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Eastern Alumnus Vol. 5 No. 3 (Winter 1951)

Eastern Illinois State College alumni newsletter magazine

Keywords: Eastern Illinois University,EIU,alumni news

Winter
1951-52

The Eastern Alumnus

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

VOLUME 5 DECEMBER, 1951 NUMBER 3

Entered May 14, 1947, as second class matter, at the post office at

Charleston, Illinois, under authority of the act of Congress, August 244
1912. Yearly subscription rate $1.50; two years $2.25; three years $3.0'I

Renewals, $1.00 per year.

E~ K. E. HESLER ------------------------------------------- Editor

Stz~.

"The financial value of the Liv- An active group of Eastern graduates and former students are d•
ingston C. Lord Memorial Scholar- termined to make the Fayette County Eastern State Club a successful
ship bears little relation to the venture. One of the fund raising devices used by the club is the sale
honor attached to receiving it, of Christmas angels like the one pictured on the cover. Arrayed in its
and never has." red and white stripped attire, the angel is cleverly and economical
designed.
So began the editorial in the
June, 1951, issue of The Eastern President of the club which held its first meeting of the year on
Alumnus; and so concurred Dr. December 6 is Allene Bolt Berner who attended Eastern in 1928-29, part
Denna F. Fleming, '12, Political Sci- of 1930, and is now doing extension work. John Barrett, '49, is vice-
ence Department at Vanderbilt president, and Beulah Davis Brown, '42, is secretary-treasurer. Designe11
University, when he sent the fol- of the angels is Louise Grant (Mrs. Frances Burl Brock-Jones) who attended
lowing letter to Miss Ruby Harris, Eastern in 1936-38.
'12, administrator of the scholar-
ship fund: Sargent Gallery--A Cultural Value

"In reading the June issue of By Carl Shull studios in various parts of the coun,
The Eastern Alumnus, I noted the try. The Museum of Modern Art in
small size of the cash award which Gallery Director New York City has loaned us an
accompanies the Livingston C. excellent exhibition from thei~
Lord scholarship. Though the honor The Paul Sargent Gallery, locat- vast collection of contempor
involved is great, the sum of ed in the Mary J. Booth library, American paintings. They have also
$47.50 certainly does not go far provides for the enjoyment and ar- made available an unusual grou~
in these inflationary times. tistic development of the student of woven textiles.
body, visiting alumni and the com-
"Soon after reading The Eastern munity, a series of monthly exhi- The Metropolitan ·Museum of
Alumnus, I made a new will, to bitions including paintings, cera- art, also in New York, is making
replace one outdated, and included mics, prints, . photography, sculp- possible to present from its coll
in it a small sum for the benefit ture, weaving and textiles. Lectures tion a group of Italian masterpiec
of the Lord Memorial Scholarship. and films are also presented The Corcoran Gallery of Washin
throughout the year. ton, D. C. will be represented thi
"Lately it occurred to me that year in the gallery by Contempo
there must be a considerable num- A sincere effort is made to se- ary paintings and the Chicago Art
ber of the older Eastern alumni, cure exhibitions of the highest Institute has very kindly consente
whose lives were powerfully in- quality and representative of both to organize exhibitions which will
fluenced by Mr. Lord and who the past and the present in art. be presented in the near future.
might like to remember him in this This requires careful selection of
manner. materials available from private Exhibitions from the art facul
galleries, ·public museums, art of universities and art schools that
"The effect upon the scholarship schools, universities and artists' are noted for their work in art
fund would not be immediate, but field are shown. The gallery has
it might ultimately be consider- Scholarship to a degree commen- already exhibit€d works by t
able." surate with the honor inherent in John Herron Art Institute, India
receiving it, we shall not only be apolis, and works by members of
Any attempt to enlarge upon honoring a memory of the past the Institute of Design, Chicago.
t:1e words of Dr. Fleming would but sha ll also be blessing a vision
.only be to distract from what he of the future. The American Federation of Art
has so well expressed; but we are
confident that many of the older (Continued on page 22)
alumni feel the same as he. By
our efforts to increase the value of
the Livingston C. Lord Memorial

