; Nov. 19-Ball Stat
he was "most valuable." Glad, Slo- look for next season. That outlook is there.
bright, chiefly because Coach Rex
vikoski, Haworth, and Hilligoss, all Darling will have some topflight tal- All games are scheduled for the af
ent returning, and that talent will ternoon.
seniors, finished their Blue and Gray
(Continued on page 24) A Thanksgiving game may b
diamond careers. . worked out with Millikin Universitj

Coach O'Brien's track and field
men placed fourth in the IIAC meet
at Macomb after a three won, four
lost season. The Blue and Gray track-
sters finished ahead of Normal and
behind Northern, Western, and South-
ern in that order. During the season
the Panthers scored wins over Nor-
mal, Indiana State, Chanute Field,
and Evansville college.

The last two formed the opposition
in the only triangular meet of the
year.

PAGE FOURTEEN

Office Records Show Charter Members of New National Sorority Gather

Eastern _Alumnae in

Demond--As Wives

"Women teachers marry and stay Charter Presented Charter members of Delta Zeta,
rnarri.ed." Such was a conclusion now alumnae, met for old times' sake
reached by editors of the Alumni Reg- Louise Biedenbach of New Baden, at a tea in Pemberton Hall during
ister, to be distributed this fall to Delta Zeta president, receives the the installation weekend. Left to
some 2500 alumni who gave biograph- Gamma Nu charter for Eastern's right: Wilma Lee Fox, '48, now an
ical information to the Eastern chapter from Mrs. Gertrude Farris employee of the L. S. Ayers company
Alumni Office. of Portland, Ore., left, national presi- of Indianapolis and a student at the
dent, at installation ceremonies late Arthur Jordan Conservatory of
A marriage survey was suggesed in March. Music; Beth Vail, '47, grade critic
by publicity given anonymous letters teacher in the Ball State Teachers
received by women students at East- Dr. Ruth Schmalhausen college, Muncie, Ind.; Ruth Longbons;
ern and other colleges this spring. Serves as IHEA Prexy '48, music teacher at Mt. Pulaski, and
The letters warn against "wasting Maxine Rhoads Shields, newly ap-
your life in spinster-making class- Dr. Ruth Schmalhausen, home ec- pointed music supervisor for the Mat-
rooms." onomics staff member at Eastern, is toon public schools.
president of the Illinois State Home
Alumni records show that nearly Economics association for the 1949- Miss Vail was first president of
80 per cent of all women who were 50 term. Phi Beta (now Delta Zeta) and a
sraduated at Eastern before 1940 number of the married women grads leader in the establishment of the
have been married. This is about the are still teaching. This indicates that national sorority.
same as the overall percentage for a national prejudice against married
U.S. women. teachers has somewhat lessened, pro- Glenn Davis Gets
bably as a result of the wartime Ph. D. from Cornell
More important is the fact that teacher shortage.
only one per cent of these women Glenn E. Davis, a former student,
have been divorced. The national received the doctor of philosphy de-
average is close to one divorce in gree from Cornell university this
every four marriages. spring. He was a graduate student at
Cornell in 1941, when he entered the
Commenting on the statistics as- Air Force. Returning as a captain in
sembled by the Alumni Office, an the regular component of the Air
Eastern sociology professor pointed Force in 1948, he completed the re-
out that part of the story is that quirements for the degree. He has
teachers are economically independ- since reported for duty in the office
ent. They marry if the right man of Air Force materiel in Washington
comes along. If he doesn't, teachers and will continue his flying duties.
just don't marry. Oftentimes women
teachers lower their living standards Florence McGlachlin,
by marrying. Former Librarian, Dies

It is also important to note that Alice Pratt Weaver, a former stu-
hundreds of students at Eastern dent, has notified the Alumnus of the
marry before they finish work for death of Mrs. Florence Beck Mc-
the degree. This is true of most col- Glachlin, former :EiJstern librarian,
leges. About four of every five in December, 1948, /n Chicago.
women who enter drop out before
being graduated, and it is a fair guess PAGE FIFTEEN
that marriage accounts for 50 to 75
per cent of these drop-outs.

Alumni statistics don't give a com-
plete picture because information
has come chiefly from teachers who
have kept their addresses up to date
in the Alumni Office. Many of the
irlarried, non-teaching graduates are
not concerned with maintaining their
school records. Actually, the number
of married graduates may be consi-
derably higher than 80 per cent.

The survey also shows that a large

President Blueprints 'Eastern of

Buzzard Sees Need for General, Vocational Education;

Expects College to Offer M. A. Degree by 1951

Praises Founders of College, Traditions Laid by Mr. Lord ;
Pledges to Maintain High Quality of Eastern's Service.

It is indeed a thrilling experience to have the privilege of sum- The personal custodian of

ming up the educational contribution of an institution for a fifty Eastern's history for nearly

year period, with almost one-third of which I have been rather one-third of its existence
chooses highlights of the
intimately associated. Such an intimacy perhaps may be a handi- past to point up future needs.
cap, in that the trees rather than the forest become of major
concern-but nevertheless the duties and obligations as chief

administrator for almost 16 of these 50 years have given an ex-

perience, both personal and impersonal, from which I hope to draw

for you two patterns for Eastern, the first that of accomplishment

in the past 50 years, and the second a pattern for the 50 years ahead.

There are in our audience this afternoon a goodly number of

people who remember vividly the campaign of the early 1890's for

a normal school in eastern Illinois. The success of the Illinois

State Normal university, chartered in 1857, and of the Southern

Illinois State Normal university, chartered at Carbondale in 1869,

and the growing sentiment for trained teachers throughout the

state, particularly championed by the

State Teachers Association, increased Founders-Alumni Day 1First-Termers1
the demand for additional educational

centers. What a thrill it must have

given that group of sturdy enthus-
iasts, 54 years ago today, May 22,
1895, when the bill providing for the
Eastern Illinois State Normal School
passed both houses and was approved

by the Governor.

The first committee of three in
1894, appointed by County Superin-

tendent John L. Whisnand, were Dr. These persons were present at which decorated the building. L. to r.
J. T. Montgomery of Charleston, C. Founders-Alumni Day ceremonies at -Mary McDonald Rominger, Myrtl~
E. Watson of Mattoon and Eli Dudley Eastern on May 22. Each one of them
of Ashmore. was also present in September, 1899, Merritt Rennels, Nora Pforr, Ernesjj
when the school was opened. They
In April of 1895 a committee of pose before one of the class flags Freeman, Laura Parks Harris, Dr. E.
eleven was appointed: R. R. Fuller, H. Taylor, and Charles Stewart.
lumber dealer; Otto Weiss, woolen the object of EISNS "shall be to
company; W. E. McCrory, clothing qualify teachers for the common added a thrilling chapter to the his~
merchant; Ben Anderson, attorney; schools of this State by imparting tory of the capital of Coles countY•
R. S. Hodgen, real estate. instruction in the art of teaching in To decide the location of the Normal
all branches of study which pertain School, the Board of Trustees met in
These five named the following six, to a common school education, in the Springfield on September 5, 18951
according to the plan of appointment: elements of natural and physical sci- Charleston's advantages and offe~
Henry A. Neal, attorney (chairman) ; ences, in the fundamental laws of the ings were presented by George R.
George H. Jeffries, real estate; L. R. United States and of the State of Chambers, George H. Jeffries, Hen~
Schmalhausen, druggist; Dr. W. R. Illinois, in regard to the rights and A. Neal, Isaiah H. J ohnson, Sr., Rob~
Patton, mayor; Lewis Monroe, mer- duties of citizens." ert S. Hodgen, R. R. Fuller, F. K.
chant; and A. J. Fryer. Dunn, and Richard Cadle. Mr. Neal
The story of the struggle for Char- is given credit with making the win4
The bill was introduced on Febru- leston as the location of the EISNS ning speech, and Mr. Jeffries for
ary 7 by Senator Isaac B. Craig of
Mattoon and Representative W. H.
W allace of Humboldt. It passed on
May 22, 1895, as amended.

What was the purpose of the
Eastern Illinois State Normal School?
As stated in the act of 1895,

PAGE SIX T E EN

Tomorrow' in Founders Day Tolk

sending the telegram which read: Governor Peter Altgeld as this cor- serves mention, due to a later por-
September 7-State House, Spring- tion of this afternoon's program.
field. To the People of Charleston: ner stone was placed in position.
Charleston wins on the twelfth ballot. In the fall of 1896, the construc-
Hard fought battle. Be home tonight. Through these years since 1896, as tion of the building under the original
Geo. H. Jeffries. contractors, Angus and Gindele of
the building was completed, the nor- Chicago, was abandoned due to a
The arrival of this message in bank failure. In May, 1897, a contract
(:harleston at 3 :30 p . m. set off, ac- mal school opened, and through all was made with Mr. Alexander Briggs
cording to Coleman, "a spontaneous of Charleston to complete the build-
aommunity celebration never before the growth that followed, this man, ing under the original specifications,
or again equalled in the history of and this work was accomplished for
tharleston." A second touch of humor not so young as in 1896, has remain- a total cost of $84,776.74, or more
in the circumstance was the headline than a thousand dollars less than the
of a newspaper in a competing city, ed a loyal friend to the institution. It original contract of $86,000, "to erect
which read, "Charleston Gets It; The and enclose the building." In addi-
New Reform School Located in Cat- was a privilege in 1933 to become ac- tion, Briggs and Fuller on September
fishville." 1, 1897, were awarded a contract to
quainted with him during my first complete the building for $70,373.22.
Was the location of the Normal Thus the completion of the main
School in Charleston in 1895 influen- week in Charleston, and the years building was personally associated
tial? Mr. Henry Neal in his cam- with the skill and management in con-
paign to secure the location had since that meeting have made him struction of citizens of Charleston.
stated, "It will bring from 300 to
600 students here annually. It will one of my dearest friends in our The dedication of the Normal
bring many hundreds of people here School occurred in the room in which
each year as visitors, men of promin- community. That young and lanky we are gathered this afternoon, on
ence in this state and elsewhere. It August 29, 1899, with Governor Tan-
will make Charleston known all over school-teacher was none other than ner as the guest of honor. Among the
the State of Illinois. It will make our items presented in the governor's
society better. It will add to our Mr. L. S. Phipps. address was a recital of the cost of
wealth. It will increase our popula- this new educational venture on the
tion, and in many ways give us stand- In his speech that afternoon of May part of Illinois, $171,000 from the
ing and prestige." state itself and $56,216.72 from the
27, 1896, Governor Altgeld closed his citizens of Charleston, a total of
Mr. Neal's prophecy has been ac- $227,216.72 for campus, building, and
curate. In 1895 Charleston installed a address by speaking directly to the equipment.
telephone system. In 1895 the streets
were renamed so that the city could citizens of Charleston and of East- And in this same room, on Septem-
meet the requirements for household ber 12, 1899, Livingston C. Lord call-
mail delivery. In 1896 a public library ern Illinois, saying: ed together the faculty and student
was started. In 1897 a dam was auth- body, and thereby began the educa-
orized in the Embarrass River to en- My fellow citizens, the charac- tional function whose semi-centennial
large the water supply. ter of this institution will de- we observe this afternoon.
pend upon the people who sur-
On September 9, 1895, the so-called round it. It will be what you make So far I have recalled background
"Bishop's Woods" site was chosen for it. The trustees will always be for the founding and building of the
the campus, forty acres outside the to a greater or less extent your institution and the preparation for
city limits having been purchased by servants. If rightly managed, it its functioning. Now let us look at
the Citizen's Committee at $75 per will make your section of the the fifty years of operation. Although
acre. state famous, and if it is not to my boyhood home in mileage was
stand on the most exalted plane, closer to Charleston than to any
On December 2, 1895, a contract for if it is not to stand for all that similar institution, when interest in
the main building was let for $86,000. genius, learning and character teaching took me to a normal school
The first stone was laid on April 11, can create, then it would be better campus for study, railroad connec-
1896, and the corner stone was placed not to lay this corner stone, for tions took me to Normal, Illinois. Two
on May 27, 1896, with full Masonic the State of Illinois has no room markedly influencial factors, how-
rites. What a day that was for Char- for a poor institution of any kind ever, have associated me with the
leston! In our audience this afternoon within her borders. The trustees early years of Eastern. As a student
is a gentleman who has carried will always be good men, yet even at the University of Chicago it was
through these more than 50 years a trusteees are human and some- my great good fortune to attend the
vivid personal remembrance of that times yield to pressure. The re- classes of Dr. J. Paul Goode, profes-
event. As a young school-teacher he sponsibility is upon you and the
stood practically at the elbow of generations that succeed you to (Continued on next page)
see that this institution shall
never become an asylum, a bread
and butter stand, for the depend-
ent cousins and aunts and
uncles of prominent citizens, and
that it shall never be made a con-
venience with which to reward
political favorites or their fol-
lowers. The responsibility is up-
on. ~ou to see that only learning,
ability, character and superior
merit shall secure any connection
with this school, and if at any
time a board should not heed your
protest, then go to the Governor
of the state, no matter who he
may be, and you will get a hear-
ing. With the hope and with the
belief that this school will shed
luster over our land through the
centuries that are to come we
dedicate it to posterity." '

One item in connection with the

construction of the main building de-

PAGE SEVENTEEN

(Continued from preceding page) pals of which shall have received to extend the earning power of one

a college degree or shall have class of persons at the public charge.
scholastic preparation equivalent
sor of geography and of Dr. Otis D. to what is implied by such a de- It is to give a culture and learning,
Caldwell, professor of botany, both gree. Graduates of village or
on the first faculty at Eastern in town high schools in which the dedicated in a special way to the
course is not less than three years
1899. in length will be admitted to the general welfare. It exists primarily,
l'emaining courses upon presen-
These men were two of the three tation of their diplomas. All ap- not for the bebneenfeiftitofoftheitswhsotuledepnetos~
pe1·sons of that first faculty whom plicants holding first-grade cer- but for the
President Lord called "great teach- tificates will receive similar
ers." The second factor, and one which consideration. ple. Such a conception is fundament-
has influenced me intimately more
than 25 years, and particularly so al and determines questions of or-
during the last 16 years, was marri-
age to a member of the Class of 1916, ganization, courses of study and me-
and as a result finding it expedient
to adopt the slogan, "No Normal thods of instruction (in state nor.
School as good as Eastern, no presi-
dent as great as Mr. Lord!" How Showing the depth of his insight mal schools).
utterly fantastic would have sounded
a prophecy on our wedding day in into the necssity of fitting the school This statement of Henry J ohnson
1920, that Irene Couchman and I to the area, President Lord contin- stands as clear-cut in the analysis of
would spend the years 1933 to 1949 ued: the philosophy of Eastern in 1949 as
inclusive in Charleston, and be speci-
fically concerned with the adminis- There will remain a fifth group it did in 1899. The g rowth of the Nor-
tration of Eastem. Yes, your speaker of applicants who should not be mal School through the years 1899-
has had contact with the forces and denied the privileges of the Nor- 1921, the transition to the functionin
the philosophy with which this in- mal Schools. It is with this group, of a state teachers college in 192
stitution began and built its educa- however, that the gravest diffi- and such service until 1947, the newl
tional functioning. culties arise. Persons who have

When the Normal School opened in completed only the studies of the assumed role of state college, eac
September, 1899, 125 students were first eight years of a graded sys- in turn has been an answer to an at-
registered. Of these, 45 were high tem are not qualified to do the titude on the part of the people o
school graduates and one a college work of t hese professional the area it serves. In 1949, as in 1899,
graduate. At the Golden J ubilee com- schools. There ar e many, how- it exists primarily, not for the bene-
mencement on June 5, we expect to ever, who have supplemented the fit of its students, but for the bene-
graduate with the bachelor's degree culture of the elementary grades fit of the whole people. Today East-
256 students, twice as many as en- by self-education, by attendance ern is the natural outgrowth of a
rolled the first day of college func- upo.n summer schools and by ex-
tioning. All 256 began as high school perience as teachers. These cases
graduates.
should be passed upon individual- policy of public education, a polic
The problems of admission and the ly and by conferring with the of which the citizens of Illinois ea
types of courses to be offered were well be proud.
indeed the major problems of this president of the school. Some of
first year. The school must serve the By January of the first year 20
area by taking students from the the most satisfactory students in different students had enrolled, 27 o
area and training them for service whom were educationally too imma
within the area. Eastern Illinois our normal schools have not ture for even the four-year norma
State Normal School had to be made completed high school ciomuporsrets~ school curriculum. One hundred forty
to fit Eastern Illinois, and through but it is of the greatest one, or 59 per cent of the studen
such functioning raise the educa- ance that the grave mistake of body, came from Coles county. I
tional level of the area. June, 1900, the first class of fou
admitting unqualified candidates persons received two-year norma
In t he second circular concerning
the Normal School to open in Septem- should not be made. The number
ber, President Lord announced: of high schools is now so large

that good opportunities for ac-

q.uiring a fair academic prepara-

t10n are near the door of almost
every young person.

The philosophy of a n educational school diplomas. They were Lloy

institution is generally reflected in Goble of Westfield, a graduate o

its official publications. Such was the Westfield College; Marion Nelso

case with the beginning of the East- Beeman of Robinson; Guy Jink Coon
ern Illinois State Normal School. Pub- of Oakland, and Bertha Volentine o
lished in the summer of 1899, and New Douglas. Now Mrs. Berth
written by Mr. Henry Johnson, the Volentine Ehlers, of Seymour, In

instructor in history-elect, now Pro- diana, the last named is the only sur

fessor Emeritus, Teachers College, viving member of this courageou

Columbia Univeristy, was this state- group.

ment: In these 50 years of service, 25,37

The Eastern Illinois State Nor- "The function of the State in edu- different students have registere
mal School will offer four cour- cation extends of necessity to the for study at Eastern. Some 2,559 hav
training of teachers. A rational sys- been granted two-year diplomas, an
tem of public education implies pro- 1,682 have had bachelor's degree

ses, covering one, two, three and vision for securing efficency in the conferred upon them.

four years respectively. Upon the teaching office, and public Normal The three banner years for gran
comple~ ion of these courses full Schools are the natural outgrowth of ing two-year diplomas were 116 i
diplomat\ will be awarded. Admis- a policy of public education. The 1926, 108 in 1927 and 102 in 1928. Tb'
State is the only agency competent last class to receive the two-yea
sion to the one year course will be to meet the demands for qualified diploma as a credential for teachin
teachers, imposed by its own attitude was in 1943 with 26 persons gradua
granted upon diplomas of reputa- towards the instruction of its people.

ble colleges. To be admitted to the
second, applicants should be

graduates of good high aschfoooulrs~ The object of a State Normal is not (Continued on next page)
having not less than

year course and t he princi-

P ,\<.i l<: EJG H 'rgJ<:.N

(Continued from preceding page) every academic way, and has been terized the student body at Eastern,
such since 1928 when admitted to the and one I learned to respect many
. g The change to four years of pre- North Central Association of Col- years previous to 1933, has been the
onbacJhue1Y1or1's, leges and Secondary Schools. "play hard, play fair, and lose or win
isdneergv.riecee t raining efafnecdti.vthe e like a gentleman," the code of the
became

1943. Certain types of student accom- athletic teams trained under Dr.

The expansion to functioning as a plishment, other than academic, have Charles P. Lantz since he came to

teachers college in 1921 produced characterized these years, and have Eastern in 1911. Yes, the hair on the

the first class to receive bachelor's secured for Eastern an enviable coach's temples is beginning to be

degrees in 1922, when three persons position in the college world. Un- gray, and that boyish figure of 1911

had the degree of Bachelor of Edu- equalled by any institution of like has been changed a bit by the scheme

cation conferred upon them: Miss kind and size in America is the rec- of life in Charleston, but as a monu-

Beth Olmstead, Glenn Hackett and ord of achievement of the college ment to service during these last 38

Charles Lee Prather. The last named newspaper in national competition. years there is not only that host of

will give the baccalaureate address Since t he firs e issue on November 5, students who learned fair play under

here J une 5. 1915, under Ivan B. Goble as editor, Charles P. Lantz, but also a period of
and assisted by J. Edward McGurty, leadership in collegiate sports in the
The degree graduates for a single rhe Normal School News, The Teach- Middlewest that can never be excell-
year did not reach the number of 100 ers College News, the Eastern Teach- ed and probably never equalled.
until the class of 1939, which num- er s News, and since 1947 the Eastern
bered 116. Well do I remember how State News, has piled up a magnifi- Time does not permit mention of
the college registrar and I beamed ficent record. John Hawkins, Charles the music of these years, the accom-
that commencement in 1939! We were Allen, Charles Prather, Dale Coyle, plishments in speech and the theatre,
granting degrees to 116 persons, Harold Middlesworth, Paul Blair, Roy the beginnings of Eastern's voice on
exactly the same number as that of Wilson, Alexander Summers, Stanley the air, but the high lights of jour-
the largest diploma class, the Class Elam, Reba Goldsmith, James Rob- nalism I have mentioned are indica-
of 1926. erts, Eugene Price, Robert Black, and tive of the ability that Eastern has
currently Elenore Moberly, have fol- helped students discover within them-
The Class of 1940 reached 141 de- lowed t he motto, " Tell the truth and selves.
grees. The Class of 1941, 130, and

the Class of 1942, 121, and then the be not afraid." In 1929 Franklyn An- Basically these fifty years have

faculty and the boys went to war. drews of the faculty in English took been exactly that, a half century of

Never will I forget the fall quarter over the sponsorship of the student opportunity for 25,373 students to

of 1943! Enrollment had dropped publications, and became the beloved find themselves, and for the 4,407 who

from 11 82 in t he fall of 1!140, !'lf)fi in "Colseybur" in college history until have already gone out as a lumni the

1941, 630 in 1942, and then at the his untimely death in 1944. Under spark of discovery was fanned into a

close of registntion in 1943, 282 col- competition of the Illinois College flame that lighted the path to grad-

lege students. That quarter was Press Association, joined in 1925, uation and along the roads of the

spent chiefly in the building of sponsored by the University of Illi- years that followed. Livingston C.

morale! nois, for 15 consecut ive years, 1931- Lord brought from Minnesota in 1899

But every ebb tide is followed by a 1946, the "best paper" in its class. the determination to staff this insti-
flood tide, and similarly was this Under competition in the Columbia tution with men and women who saw
ebb in enrollment. In the course of University Scholastic Press Associa- in service at Eastern opportunity to
the last year, 1510 different students tion, joined in 1930, first class i·ating set aglow the spark of student deter-
were enrolled at Eastern. Last 1931-34, and medallist rating 1935, mination. Eastern had in the first de-
autumn 1,423 started the present and continuously 1937-49, 13 years. cade of existence some remarkable
year. Under the Associated Collegiate faculty members. Early in the ad-
Press, sponsored by the University dress I made mention of how I had
It is not surprising when one sur- of Minnesota, joined in 1932, All- "met up" with two of them. From the
veys the careers of those 25,373 American award for 6 years, and first campus at Eastern these persons car-
students of these last fifty years, to class in the othe1· years of member- ried Mr. Lord's basic philosophy into
find many who have made distin- ship. In two years, 1945 and 1946, the other fields, and Eastern spread her
guished records-mainly in teaching, News won the highest awa1·ds in each influence t hrough them. Your speak-
as would be expected, but in other of these three competitions with er's basic training was under Presi-
professional fields as well. The Gold- James Roberts as editor and Dr. dent David F'elmley of the Illinois
en Jubilee Alumni Directory, now in Kevin Guinagh as advisor. Is it any State Normal university, a contem-
process of assembly, and due for pub- wonder that the national journalistic porary and fellow president with Mr.
lication and distribution at Home- fraternity, P i Delta Epsilon, insisted Lord for 30 years. Together these
coming next October, will chronicle on establishing a chapter at Eastern? men, a!ong with President Cook at
enviable achievements. Transfers of If time permitted I could enumerate Northern, President Morgan at West-
students from Eastern to other col- the high awards won in national com- ern, and President Shryock at South-
leges and universities have continual- petition by the college annual, The ern, built "educational and academic
ly brought comments of work well Warhler, which began as the W'Apper respectability" into the five teacher-
done, and commendation for the basic under the editorship of Arthur training institutions of Illinois. The
training which Eastern accomplished. Frazier in 1913. administrations of each of these men,
It is needless to remind our audience
that the college is fully accredited in A tradition that has also charac- (Continued on next page)

(Continued from preceding page) Bloomington, Decatur, Mt. Vernon, struction, plus a modern training-
Marion and on to the Ohio River, and school building, are necessary physi-
first administrations for Eastern and you will have divided Illinois into al- cal facilities. Perhaps by the end
Northern, may well be regarded as most equal eastern and western hal- of the coming biennium on June
the great pioneer period for each in- ves in area. Look at the southeastern 30, 1951, the college can begin a grad-
stitution. The torch that was thrown quarter of Illinois as set off by these uate program leading to the master's
to younger men as each of these lines. Within this quarter of the state degree, and pointed toward the
pioneers passed out of active service no institution for higher education preparation of the superior teacher.
has been held high to light the way exists other than Eastern. Herein
educationally. Nothing would please lies, therefore, a "desert area" in The second venture, new education-
me as much professionally, were it higher education, except for the ally to our area but proven in worth
possible to contact these in the Great "oasis" in Charleston. in other parts of our country, has to
Beyond, to say to President Lord, do with the development of vocational
'Here is the faculty of 1949. There are And so it has been for years, since education on the junior college level.
139 of us now. We honestly believe Austin college at Effingham and From the areas of industrial arts,
you would approve each one of them Westfield college at Westfield closed home economics and business educa-
-for the basic reason for their choice theil' doors in the first decade after tion particularly, and possibly in the
was indication of ability to teach.' 1900. As a fully accredited and state fields of music and art as well,
supported institution, and as a col- should be developed a college p1·0-
Yes, in these last 16 years Eastern lege of low cost in attendance, East- gram two years in length, designed to
has had to build her faculty along ern in the years ahead must assume train the "foreman" rather than the
the pattern of the growing academic responsibility for the educational op- "engineer" type of worker. The Uni-
world. In institutions of Eastern's portunity this area desires. Basically versity of Illinois is interested only
size and type, there is no better facul- and primarily Eastern should remain in the student expecting to complete a
ty in academic training or in class- a teacher-training institution for all full four-year course who is capable
room performance, and may I add as time. But the increasing demand by of financing such study before wage
well, of personal qualifications that youth of Eastern Illinois for the earning begins. Eastern contains
make them a joy to meet in the development of the personal power many able youths who know positive-
routines of living, and few institu- that college training affords must ly that four years of expensive study
tions can boast of Eastern's faculty not find deaf ears on the Eastern are unavailable. Were two years of
equal. campus nor in the concern and policy vocational training in printing, in
of the governing board and the sup- woodworking, in sheet metal, in elec-
The richness of the record of these porting State of Illinois. Few high tricity, in draftsmanship, in machine
50 years is far too absorbing for the school seniors, aged 16 to 19, know shop, in dietetics, in food manage-
time available. As a part of our Gold- definitely concerning plans for future ment, in clothing and textiles, in ac-
en Jubilee Year, the college will pub- livelihood or can evaluate their per- counting, secretarial work, and mer-
lish "Fifty Years of Public Service" sonal ability for carrying out proba- chandising available at Eastern, in a
by Dr. Charles H. Coleman. It will be ble plans. Eastern Illinois needs an college atmosphere where quality of
ready for distribution some time in institution of quality which can serve achievement is respected and honored,
the fall of 1949. Let us recommend as a proving ground for the youth of where the cultural opportunities of
this volume to the friends of Eastern, the area on the college level. The re- modern college life are afforded, then
and particularly to the sons and quirements for learning teaching as the State of Illinois could look to the
daughters who call her Alma Mater. a profession will be met on Eastern's families of our area who by taxation
campus. But horizons for the choice support state enterprises and say to
What of the years ahead? of life work will be widened. Latent their sons and daughters, "Here is
abilities will be discovered. Self-eval- added educational opportunity to fit
A life spent almost wholly in uations will be accomplished. Hence the pattern of your actual need."
southeastern II linois, and almost six- it is your speaker's belief that widen-
teen years of intimate association ing the State College phase of the Your speaker believes that the
with the area as the administrator for institution is of paramount concern, years ahead will broaden the college
Eastern, do provide a background suf- and particularly for the years im- so as to include such vocational train-
ficient for outlining a future plan mediately ahead. ing. The chief obstacle for its begin-
and policy for a college in this area. ning is not the training and profes-
There are two new educational sional outlook of staff members in
Draw a line across Illinois from ventures with which Eastern must the three fields concerned but in the
east to west through Champaign-Ur- have concern. The first, and the one lack of a vocational building with the
bana and the University of Illinois, which exerts increasing professional laboratories and shops needed for
west to Decatur with the James Milli- pressure, has to do with expanding such a development. The demand for
kin university, west to Jacksonville to a five year curriculum for teach- such service has existed for years.
with Illinois college and MacMurray er-training and the conferring of the
College for Women, thence north- master's degree. The demand for this I have outlined for you my analysis
westward to Carthage with Carthage degree for high school teaching and of Eastern's educational challenge in
college, and westward to the Mississ- for administrative work in education the years ahead, the four-year gen-
ippi River, and this line bisects Illi- is increasing rapidly. Eastern's facul- eral college, the offering of graduate
nois into almost equal north and ty is more than well-prepared for work for the master's degree, and the
south halves in a1·ea. Bisect this line such a venture. The functioning of development of vocational education
with one running from north to the library building now under con-
south, from Beloit, Wisconsin, south (Continued on next page)
through Rockford, LaSalle, Normal-

jP

(Continued from preceding page) The complete residence program of apartments for single faculty mem-
the college campus makes possible bers, are items that must needs be
on the junior college level. Now may the personal development of the stu- tucked in here and there as plans for
1 turn toward consideration of the dent, an item of such prime concern construction advance.
physical plant. in the education of teachers. Dormi-
tory and union facilities therefore How expensive will such a building
Illinois has been remiss in equip- belong to immediate as well as future program be? Gauged by present. con-
ping her five teacher-tt·aining insti- needs. di tions, approximately $15,000,000.
tutions for the work each has been This is triple the cost of the p1·esent
expected to accomplish. It is a bit Professionally, the next major plant, including t he new library
amazing to understand how certain building should be a modern training- building. Too expensive f or out· state?
qualities of function have been school. Plans for such a building are Far from that! It is needed today as
achieved when t he physical equip- already drawn a nd comprise both the the college ends its Golden Jubilee
ment available is examined. elementary and secondary levels of Year. It will be needed even more in
education. There is immediate as well September as it starts on the second
Eastern is grateful for the circum- as future need for a new elementary 50 years.
stances that have provided two ma- school that includes nursery school,
jor buildings in the last 16 years, with kindergarten, and probably grades And now in closing, may I pledge
45 per cent of the cost borne by the one to nine inclusive, together with to the alumni of these years, to the
federal government under the Public the educational clinics and other faci- community which enjoys the privi-
Works Administration, our health lities for elementary and junior high leges of Eastern, and to the people of
education and our science buildings. school education. the area the college serves, the loyal
How we would have managed with- support of the administration and the
out these buildings is beyond our Whether a senior high building on faculty in making the next 50 years
comprehension. We are equally grate- campus is of concern depends largely a period even more g lorious in the
ful for the athletic fields and campus upon the recommendations of t he edu- service achieved.
reorganization and for the magnifi- cational survey of Coles county, Unit
cent library building now under con- District No. 1, which covers the area Continued from page 3)
struction. The exigencies of war and furnishing the students for Eastern
the expected problems of adjustment State high school. The success of ofi- hibited on Eastern's campus, will take
of men and work to follow caused the campus practice teaching for seniors on sufficient regard for teaching as
State of Illinois to Jay out the so- a profession to warrent shifting to a
1 called "Twenty-Five Year Plan of in the high schools of the area adds teacher education curriculum before
Post-War Construction," a forward- argument for not including senior graduation. On the other hand, weak-
looking and well-considered plan, but high school facilities in the building er students, who should be dl'opped
slow of fulfillment. Veterans came program. from teacher training, could still go
back earlier, and in greater numbers, on and complete a college course if
than colleges expected. We are grate- The next major building project general college opportunity were af-
ful to the Federal Housing Authority 1 ecommended is a college auditorium forded.
and to t he Federal Works Adminis- with a seating capacity of 2500 per-
tration, a nd to the generosity of the sons. As a pal'l of this building there Since the two-year norma l school
War Surplus Administration, for tem- should be pa1·ticular facilities for curriculum was changed to a two-
porary buildings and equipment. The music, art, and speech education. year general college curriculum in
completion of the basic physical plant Eastern Illinois and the city of Char- 1943, for which a junior college di-
for college functioning, however, is leston need an auditorium sufficient plomas has been gl·anted, 178 out of
the major problem for the years im- to seat the 2300 members of the East- approximately 400 students have
mediately ahead. e1 n Division of the Illinois Education changed from the general college
Association, and to function for curriculum to teacher education. Pos-
The next biennium includes funds musical and other cultural experience sibly some of this change was due
for a home management housa and in our community. to the desire for a college degr·ee and
for dormitory facilities for from 150 inability to afford college education
to 300 men. Both facilities are badly Along with these major buildings, elsewhere. The fact worth considera-
needed. So great is the demand for the t raining school and the auditor- tion, howeve1·, is that there has been
dormitory housing for women that if ium, and the accompanying dormi- a distinct shift from general college
Eastern had available dormitory ac- tory-union development, must come into teacher training.
commodations for 250 women we provisions for the vocational program
would probably find them reserved outlined. Planned for location just Contacts with educational groups of
for next year within 30 days. Student west of the heating plant, and stretch- the area, with luncheon club groups,
housing in dormitories must increase ing southward in line with the present with veterans' organizations, with
rapidly. The capacity of Pemberton elementary school building, is this vo- newspaper editors and with parents
Hall for 90 women should be increas- cational education building, includ- during the last eight or ten years
ed by new buildings to 450. The pro- ing expanded shops, laboratoi·ies and have sounded out sentiment for th<'
posed 150-300 capacity of the new classrooms in the ar eas of industrial development of a general college at
dormitory for men should likewise be arts, home economics, and business Eastern to such a degree that the
increased to 450. Added to dormitory education. college is faced with either retrnction
facilities and built along with them or promotion of the general college
must. come a student union building Minor additions to the physical program. An increasing demand for
as a dining and recreational center. plant, such as bleachers and a field this expansion will come about before
house for football, a swimming pool, the Sixty-Seventh General Assembly
a wing on Pemberton hall that will begins its deliberations in 1951.
include an infirmary and efficiency

Install New Journalism Honor Fr~ternity

Shown above are charter members of Eastern's chapter of Pi Delta Epsilon, national honorary journalism fra-

ternity installed May 14.

Back row: (left to right) Dick Thomas, associate News editor; Foster Marlow, News cartoonist and Warbler art

editor; Harry Read, News editorial staff and co-editor elect; Don Griffin, former News advertising manager; George

"Scotty" Muir, News business manager; Everette Cooley, Warbler editor, 1947; Stanley Elam, director of public rela-

tions and former News editor.

Front row: (left to right) Edward McDonald, grand executive secretary, Pi Delta Epsilon; Carolyn Hill FennelJ

business manager of Warbler, Elenore Moberley, News editor; Virginia Bullard, Warbler editor; Marie Bell, News edi-

torial staff and Warbler editor elect; Ruth St. John, former News associate editor; Robert W. Black, former News

editor.

Installed but not in picture are Dr. Francis W. Palmer, News and Warbler advisor; Robert Sterling, News editorial

staff and co-editor elect; Bill Downey, former News sports editor.

--------------- ------------ --- -------

Charles Prather, Baccalaureate Speaker, Sees want to feel the personality
extraordinary man, I suggest tha
you read and re-read Miss McKi

Important Progress Since 1922 ney's book-"Mr. Lord."
"My personal contacts with Dr

Space limitations prevent printing tors in the state legislature, the Buzzard have been limited to thos
in its entirety the able speech made Teachers College Board, and the cur- taking place on this occasion-t
by Dr. Charles Lee Prather, '22, at rent and past governors of the state. Golden Anniversary of this colleg
the fiftieth bacca~aureate service on but I know of, and appreciate, th
June 5. Rather than attempt a sum- "However, all of the changes made esteem and affection in which Dr
mary, your editor quotes from the in- on this campus do not come under the Buzzard is held by the student bod
troduction: h e a d o f improvements. Lake the faculty, the alumni, and th
Ahmoweenah, on whose site we are friends of this college. The expansi
" . . . I am honored beyond my sitting or standing at the present in the curriculum, the growth of th
merits in being permitted to address time (Health Educating Building), physical plant, and the increase i
you on the occasion of the Golden An- has been sacrificed. It was such a number of students during the las
niversary of this college. It is the handy place to throw the sophomores 1.6 years are sufficient evidence o
greatest honor that I have ever re- when we were freshmen, and the Dr. Buzzard's administrative skill a n
ceived or expect to receive. freshmen when we were sophomores! leadership.

"Since the graduation of the first "Now, Eastern Illinois State col- "During the last 50 years, Easte
degree class in 1922, of which I was lege is celebrating its Golden Anni- Illinois State college has had mo
a member, many changes have taken versary and we like its 50-year-old than its share of able men and wom
place on this campus, which then con- look. Its administrative policies have on its faculty; and, as a result, it h
sisted of the 40 acres east of Fourth been guided by two able men, Dr. had more than its share of able me
street. Then, the chief buildings were Lord from 1899 to 1933, and Dr. and women among its graduates. I
only Pemberton Hall, the Model Buzzard since the latter date. As a has been said that the rewards o
School, and the Main Building. What student, my contacts were limited to teaching are people. If this is tru
you see today is a tribute to the pro- the former. In this world, bedeviled how proud the present and past me
gressive spirit of the people of Illi- by little men in high places, we need bers of the faculty of this colle
nois, their representatives and sena- men of his vision and character. If must feel!"
you members of this graduating class

PAGE TWENTY -TWO

Capital City Alumni Hear Congressman Donors to Taylor

Portrait Fund List

Washington, D. C., is one of those cities where there is a strong colony of A complete list of contributors to
the Taylor Portrait Fund follows. It
Easterners. They assembled at the behest of Roy Wilson, former public rela- includes 20 guarantors, who guar-
ar.teed the project when it was first
tions and alumni director, for a grand party at the Iron Gate Inn last April. undertaken and were called upon for
small contributions to complete it this
Principal speaker was Representative Ed Jenison (center below) of Paris, spring. The total cost was nearly
$500, including a gold leaf frame.
Ill., a good friend of the college, who gave an intimate picture of the problems
There were several anonymous con-
of a r:Jongressman. • tributors.

Others on the program were Stanley Elam, '38, currently director of H. B. Adams, Glenna Albers, E. L.

public relations and alumni services, and Paul Kinsel, '30, who showed a travel Alexander, Keith f>. Alexander, Merle

film which he made in Mexico. Kinsel (left below) is director of the National Allard, Jessie Allhands, Irene Allison,
Earl Anderson, Ferrel Atkins, Francis
Education Association travel service. Wilson (right below) is assistant Bailey, William Bails, Helen Barr,
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Baughman, N.
director of press and radio relations for the NEA. Bilyeu, Mrs. Nettie Maud Dunman
Bingham, Luther Black,
Gindler, Campbell Win Coveted Scholarships
Mr. and Mrs. Wendell A. Blair, Mrs.
The Livingston C. Lord Scholar- presidency of the Student Council, Ruby Bline, Mrs. Henry Bogardus,
ship, awarded annually by the East- one of the most responsible positions Mary J. Booth, Ila Marie James
ern Alumni Association to a junior on campus. He is a charter member Bourgeois, Mr. and Mrs. Horace D.
of high promise in t eaching, went this of Kappa Sigma Kappa, social frater- Bouslog, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brehm,
Year to James E. Grindler of High- nity. Mr. and Mrs. George S. Briggs,
land, Ill., a chemistry major. Louise V. Brock-Jones, Daisy Brown,
Another chemistry major and war Mrs. E. L. Brumleve, Mr. and Mrs.
A war veteran, Gindler has been a veteran, William Wright Campbell of LeRoy Buchanan, Milbra Osborne
high honor student for three years, Oakland, won the prized University Butler, Henry Buzzard, Lucile Car-
'besides playing in the band, sharing of Illinois Graduate Scholarship. A man, Ruth Carman,
a tackle berth on the title-winning graduate with honors, Campbell was
football team, and serving in many an active member of the Science Club, Elva Carrell, William Carter,
other extra-curricular capacities. the Radio Ham Club, and of a Naval Madge Moore Cassity, Opal Wiley
During the past year he has held the Reserve Unit on campus. Chisholm, Mrs. James Claypool, H.
H. Cline, Mrs. Helen C. King Cody,
H. F. Cody, Earl Conley, Raymond
Cook, Ruth Corley, Bertha Albert
Cottle, Dario Covi, May Corzine Cox,
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Crabtree, Marie
Marguerite Craig, ,

Jean Cramer, Elizabeth Cunning-
ham, Loretta Davis, Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Day, David Dewhirst, Lorna
Dixon, Harold Diel, Frances Doak,
Lee Dulgar, Carroll Dunn, Cecil Elam,
Stanley Elam; Ralph Evans, Maj.
John Farrar, Dorothy D. Faul,

Alice Mary F'eery, Robert E. Fin-
ley, Elizabeth Fleming, A. C. Forster,
Maxine Frame, Florello Gard, Freda
Gard, Iris Johnson Gillis, Norman
Goldsmith, Dean Gray, Mrs. Lily
Myrtle Lindley Green, Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Greer, Louisa Gresham,
Monroe Hall, Ruel Hall, Clem Hanne-
ken,

Gertrude Hendrix, Terese N. Hoff-
man, Olive Holsapple, Ruth Hostetler,
Dr. Harry L. Huber, Minnie Cassady
Iles, Martha J. Jack, Mary Sheahan

(Continued on next page)

P AGE T WENTY-THR EE

Effingham County Alumni Meet Spring Sports Add

Third League Title

(Continued from page 14)

have some tennis courts from whicl1
to operate.

The youthful net mentor and his

charges finished last in the IIAd

meet, not only because of lack of
practice facilities on campus, but be~

cause of a lack of enough matches for
proper conditioning and timing. Ow~
ing to a number of cancellations, th~

After a lapse of one year, the Effingham County Eastern State Club met Blue and Gray netmen had only thred
this spring. The above photo was made at the Club banquet at the Henwood engagements prior to the conferencll
Hotel. Effingham alumni hope to hold a luncheon at the first county teachers meet. They trimmed Southern and
institute this fall, an example other clubs may wish to follow. Indiana State, while losing to Nor~
mal. No courts were available be~
Donors to Taylor L. Stova:_r, Mrs. Marie G. Stolze, Lois cause of the athletic constructiod
Shubert Stroud, Ray and Betty program, so the few practice session~
Portrait Fund Listed Suddarth, Alexander Summers, Mrs. the squad had were in Mattoon.
A. A. Taylor, Clarence E. Taylor,
(Continued from preceding page) Helen Comer Taylor, Charles Ted- Roger Sorenson, number one man
ford, Elsie Tedford, Amelia Thomas, from Mattoon, is the only racque~
Jensen, Mrs. Leta Custis Keith, Chen- Glenn Tippett, Frank Towell, Mrs. man to graduate. Topping the re-1
ault Kelly, Lt. Col. Joe Kelly, Lucile Walter A. Treece, Lester VanDeven- turning list is Steve Morgan, another!
Kelly, Freda Kepp, Mrs. R. E. King, ter, Mattoon lad. He could well provid~
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kinsel, Ervin the driving force for a successful 1950
Kirchoffer, Bernie Waren, Mrs. Wm. L. Wal- season. Bob Stuckey, Effingham, and
ters, Phyllis Waters, Esther Adair Gaydon Brandt, Mattoon, will be on
Ada Kirk, Stan F. Koester, Flor- Watts, Lorie Watts, E d Wilson, hand next spring, as will freshmarC
ence Kohlbecker, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Maurice Wm. Wilson, Ruth and Roy stars Duane Russell and Al BartelsJ
Kurtz, Norma Lathrop, Gene Lederer, Wilson, Charlotte H. Wolf, Eunice Mattoon.
Mrs. Lottie Leach Leeds, Gertrude Wright, Robert Wright, Pearl Yost.
Leigh, Edith Levake, Lewis Linder, After a year's layoff, golf was re-
Mary Linder, Truman W. May, vived under the guidance of Parisi
Robert B. McCarty, Jack R. McComas, Van Horn. The team finished last in
the IIAC meet. Jack Sinsintaffail
was the only letterman available.

Emily McFadden, Margaret McGill, Cook County Club Officers Pose
Albert McHenry, Ralph Mcintosh,

Mrs. Lillian Waters Meyer, Mrs. Mary
Meyer, Mary Ellen Millis, Clyde Mills,
Marian Mills, Identa Moler, Forest
Montgomery, Randall Montgomery,

M. F. Moses, Roberta Walters Mus-

grave, Jane Osborne Myers, Mary
E. Neblick, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Nichol,

Mary Nielsen,
Wilma Nuttall, Mrs. F'. C. Ogg,

Bess Patton, Lt. Col. Edward A.
Perry, Mary Allene Phillippee, John

Pier, Jane Plunkett, Tressa Poynter,

Esther L. Pricer, Marian Rambo, Mr.

and Mrs. Gus Rapp, Jr., Cyril Reed,

Mrs. Leona Goetschins Renfer, Ed
Rennels, Edward M. Resch, June
Richey,

Martha Reeder Russ, Annabel
Scott, Esther Schubert, Don Shriner,
Lt. Paul Simpson, H. Nolan Sims,

Elsie Sloan, Morris Smith, Rosalie Cook county alumni, after dining in the swank Normandy House May 7,
Smith, Roscoe Snapp, Joe Snyder, elected these teachers to lead them for the current year. L. to r.-Ruth Corlej
Jessie Springer, Mrs. Pauline Staff, Jerry Craven, and Estelle Hopper.
Kathryn ·Steele, Paul Stine,
Dean Hobart F. Heller was the principal speaker at the banquet, and, as
Emily Bainbridge Stovall, Vernon usual at Eastern State Club meetings, he was drafted to play the piano.

PAGE TWENTY-FOUR

EI Alumni Generosity Boosts Loon Funds

lltapp, Briggs Honor Parents; Alexander Briggs was the builder (This article was written by
R.1£. Alexander Adds to Emer- of Old Main on the Eastern Illinois Helen Stapp at the request of the
gency Fund. State college campus. He built many Alumnus. Last year Miss Stapp
stone structures throughout the Mid- established the Kate Booker
Loan funds have been increased west, b:it he was always proudest of Stapp Memorial Loan Fund in
notably during the Golden Jubilee Old Main. Now his memory will be honor of her mother. Miss Stapp
Year by alumni donors and friends preserved through the munificence is an author of English textbooks
of his daughter Margaret, a retired and teacher of English in the De-
of Eastern. teacher living at 162 West 78th St., catur high school.)
New York 24, N. Y., who has estab-
Following the lead of Miss Helen lished a loan fund in his memory. For forty-one years Kate Booker
Stapp, who last year established a · Alexander Briggs was born in Stapp had a part in the education of
special fund of $400 to be loaned to Springfield, Mass., in 1955. He died in children in eastern Illinois. She began
widowed mothers who wish to teach Charleston in 1924. His parents were teaching at the age of sixteen after
or mothers whose husbands are in- among the early residents of Illinois her graduation from Champaign
capacitated, two other generous con- and his father plied the stone cutter's high school, which was then a two-
tributions have come to the college trade. Alexander also became a stone year school. Dui;ing..the..ne.xbten.-y:ears
in recent months. cutter, one of more than ordinary she taught in Champaign county, first
skill. In 1874 he went to Europe and in country schools and later in Cham-
First was the $500 Alexander worked in England and on the con- paign city schools. She used to re-
Briggs Loan Fund, to be used in as- tinent. Returning to Charleston in call the time she had 63 pupils in a
sisting deserving students to finish 1876, he went into business as a gen- rural school and a mother brought a
their work at Eastern. Although she eral contractor and established a mar- beginner to school with the remark,
did not establish definite limitations ble and monument business, selling "Here, you take care of him. I have
upon its use, Miss Margaret Briggs the latter in 1903. seven children, so I can't look after
of New York City, who gave the fund him."
in the memory of her father, stated Besides the college building, many
that she felt he would have liked it business and private buildings in In the period from 1899 to 1909 she
used by a student of mathematics. Charleston were erected by the became Mrs. Calvin Ward Stapp, had
Briggs company. His optimism and two daughters, lost her husband from
The second gift was made to the belief in the future of the city led him a sudden illness, and had a son. When
Deans' Emergency Loan F'und fol- to undertake many projects not sup- the little boy was one and the daugh-
lowing release of information regard- ported by other businessmen, but he ters were six and eight years old,
ing need for small student loans. Mr. had the satisfaction of seeing all of Mrs. Stapp became the fourth and
and Mrs. R. C. Alexander of Char- them vindicated. He was one of the fifth grade teacher in the Chrisman
leston gave $200, increasing the fund most civic-minded and liberal of Char- grade school.
to 5>proximately $1,000. leston's leaders.
Two years later she began teaching
Mr. Alexander has been a Charles- Teacher-Mother the seventh and eighth grades, and
ton businessman since 1899, dealing
in real estate and handling loans and (Continued on next page)
insurance. Interestingly enough, he is
a man who borrowed money to help Builder of Old Main
bring Eastern Illinois State Normal
School to Charleston in the days
when cities of this area were compet-
ing for the school.

Mr. Alexander's grandson, Gerald
Reed, now a partner in his business,
attended Eastern in the 1930's.

C. R. Tedford, a former student, is Kate Booker Stapp Alexander Briggs
now a representative of the Under-
wood Corporation. His home is at PAGE TWENTY FIV E
J.900, N. Twenty-first St., Springfield,
ll. Don Hill, '48, is also living at this
address while a law student in Spring-
ield.

Ruth Carman, '10, teacher of for-
eign languages at Eastern, has a few
copies of Mr. Lord for disposal to
alumni at $3.50 per copy. Mr. Lord is
t?e excellent biography of Eastern's
l~st president, published in 1937 by

~iss Isabelle McKinney of the Eng-

lish fepartment.

Helen Stapp Pays Leah Stevens Announces .1947 Marriage
Tribute to Mother

(Continued from preceding page)

when the Chrisman Township high Mr. and Mrs. Perry Castle in Florida ding took place enroute to
school moved to its new building, she where the couple visited her sister.
became principal of the grade school Leah I. Stevens, assistant professor
and teacher of just the eighth grade. and seventh grade critic at Eastern, Mrs. Castle expects to contin
announced in June that she was mar- teaching in the training school, whe
It was during these years that her ried on December 20, 1947, in Corinth, she began her work in 1920.
family was growing up, but in spite Miss., to John Perry Castl!!,, an en-
of her regular home and school re- gineer in Savanna, Illinois. The wed-
sponsibilities she found time to help
those who needed special help. On~ What does the boy like to read? be impaired. I'd try every way be
summer a pupil with a speech diffi- Could you help him to the kind of fore reporting him, but if he is to
culty lived in her home while she reading he likes on condition that he big a detriment to the school, it isn'
studied ways to help him. There are doesn't read until his preparations fair to the rest to be continually di
in Chrisman today persons who can are complete? How about his eyes? turbed by idlers. Can you appeal t
walk normally because she saw that Especially your dull boy may have his spirit of fair play? I would n
each child with a deformity had a adenoids and throat trouble that im- tolerate misbehavior or indolence, b
correct diagnosis and then financial pair his hearing, or his eyesight may by eternal vigilance you may win."
help from citizens whom she interest-
ed in the case. The EASTERN ALUMNUS has been published each quart
for two years. This is the ninth issue. The following financi
When her daughters wished to be- statement covers the entire period since the magazine was found
come teachers, Mrs. Stapp managed in March of 1947 to June 30, 1949. In the future similar stat
to stretch her meager budget so as ments will be printed at the end of each fiscal year.
to include a year at Eastern for each
of them. A normal school education Receipts Expenditures
not being possible for her, she eager-
ly read Reading Circle books and Subscriptions _______ $1,863.80
other books on education. Now she
was much interested in what her Salaries
daughters were learning and listened Editor __________ ___ $ 19.
earnestly to all that they could tell
her. Circulation Manager _ 112.7

For two years (from 1924-1926) Printing ------------- 1,243.
Mrs. Stapp taught the seventh grade Engraving ----------- 321.
at Atwood. It was there that her son Photography _______ __ 59.
graduated from high school. She then
moved to Danville and taught depart- AP orst t a-g-e- - -_-_-__- -_-_-__-_-_- _- -_-_ 6.
mental studies in seventh and eighth
grade until her retirement at the age 33.
of 68.
Office Supplies, Etc. __ _ 21.9
The following, written by Mrs.
Stapp to a daughter in 1923, shows Balance on Hand _____ _
how modern and sympathetic was
her educational thinking: $1,863.80 $1,863.

"In regard to your pupils who seem
not to have their minds on their
work, I hardly know what to tell you.
If you get the bright boy interested,
probably the dull one will no longer
be a problem. Can you reach them
through outside activities? Are they
interested in machinery, wireless or
anything of that sort? What do you
know of the outside environment of
the boys ? Are they interested in
athletics? Where have you the boys?
Are they close together? I always
think it best to seat my pupils care-
fully with reference to possible pre-
vention of undesirable activities.

PAGE TWENTY-SIX

Keeping In Touch • • •

Class of 1912 Duess, '14, lives at 1125 Lunt Ave., Nineteenth St., Mattoon, Ill., teaches
Chicago 26, Ill. in the Mattoon public schools.
William E. Gossett
1435 )!:Ieventh St. Ana A. Prather, '14, lives at 106 Joseph Louis Barger, '14, of Dun-
Charleston, III. West Eighth Ave., Columbus, 0. bar, W. Va., was graduated from the
University of Illinois in 1932 and
F. A. Lindhorst, '12, writes from Mary Virginia Robinson (Mrs. has taught shop work in West Virgin-
•minster, Md., where he is teach- Mary R. McDougle), '14, resides at ia for the past 28 years.
ing a summer term in the West- 806 Iowa St., Urbana, Ill. She taught
nainster Theological Seminary, that in Urbana, and has taken the M. A. Mary N. Goodson, '14, of 614 Mid
he is enjoying the ALUMNUS very degree from the University of Illi- Drive, Woodruff Place, Indianapolis
much. Mr. Lindhorst is president of nois in 1938.. Her daughtm- Mary 1, Ind., teaches grade one in the public
the College of the Pacific, Stockton, Elizabeth, w~ is associated with the schools of Indianapolis.
Calif. His address is 816 W. Magnolia. McGraw-Hill Publishing company of
New York, took the M. A. at Welles- Lillian San Born, '14, of Spring
Class of 1914 ley this year. Grove, Ill., began teaching in the Chi-
cago schools in 1914, retiring in 1943.
Mrs. C. T. Gates Olive Rogers (Mrs. Leonard _E. She has a home in Boulder, Colo., and
708 Johnson St. Davis), '14, is a former teacher in has traveled extensively in the West.
•rleston, Ill. Charleston. Mr. Davis, also an East- Two years ago, after 33 years of ab-
ern graduate, is secretary of the Coles sence, she returned to visit the Char-
Gertrude 0. Hill, '14, has been County Airport Authority. leston campus and see her old friend,
teaching American history in the De- Miss Mary J. Booth, librarian emeri-
catur high school since 1920. She is Jane Lois Shaw (Mrs. Jane L. Bige- tus. She mentioned in her letter to
sponsor of the Livingston C. Lord low, '14, lives at 532 Valencia Place, Mrs. Gates that Charleston welcomed
Future Teachers club in the high Covina, Calif. Married in 1919, she her by giving her a ticket for over-
school there, besides having many is the mother of three sons and a time parking-something the Class
other interests. She holds the A. B. daughter. One son, Lt. John A. Bige- of '14 didn't learn about in school.
from the University of Illinois (1920), low, a Fifteenth Air Force pilot, was
and the M. A. from Columbia univer- killed in action. Oren Whalen, '14, is an instructor
sity (1924). at the University of Illinois. His
Goldie Isabella Smith (Mrs. Wil- home is at 208 W. Washington St.,
Leonard Jones, '14, lives at 802 liam Gossett), '14, taught in Tuscola Urbana.
Seventeenth St., Boulder, Colo. He for two years after graduation. She is
took the B. A. at the University of the mother of three daughters who Lola Chenoweth (Mrs. Lola Boyle),
Colorado in 1926 and the M. A. in have attended Eastern. Mr. Gossett is '14, is at present completing her B. S.
1940. also a graduate. in Ed. at Eastern. Her home is at
1438 Ninth St., Charleston. She has
William J. Long, '14, was graduat- Lois Shortess (Mrs. Edwin S.) '14, four sons, three of them at the Uni-
of 5279 Greenside Lane, Baton Rouge versity of Wisconsin. Phillip, a grad-
ed from Wesleyan Law school and 12, La., took the B. A. at the Uni- uate of Charleston high this spring,
versity of Wisconsin in 1918 and one will attend Eastern.
practiced law until 1942, when he en- year of graduate work at the Univer-
sity of Illinois Library School. A Class of 1923
tered the Army. At present he is as- librarian from 1919 to 1940, she be-
came operator of the Lois Shortess Harold Whittemore
signed to the S. J. A. Section winitPhartihs~ Book Shop in Baton Rouge in that c/o The Flintkote Co.
France. He can be reached year. Seventeenth St. and Wentworth Ave.
Chicago Heights, III.
following address: Capt. Wm. J. Edwin A. Whalin, '14, of Rose Hill,
Ill., graduated from the Gem City Gertrude Karnes Luckow, '23, who
Long, TC0-218889, Hq. AGRC S. J. Business college and the University lists her principal hobby as teaching,
of Illinois. He has been a public ac-
A. Section, APO 58 c/o Post Master countant and farm advisor in Ken- has not taught in the public schools
tucky and Illinois. At present he is since her marriage. "But," she says,
New York, N. Y. ' living on a farm near Rose Hill. Mr.
Whalin has two married children. "I have never really been out of the
Nita Love (Mrs. H. Zeis Gumm) teaching profession. I have been in
Mae Adelle Wise (Mrs. Mae Wise religious education for many years
'14, lives at 208 Ten dBirsoeccok~ntPyaroirs~' Hill), '14, has taught in Springfield and am now serving as director of
where he r husban for 24 years. She has one son, Wil- kindergarten work in the Rock River
Ill., Conference of the Methodist church."
liam E. Her address is 2417 South
ganization director of the Farm Tenth St., Springfield, III. (Continued on next page)

Bureau. She has two married sons Mary Mansfield, '14, of 313 N.

living in Paris. Both are graduates

of the University of Illinois.

Bonora Malhoit (Mrs. Leroy Mc-
Neil, '14, taught in Tuscola for four
Years. She has one son, Robert. Still
Very much interested in music, she
has conducted a novel school music
Program by radio. Mrs. McNeil sang
a.t the spring meeting of the Douglas
County Eastern State Club.

Grace A. McDougle (Mrs. Hugo 0.

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KEEPING IN TOUCH ... continued

(Continued from preceding page) the Hawaiians to visit her and Major Julia L'ouise Hendricks, '34, is mot
Jaha'nt of the Marine Corps at 1135 er of a daughter, Dolores Jean, bo
Mrs. Karnes has taught in laboratory Koo Hao Pl., Lanikai, Oahu. She says, last February 7.
and observation schools throughout "We have finally built a home on a
Illinois and Michigan and part time hill overlooking the beautiful Pacific Class of 1935
in a private nursery school. "Once a and would love to welcome any old
teacher, always a teacher," she says, classmates that would come sailing Harold Cottingham
"and I love it." Her address: 9756 S. out this way.'' State Univ. of Florida
Hamilton Ave., Chicago 43, Ill. Tallahassee, Fla.
After traveling with her husband
Florence Sutton Ogg, '23, taught for 20 years she "believes firmly that John W. Wyeth, '35, lives at 210
mathematics at Eastern for three this is Paradise on earth." Mrs. Ja- Clinton, Rockford, Ill. He teaches an
regular years and several summers hant treasures renewed contacts with is basketball coach at West Rockfor
following her graduation. Now the the college ~de through the Alum- high school.
wife of Dr. Frank C. Ogg, she has nus.
five children ranging in age from 8 Lee Dulgar, '35, is teaching math
to 18. Since 1939 she has taught at Class of 1932 matics at Thorton Junior colleg
Bowling Green State university, Ohio, Harvey, Ill.
where her husband is professor of Ruth Corley
mathematics. 1005 W. Cossett Commodore Hines, Class of '35, wh
LaGrange, Ill. dropped from school in 1934 to go t
Class of 1924 a tuberculosis hospital, visited th
Esther Louise Pricer Kiger, '32, campus in March for the first ti
Joe Fender is a substitute teacher in Vermilion since 1934. He has built and opera
West :.Side Square county. tourist courts in New Mexico sin
Charleston, Ill. 1938. He holds a degree in busine
Vesta Zimmerly, '32, took the mas- administration from the Universi
Jesse E. Springer, '24, of 147 N. ter of science degree at Ohio State of New Mexico, 1940.
Kansas, Edwardsville, has developed university this spring.
as a hobby her interest in the abori- Class of 1936
ginal, pioneer, and more recent his- Lilly Myrtle Morgan Kelley, '32,
tory of Illinois, particularly of the of 1650 So. Ft. Harrison, Clearwater, Thomas Chamberlin
Randolph-St. Clair-Madison county Fla., expects one of her three daugh- 628 Woodland Ave.
areas, where her home is. ters to enter Eastern this fall. Duluth 5, Minn.

Class of 1925 Class of 1934 Harry D. Lovelass, '36, received th
Doctor of Education degree from th
Ozeta Goodman Cowan Louise Stillions University of Illinois on June 1
325 Third St. Laupahoehoe, Hawaii 1949. A member of the
Joliet, Ill. psychology department
Paul E. Blair '34, of 12(}4 Oak St., State Normal university,
Iris Johnson Gillis, '25, is now Danville, Ill., writes : holds the rank of associate profess
teaching in the junior high school at of psychology. He teaches psycholo
Danville, Ill. A son, Edward C., is "I am still working at the post office and guidance classes and serves as
now attending Eastern. Her husband, as a letter carrier. Only 20 years to go counselor for university students.
Bryce L., is deceased. for a pension, but that seems mighty
far away. I also have a radio repair Dr. Lovelass' thesis is a study
Class of 1928 shop in my home. I am continuing in guidance services in selected Illin
the music business to a slight extent. high schools. The research was spo
Irvin R. Hill, '28, of Saunemin, Ill., During the summer I play trombone sored by the Illinois Secondary Sch
has been employed as superintendent in the Danville Municipal Band. I am Curriculum Program, which was th
of schools, Windsor Community Unit starting my second year as president subject of a recent conference on t
District, succeeding J. H. Dunscomb, of the Danville Musicians' Protective Eastern campus.
who is retiring from teaching. Association."
The Lovelass pr oject was one
Mr. Hill is married and has one Lois M. Harrison, '34, of West four basic research studies conduc
son who was graduated from high Salem, Ill., says, "This completes my during the 1947-48 school year amo
school this spring. seventeenth year in the school room member schools of the Curricul
as a teacher. I have a first and second Program.
Class of 1929 grade. Due to the closing of a number
of the county schools, our grade Robert Finley, '36, superintend
Dorothy Tripp school is very crowded.'' of the senior high school at Pend
360 N. Ivy ton, Wash., visited the E astern ea
Monrovia, Calif. Lloyd McMullen, '34, took the Ph. pus this summer. He is now atten
D. in botany last June at Washington ing Leland Stanford in Califor
Julia Thomas Jahant, '29, has is- State college, Pullman.
sued an invitation via the Alumnus to (Continued on next page)
any of her classmates sojourning in Mrs. Harold Bedinger, the former

PAGE: TWENTY-EIGHT

KEEPI NG IN TOUCH .... continued

(Continued from preceding page) Eastern Gets Fourth National Fratern ity
working toward the doctorate degree.

Class of 1937

William Abernathy
Supt. of Schools
:-;roningt.on, Ill.

Pauline Mevis Zoch, '37, of 327 S.
Garrard St., Rantoul, Ill., has taught
all except one year since 1937. No.w
Mrs. Earnest Zoch, she teaches m
the IRantoul elementary system.

BJizabeth Gabel Lambird, '37, Eastern's fourth national fraternity, §ligma Pi, was installed this spring.
taught from 1937-41 and then entered
nursing. In 1945 she married Don National officers (above, left) chat at installation banquet with fraternity
Lambird of Montrose. She has been president Don Brauer of Altamont (second from right) and President Buzzard.
assistant principal of Montrose high
school since 1945. Husband Don is and Louisiana State.. He is now as- lives at 1183 Main St., Decatur, Ill.

~uperintendent. sociate professor of history and so- She is housewife, bookkeeper, and

Denson Sprouse, '37, was superin- ciology at Elon college, N. C. stenographer.
tendent of elementary schools in
Litchfield for seven years, except for Sadie Abraham McCoy, '37, taught Urban Lowell Monical, '37, of 149
two years in the Navy. During the nine years in the rural schools of J as- S. Duke St., Millersville, Pa., is super-
past year he has been superintendent per county. She married a former visor of student teaching in the in-
of the Raymond-Waggoner unit dis- Eastern student, Maurice McCoy of dustrial arts department of the Mil-
trict and Logan Fearn, '37, took the Yale, and is now keeping house and lersville State Teachers college.
Litchfield superintendency. tutoring a four year old son.
Elizabeth Dickman Bernard, '37,
Helen Turner, '37, taught for the Evelyn Keith Ambrose, '37, of 846 lives in Beason, Ill., where her hus-
past eight years near Sullivan. Her Fourth St., Charleston, taught school band is the Methodist minister.
home is at 824 Blackwood St., Sulli- for five years before going to Corpus
van, Ill. Christie, Tex., with her husband Dean, Eva Morgan, '37, has completed
wl:io was a naval officer. She is now her twelfth year of teaching in the
Betty Duff Denny, '37, has lived in helping plan a new home on Eleventh Garfield school of Danville. Her home
Olney, Ill. (127 Ludlow St.) for the St. in Charleston for the Ambrose is at 1005 Chandler.
past ten years. She has two children, family, which includes two young
Tom 8, and Mary 3. sons. Dean practices optometry in Maurice Taylor, '37, has been coach
Charleston. at the Noble high school for the past
Richard Dailey, '37, of 204 Cranford three years. Mrs. Taylor is the former
Place, Teaneck, N. J., was formerly Charles Tucker, '37, is now WO!:'.k- Alice Wickiser, '40.
safety and personnel manager of the ing as a carpenter in Charleston af-
Hayes Freight Lines, Mattoon. Last ter Army service in the quartermas- Ralph Mcintosh, '37, 263 Cascade
year he became safety engineer of ter corps and military intelligence. Rd., Pittsburgh 21, Pa., has been a
the Third Avenue Transit Corporation research engineer in electronics for
in :eaneck. Geneva Pinkstaff Crawford, '37, the Westinghouse Researcli Labora-
taught school for a time in Bridge- tory in East Pittsburgh since 1940.
Alice Cruse Crouch, '37, 2103 N. port, is now living on a farm near He married the former Rosamond
Broadway, Shelbyville, Ill., has been Vincennes. She has two children, Petty and has two children, Cathy 6
teaching homemaking in the Shelby- Ronald 10, and Jan Clare 2. and John 3.
ville high school for the past nine
Years. She is doing graduate work at Mildred Neudecker Rabold, '37, Kay Shores Whitaker, '37, lives at
the University of Illinois. of 1017 Highland, Vallejo, Calif., 1618 Vernon, Springfield, Ill., with
taught at Worden, Ill., then married her husband and two sons, ages 6
Eva Honn, '37, of 1312 Charleston and moved to Vallejo, where she and 3.
Ave., Mattoon, has taught since grad- teaches in the elementary school.
uation, first at Kansas, then at Gays, Joan Hunter, '37, is teaching bi-
and now sixth grade in the Lowell Elizabeth Ann Schertiger Tucker, ology in the Edwardsville high school
school in Mattoon. '37, 404 N. Fifth, Charleston, mar- and sponsoring a science club. She
ried classmate Charles Tucker (see received her M. S. in botany from the
. Cloyd W. Paskins, '37, is complet- above) before graduation. University of Michigan.
ing work toward the Ph. D. at the
Univet ity of Pittsburgh following Laura Conley Kussart, '37, now (Continued on next page)
study at the University of California

PAGE TWENTY-NINE

KEEPING IN TOUCH ... continued

(Continued from preceding page) Foster Marlow '49, Wins Mural Painting

Dane Bouslog, '37, is head of the Commission in St. Louis; To Teach Next Yea
physics department at Paris high
school. He married Helen Sanders Youthful Artist At 23, carrying an Eastern Illinoil
seven years ago. The Bouslogs have State college diploma dated 1949i
two children. Foster LeRoy Marlow Foster Marlow has become a muralist
of such standing that he was award~
Helen Anderson, '37, of 542 Six- ent of Community Unit District 301 at a commission to paint the murals fo
teenth Ave., East Moline, has been Elgin, Ill. a unique new museum of natural his
teaching home economics in the East tory in St. Louis.
Moline high school since 1941. Carl Shull, '39, is doing foreign re-
search for his doctoral dissertation Marlow is already at work paintin
Mildred June Richey, '37, lives at this summer. With Mrs. Shull, the an 80 foot mural for the entranc
711 N. Rush, Chicago, and continues former Mary Balloon, who taught building for the Cherokee Cav
her work as a teacher of English at piano at Eastern for two years, he Museum, which extends hundreds o
the undergraduate division of the will spend about one month in Eng- feet under the city in newly discove
University of Illinois, Navy Pier. land, one in France, and one in Italy. ed caves littered with the bones o
Art instructor at Eastern since 1947, prehistoric animals.
Virginia Cayez, '37, and Edgar Shull is beginning his doctorate at
Wood were married at Gary, Ind., last Ohio State. He recently won a first The entrance building, a moder
June 4. Mrs. Wood served as principal prize in the Midwest Art Exhibit at Spanish type structure, houses th
of the Westville grade school for two Swope Gallery, T erre Haute. famed Damascus Palace exhibited a
years and last year taught in the the Columbian Exposition in Chica
Georgetown junior high. The newly- H. D. McCain, '39, who has for the in 1893 and at the St. Louis World
married couple will make their home past six years been superintendent of Fair in 1904. It is filled with ancie
in Galesburg. schools at Grayville, has resigned to art objects of the Near East.
complete work on the doctor of edu-
Eva Virginia Morgan, '37, married cation degree. He plans to enter col- Marlow expects to work in St. Lou·
Archie B. Wilson of Danville, Ill., lege teaching. Mr. McCain is a vet- all summer, going to Lawrenceville i
June 18. The bride has been a teacher eran educator, having served in ad- the fall as elementary art supervis
at the Garfield school in Danville for ministrative capacities in Illinois and high school art teacher.
the past 12 years. Mr. Wilson is as- schools for more than 20 years. He
sociated with the L. E. Meyers Con- was junior high principal at Robinson The handsome Navy vet got hi
struction Co. of Decatur. for 14 years. start in mural painting in his pa
ents' church in Mt. Vernon. As a g"
A daughter, Susan Elaine, was born Roy Van Note, '39, began work offering he painted a large babtist
to Mr. and Mrs. Mac Waldrip, '37, of June 15 at Louisiana State university, mural for the church. A few wee
New Holland, Ill., where Mac coach- Baton Rouge, in charge of gifts and later its fame had spread and he wa
es. Mac is finishing up the M. A. de- exchanges in the university library. asked to do another in a second M
gree at the University of Illinois this He finished the master's degree in Vernon church at a handsome fee.
summer. library science at the University of
Illinois this year. Marlow's artistic talent found ma
Class of 1939 outlets while he was in college. So
of his finest work appears in the tit!
Gerald Kincaid pages of the 1949 Warbler, stude
R. R. 4, Box 80 yearbook now being distributed. H
Mason, Mich. was also a talented actor, an acti
charter member of Kappa Sig
Robert Burmeister, '39, former Kappa, social fraternity, and an hon
coach at St. Teresa high school in De- student.
catur, will be head baseball coach at
Sullivan high next year. He will also Class of 1940
head the social science department
there. Carolyn Gilbert
EISC
Mrs. Frank B. Myer, Jr., the form- Charleston, Ill.
er Jane Osborn, '39, has two daugh-
ters, Marilyn Jane, 6, and Marlene Martha Reeder Russ, '40, is tea
Sue, 3. She lives at 1108 Seminary, ing first grade at Central Sch
Danville, Ill. Jane's sister Milbra is Libertyville, Ill., and doing furt
now Mrs. Floyd E. Butler. Milbra is study at Northwestern. Married
the mother of Billy, 3. and Judy Kay, 1941, Mrs. Russ has a daughter M
1. Her address is 217 N. Bowman, go, 6.
Danville.
Mr. and Mrs. Barrett Racster, '4
Harold Fearn, '39, is superintend- and son Jimmie of Winston-Salem,•

(Continued on next page)

PAGE THIRTY

Speakers Win Laurels 1n National Competition

Golden Jubilee debaters, actors, singers, journalists and athletes excelled in their chosen fields. In the above
photo Jahala Foote, left, Norma Metter and Don Carmichael examine awards won in a national tournament at Bradley
university . They helped give Eastern one of the best debate team records in the meet.

Dr. J. Glenn Ross, who organized the speech department in 1937, still coaches forensics.

(Continued from preceding page) preliminary to the operation of air Class of 1942
bases. During the past year Fling has
C., visited the Eastern campus June studied vocations and administration Irene Allison
27. He is teaching vocational educa- at the University of Illinois, prepara- R.R. 2
tion at the Gary high school at Wins- tory to his overseas assignment. He Danville, Ill.
f.on-Salem and supervises a related may take his family to Arabia later.
program of veterans' training. The assignment in Arabia credits him Jeanette Kuhn (Mrs. Eugene Nor-
in one year with three years of over- man), '42, finished her work at East-
Dorothy McQueen, '40, became the seas duty, according to the Air Force ern by attending summer school after
bride of John M. Schettler of Sesser, plan. the fall quarter, 1941. She taught for
III., June 5. Mrs. Schettler has taught three months at Jewett, Ill., going
home economics at Sheldon high Class of 1941 from there to Windsor, where she
school for the pa st nine years. Mr. has taught for seven years. She mar-
Sche tler, a University of Illinois Frank Tate ried Mr. Norman in 1945. He com-
lnaduate, will head a department of c/o English Dept., Univ. of Wash. pleted his work at Eastern in 1948
agricultuTe next year at the new Pullman, Wash. after his return from service. He has
unit school district at Roberts, Ill. has been teaching art, also in the
Mrs. Schettler will teach home ec- Emil Spezia, '41, is senior instruct- Windsor schools.
onomics in the same S(!hool. or in the propeller hydraulic division
at Chanute Field, Rantoul. He has Marjorie Schuch, '42, is teaching
Maj. Dean Fling, '40, of the Air taught at Chanute and at Yale uni- at N ewton. She is president of the
Force left in July for Dhahran, Arab- versity for the A. A. F. since July Business Education Association of
ia, where he will take charge of a of 1941. Emil married Juanita Jen- Area 13.
lraining program for native Arabians kins in 1941 and has a son, Erik, 2.
(Continued on next page)

PAGE THIR TY-ON E

KEEPING IN TOUCH .. . continued

(Continued from preceding page) Dario Covi, '43, has been invited to at Hartsburg-Emden Community
spend four months at the Warburg high school, Hartsburg, Ill., during
Hazel Isley (Mrs. Ed Sluder ), '42, Art Institute in London this fall. He the past two years. Mr. Polley is at-
is at Findlay, Ill. She taught at also expects to study in Italy for a tending the University of Illinois.
Wcste1·velt for two years before year. Covi is now an assistant in a1·t They will live at 1104 South Euclid
marrying. The Sludcrs have twin histo1·y at Iowa State university and Ave., Champaign.
boys. Mr. Sluder, a 1947 gn1duate, has is working toward the doctor's de-
been teaching at Findlay high school. gree in that field. Examples of his Jim Giffin, '46, a member of the
work were recently exhibited at East- staff at Eastern, visited with Lt.
Leona May E lsberry, '42, and Roy ern as the final display in a series of Comdr. and Mrs. Garland Bryan, '39,
W. Thoresen, Chicago, were married alumni shows. while taking a Naval Reserve train-
last April 9. Mrs. Thoresen has been ing cruise in June. Bryan, who visited
employed as a secretary in Chicago Class of 1944 the campus in March, is executive of-
for seven years. Mr. Thoresen attend- ficer of a dive bomber squadron oper-
ed Northwestern university and is Ruby Aileen Carter, '44, and James ating from the carrier F. D. Roose-
now chief accountant for the Armour E. Hurley were married June 19 at velt. His home is at Norfolk, Va. Be-
Research foundation, Chicago. Windsor. Mrs. Hurley has taught fore returning to Illinois, where he is
home economics a t Ogden high school studying at Northwestern this sum-
F red Arlington Dewhirs t, '42, and at the Niantic-Harristown high me1·, Giffin visited Mr. and Mrs.
taught mathematics and science at school. Mr. Hurley is employed at the Ralph Walters, '34, in Anacostia, D.
Sidell high school during the past Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. of Nian- C., where Walters is employed at the
year. tic. They are now living at 1022 West Naval Research laboratory. Mrs. Gif-
Macon, Niantic. fin, the former June Bubeck, '48, also
Geneva Murph y, '42, is now at made the tri p.
Marshall, Ill. She has taught there J ay Logue, '44, instructor of in-
for three years, following a year dustrial arts at East Peoria Com- Joan Coon, '46, is doing graduate
teaching commercial subjects at munity high school, is enrolled at the work at the University of Denve1· this
Hoopeston. University of California, Berkeley, summer. Miss Coon is a teacher at
this summer to begin work on the Ph. Robinson high school.
Maxine Rennels Frame, '42 and D. He took the M. Ed. at P enn State
Robert Frame, '43, are parents of a last year. Ed Rennels, '46, is working toward
baby daughter born last spring. the P h. D. at Harvard, where he took
Betty Lewis, '44, of Waggoner and the M. S. in 1948. Mrs. Rennels, the
Norma Finkbiner (M.rs. Jim Mil- Harry LeVerne Ebe of St. L<>uis plan former Ruth Allison, has been ill
ler ), '44, of Indianola have a baby to marry in early September. Miss recently and her sister Irene helped
daughter, Jo Anne. Lewis is employed as field director of during her rospitalization. A daugh
Girl Scouts in the Alton and Wood ter Beth is 4!h.
Class of 1943 River areas. Mr. Ebe, a University of
Illinois graduate, is employed with Class of 1947
Martha Moore Mason the Liberty Mutual Insurance Com-
829 Seventh St. pany in St. Louis. James Hanks, '47, who taught tw
Charleston, Ill. years at Charleston high school fol
Class of 1945 lowing graduation, will be principa
Bertha Ridgeley (.Mrs. Russell of the Longview high school in Cham
Polzin), '43, visited in Charleston in Mrs. Mary Grossman Mail paign county next year. He receive
May. With her were Mr. Polzin and 826 Dewey St. the M. A. in education at the Univer
their son Frankie, born Friday the Anderson, Ind. sity of Illinois this summer. Mrs
thirteenth of August, 1948. Their Hanks, the former Bessie Townsend
address is 2024 Cooper St., Saginaw, Bartley Greenwood, '45, will coach '43, has also taught during the pas
Mich., where Mr. Polzin is a railway at the Onarga Military school, Onar- two years at Charleston high, bu
mail clerk. ga, Ill., next year. He has coached at does not plan to teach at Longview
Lexington, Ill., high school. On the Longview faculty will be Wil
Lloyd S. Henson, '43, was named lard St. John, '49, and Mrs. St. John
assistant principal of the new Lake- J. Claire Shumaker, a former stu- the former Bertha Revis, '47.
view high school near Decatur, now dent, received the L. L. B. degree
under construction, to start work this from the University of Illinois this Rubydean Heady, '47, marrie
fall. Among t he 16 teacher faculty year. He took the B. S. in 1947. Mrs. Dwight L. Black last June 19 at Hen
are other Eastern graduates. C. Don- Shumaker is the former Arrah Jean derson, Ky. Mrs. Black has taugh
ald Betebenner, '32, of West Salem, ·workman, '45. for the past two years at Ridg
who has taught for the past few Farm. Mr. Black is a farm er nea
years at Sullivan, will teach and Class of 1946 Westville.
coach. Both Henson and Bettebenner
have done graduate study at the Uni- Jim Roberts William Henry Towler, '47, an
versity of IJlinois. Joan Sheeks, '43, Times Record Janet McCubbins of Springfield we
will teach speech. Miss Sheeks has Aledo, Ill. married last April 23. Mr. Towler i
been at Charleston high for several
years. Betty J ane Leathers, '46, and Rob- (Continued on next page)
ert O. Polley were married last June
5 in Oblong. M1·s. Polley has taught

l' ,\CI> THIR"IT-TWO

r

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l eEPING IN TOUCH ... continued

t'.:. (Continued from preceding page) past year. Mr. Wilkey is assistant Dundee G. S. and H. S.; Richard Per-
coach and teacher of industrial arts ry, s:nech, Robinson H. S.; Monte
i~:. p~d"r~i'cnckiipnaalw,o f th e Ma . . at Argenta h.1g h schoo1. The new1y Popham, industrial arts, Rantoul ;
Ill. He marn.ed coup1e w1·11 l1' ve at 304 West Nadine Rennels Tooley, home econom-
ckinaw umt choo.l, Mulbeu..y St., N01.ma1. ics, Fairmount H. S.; Jack Sensin-
taught a year m taffar, graduate assistantship, Kan-
Albert and Nancy Eckert (the sas Univ., Lawrence; Jack Obid
. the st. Elmo gra dAe 1.s1c'Fho'oolrceb emf. o r e en- former Nancy Clapp), '48, moved Smith, science, St. Elmo H. S.; George
· tering t heA rmy 1941 . from Strawn to Urbana recently. Al M. Reat, graduate study, Greeley,
will wol'k toward the M. A. and Nancy Colo., Col. of Ed.; James Knott, com-
ge was released from active duty in will be house mother for ten childl'en merce, Lawrenceville H. S.; Donald
at the Cunningham Home. The Eck- Woodard, coach, Carlyle H. S.; Ken-
1946 with the rank of captain. erts are pa1·ents of son Jim, born last ton Wibking, graduate study; Bar-
September. bara Wilson home economics, Mt. Pul-
Eugene L. Price, '47, took the mas-
~r of fine arts (English) at the State

University of Iowa this spring. His

thesis was a group of short stories,

"Enroute." Price was editor of the

News and the Alumnus at Eastern.

Mary Margaret Diel, '47, and F loyd Jack Muthersbough, '48, and Ar- aski H. S.
Knakmuhs of West Salem were mar- lene Swearingen, '48, were married Chicago-John Barrett, business
ried last May 28. Mrs. Knakmuhs has June 18. Both have been employed in
taught in and near Noble and at Au- the Minot, N. D., school system dur- education, Vandalia H. S.; George
burn. The newlyweds will live on a ing the past year. Mr. Muthersbough Hack, graduate study, Greeley, Colo.,
farm near West Salem. is a past editor of the Eastern Alum- Colo. Col. of Ed.; George Muir, Eng-
nus. lish, Kansas H. S.; Marguerite Rhodes
Gindler, speech correction, Arcola-

Naida Rae Bush, '47, and Donald Lee Class of 1949 Hindsboro.
High of Ridgefarm were married June Chrisman-Eleanor Marker Mit-
5. Mrs. High has taught for the past By July 1 over two-thirds of the
two years at Ridgefarm high school. 1949 graduating class of 261 persons chell, home economics, Geo1·getown
Mr. High is employed as a physicist had reported their plans for next year H. S.
at the General Motors plant at Tilton, tv the placement bureau. The follow-
Ill. The newlyweds will live in Ridge- ing list includes only those who have Cisne-Phillip Ayel's, eighth grade,
farm. taken teaching positions or who will Cisne.
do graduate study. Graduates are
Class of 1948 listed by home cities. The subject or Clinton- William Cooper, com-
office a nd the city or school follows merce, Bloomington H. S.
Charles Arzeni, '48, has been ap- the name.
pointed a university scholar in the Cowden-Gerald Holley, coach and
graduate school, University of Mich- Salaries for beginning teachers elem. teacher, Hoopeston.
igan, and will continue his botany re- average more than $2800 per year.
search there at the expense of the Cypress- Stephen Ketchie, elem.
university without teaching duties. Allerton- Oscar Hicks, physical principal, Mt. Pulaski.
He completed work toward the M. A. education, Sidney Jr. H. S.
E. St. Louis-LeeRoy LaRose, phy-
this year and will now start on his Areola- Helen Harshbarger, Som- sical education, Palestine Jr. H. S.
onauk H. S.; Patricia Howey sixth
doctorate. This is an honorary grant grade, Ottawa; Rose Kibler, music, Edwardsville-Marilyn Bagby, phy-
sical education for girls, Paris H. S.;
Albert Gregor, physical education,
Edwardsville.

Effingham-Thelma Cable Fink-
ledey, third grade, Beecher City;

for excellent scholarship. Arzeni was Carlinville. Louis DesPres, music, Thawville;
the Livingston C. Lord scholarship Arthur-Clement Greene, assistant - George Moritz, graduate study.
holder in 1948.
ship, Univ. of III.; LaVerne Eileen Fillmore-John Richmond, social
William Lee Carter, '48, was award- Jom~s, first grade, Springfield. science and physical education, Au-
ed the M. A. at Ohio State university burn Jr. H. S.
last June 10. Ashmore-Billie Bradford Arney,
commerce, Effingham H. S. Fithian-Harold Dean Cunning-
ham, graduate study, Greeley, Colo.,
Brazil, Ind.-Richard Spillers, Coll. of Ed.
speech correction, Madison.

James Richard Handwerk, '48, Casey-Carl Cohoon, commerce and Flat Rock-Gerald Pierson, social
and Jeanne Louise Hayes were united science, Lawrenceville H. S.; John
in marriage last June. Mr. Handwerk distributive education, Charleston H. Sechrest, Language arts, Taylorville
is an accountant in the offices of the Jr. H. S.
s.
Georgetown - George Frazier,
Catlin-Joe Kruzich, industrial

arts, Virdin H. S.

Hayes Freight Lines, Mattoon. He Champaign-Ralph Everson, art, coach, Edna, Tex.
and his bride are living at 1903 Bement.
Madison St., Charleston. Greenup - Marie Gressel, com-
Charleston-Wilma Jean Ashby, merce, Paris H . S.; George Fogleman,
music, Robinson; Charles Eugene An- graduate study, Univ. of Ill.

Nadine Swinford, '48, married derson, assistantship, Univ. of Ill.; Hillsboro-Leona Paden Adams,
Raro!d Wilkey June 9 in Decatur. Doris Hussong Campbell, music, Gir- first grade, Mattoon.
Mrs. Wilkey has taught home econom- ard; Rush Darigan, Jr., elementary
principal, Arthur; Donald Johnson, Hoopeston-Arthur Johnson, coach,

ics at Argenta high school for the coach, Taylorville; Jack McNutt, art, (Continued on next page)

PAGJ!; THIRTY-THREE

KEEPING IN TOUCH ... continued

(Continued from preceding page) Parkersburg-llene Ridgeley, home dustrial arts, Carlinville H. S.
economics, Donovan H. S. and Jr. H.
Hoopeston. Springfield-Hope Brown Nelson,
Hume-Willard St. John, coach, s. elementary school, Springfield.

Longview H. S. Princeton - Donald L. Dawson, Stamford, Conn.-Jacob Pottge~
Irving-Samuel Morehead, teacher, science and mathematics, Somonauk graduate assistantship, Univ. of Ill.
H. S.
Stewardson H. S. Sullivan-Norma Jean Needha
Kankakee-Robert Drolet, assist- Raymond-Dorothy Ellen Woods, home economics, Charleston H. S.
third grade, Stonington.
antship, Univ. of Ill. Toledo-John Alexander,
Livingston-Olin Kreuter, graduate Ridgefarm-Virginia Walker, com- Bradford; Kenneth Connell,
merce, lndianola H. S. correction, Sullivan; Charles Mulle~
study, Greeley, Colo., Coll. of Ed. graduate assistantship, Univ. of Ill.;
Marshall-Mary Casteel, biology, Robinson - Dana Evans, fifth Lloyd Steen, graduate assistantshi
grade, Decatur; Robert Lee Grub- Indiana Univ.
New Athens H. S.; Paul Montgomery, augh, graduate study; Jack Watts,
coach, Strasburg. industrial arts, Roanoke, N. C., H. S.; Tuscola-Howard Barnes,
Amelia Wright Webb, speech, Deca- Tolono (Unity District),
Martinsville-Ferne Tingley Comp- tur.
ton, fourth grade, Charleston. Villa Grove-Louise
Rosedale, lnd.-Loie Max Swinford, second grade, Ottawa; Dale E. Pot
Mattoon-Robert H. Bennett, so- physical education, Sadorus Jr. H. S. graduate assistantship, Indiana Univ
cial science, Charleston H. S.; Ariel Westfield-Perry Whitson,
Bowman, speech and English, Spring- St. Elmo-Robert Olson, coach, Villa Grove.
Valley H. S.; Robert Crookshank, in- Harvard H. S.; John Pankey, science
dustrial arts, Winston-Salem H. S., and mathematics, Stonington H. S. West Lebanon, lnd.-Billy T. Bye
N. C.; Don Carmichael, social science, commerce, Catlin H. S.
Melvin H. S.; Sara Berninger, Eng- St. Francisville- Vera Mayer, busi-
lish, Hartsburg H. S.; Harold David ness education, Bradford H. S. Westville-Jack Williams,
Davis, science, O'Fallon H. S.; Ber- trial arts, Moweaqua H. S.
nard Ohm, commerce, Mattoon H. S.; St. Jacob-Altys Daniels, English
Ralph Ohm, graduate study, Univ of and physical education, Cerro Gordo. Wheeler-Earl Wilson,
Ill.; Jean Marie Potter, speech Robin- elementary school, Mattoon.
son H. S.; Juanita Williams LaRose, Shelbyville-Berniece Baumgarten
speech correction, Palestine. Buesking, home economics, Strasburg Windsor-Norma Jean Carter, se
H. S.; Grace Largent, home econom- ond grade, Hammond; Leland Dav·
Metcalf-Charles Clark, business ics, Tower Hill H. S.; Lillis June Spor- coach, F'indlay; Harold Noffke, ph
education, Moweaqua H. S. leder, seventh grade, Main Street sical education, Gays.
School, Shelbyville.
Metuchen, N. J.-Sam Peticolas, Willow Hill-James Bailey, gra
assistantship, Oklahoma A. and M., Sigel-John Tolch, graduate as- uate study, Greeley, Colo., Coll.
Stillwater. sistantship, Michigan State, E. Lans- Ed. (finishes M. A. this summer) .
ing.
Montrose-Beulah Krick Knott,
commerce, Lawrenceville H. S. Springerton-Albert C. Sharer, in-

Morrisonville-Loren Unser, Boy 'That Lump in My Throat Is a Canary'
Scout Field Executive, Fairfield.
Mar y J. Booth, who made Eastern's inadequat e library function effecti
Newman- Vernon Ingrum, coach,
Robinson H. S. for 44 years, was a platform guest at Commencement. She was intr odu

Newton-Shirley Jones, commerce, (above) by President Buzzard. He announced that the new Mary J. Bo
Morton, Ill., H. S. Library will probably be dedicated next spring. A portrait of Miss Bootlt

Oakland- Charles Bunten, indus- being painted and will hang in the libr ary bear ing her name.
trial arts, Mattoon H. S.; Aubra Gole-
man, graduate study, Greeley, Colo.,
Coll. of Ed.; William Wright Camp-
bell, graduate scholarship, Univ. of
Ill.

Oblong - John R. McCullough,
graduate study, Univ. of Ill.; Robert
Taylor, science and assistant coach,
Oakland H. S.

Olney-Neal Hudson, coach, Neoga
H. S.; Charles Heath, director of phy-
sical education and social science,
Ashley H. S.; Louis Stivers, coach,
Oakland H. S.; William Wyatt, indus-
trial arts, Mt. Carmel H. S.

Opyke-F oster Marlow, art, Law-
r enceville.

Paris-Richard Mills, science, Ar-

eola H. S.

PAGE THIRTY-FOUR

Library Floor Plans

The three principal levels of the Booth
Library, scheduled for completion in January,
1950, are shown in the accompanying pictures.

On the main or second floor (upper left)
are two large reading rooms for reserve and
reference materials, a browsing room, text-
book exhibit room, offices, workrooms, and
service facilities.

The lower floor (low.er left), which is
partially below ground level, includes a library
science laboratory, audio-visual aids rooms,
an auditorium for 154 persons, recorded music
room, art gallery, faculty-student lounge,
book-binding and janitors' rooms, lavatories,
and check room.

The partial third floor (above) comprises
two seminar rooms, women librarians' quar-
ters, and stacks.

The 150x150 foot structure has shelf space
for 125,000 volumes. Thirty-two individual
carrels will be of especial value when work
toward the master's degree is offered.

The exterior of the building is in modi-
fied collegiate Gothic style. Buff tapestry
brick is the principal building material with
Joliet limestone trim to match the Science and
Health Education buildings.

The library is located in the northeast
corner of the former Schahrer Field, facing
north. It forms the southern front of the plan-
ned campus quadrangle.

According to company officials, it is one of
the finest and most finished buildings from the
construction standpoint in the State of Illinois.

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