PAGE TWO

President

rs. J. K. Johnson Elected

~lumni Association President

Mrs. J. K. Johnson

Bette Lou Bails (Mrs. J. K. John- Johnson finds herself busy with the General Club.
son), '40, of Charleston was elected many activities besides mothering
president of the Eastern Illinois two small daughters, Pamela Jean She teaches a Sunday School
State College Alumni Association age three and Mary Elizabeth age class and is a member of Panhel-
at a business meeting on October one. lenic, Home Bureau and a bi-
monthly bridge club.
21, tlomecoming. She is an active member of the
Charleston Alumna group of Sigma New vice-president is Ernest N.
Mrs. Johnson attended Eastern Sigma Sigma social sorority, hold- Freeman, '03, of Charleston. Mr.
from first grade through four years ing the office of CAC. As treasurer Freeman taught for two years at
of college, as did her brother, Bill, of the Young Woman's Depart- Oakwo::>d and Oakland, Ill., follow-
five years before her and her sis- ment of Charleston Woman's Club, ing his graduation.
ter, Jean Louise, five years later. she has added duties and directed
the 1951 Christmas program for In 1905 he entered the postal
•ollowing her graduation in service; and from 1912 until the
1940 with a major in English and Vice-President date of his retirement, Dec. 31,
minors in speech, history and com- 1944, he served as assistant post-
merce, she taught three years in Ernest Freeman master in Charleston.
Newton Community High School
and one year in Granville Town- For the past five years he has
been secretary of the Coles County
ship High School. Airport Authority. He is a past
president of the Alumni Associa-
It was in Newton that she met tion, having been elected in 1908
her husband, Joseph K. Johnson, and 1922.
better known at "Pete" to his
friends, who taught argiculture in Laudy Ingle (Mrs. Tom Petty),
Oakland, who attended Eastern
the high school. from 1935 through the summer of
1937 and in the summer of 1950,
While her husband served four was chosen as secretary-treasurer.
years in the Marine Corps in World She is now taking a Saturday
War II, Mrs. Johnson buised herself course at Indiana State Teachers
teaching school and working as a College in Terre Haute.
civil service employee in Washing-
ton, D. C., under I. R. T. Smith, She and her husband, who grad-
Chief of Mails at the White House. uated from Eastern in 1937, have
Mrs. Johnson describes her Wash- two children-Marta, age seven,
ington experience as "by far the and Mark, age four. For five years
most 'glamorous' position I have after her marriage in 1937 she
ever held, for reading letters sent taught in Effingham and Douglas
to the President of the United Counties. Last year she taught in
States could never become monot- the schools of Oakland where she
onous and was often exciting." is now a substitute teacher.

Hol'T)E! ~gain in Charleston, Mrs. PAGE THREE

Century Toppers

Squad members are, front row, left to right, Jim Johnson, Bud Patberg, Roger Dettro, Bob Lee, Nelson
McMul~en, Del Gericke, Ken Ludwig, Glen South, Ed Soergel. Second row, Coach William Healey, Tom Kat·
simpahs, Dwayne Roe, Bob Dill, Sonny Rigg, Ed Taylor, Martin Chilovich, Dick Barriball, Manager Paul Fore-

man.

Cagers ·Open Season With 100-Plus Score

Basketball at its best! That's the est team in Panther history. These serves could the scores have bee11
statement that many fans have al-
ready made about the 1951-52 seven men make up the nucleus held down.
Panthers after only one game un-
of the 1951-52 team and fans are Heighth has been the call lette~
der their belts.
looking for it to be called the of this year's· reserves as three of
But that one game was reminis-
cent of last season's powerhouse "greatest" again. the eight men top the 6'3" markl
that rolled up 19 wins in 23 games
and topped the l 00-point total in With starters Tom Katsimpalis, Jack Kenny, Danville frosh, standl
single games three different times little Al l-American center; Jim right at 6'3" and has distinguish
during the schedule. Johnson, all-llAC guard; and Bud himself in workouts as a defensi
Patberg, guard who finished ace with plenty of scoring abili
The score of Eastern's opening among the top in free-throw per- that has only to be develo
game? l 07-60 over Oakland City centages, all back and the addi- ·Sonny Rigg, Mt. Carmel newcomell,
no less. Last year Coach William tion of Bob Lee, former Mt. Vernon is the tallest at 6'5" and has plen
Healey's cagers dropped the Oaks ace, and Roger Dettro, transfer of speed and rebounding abili
by an 82-58 count in the opener. from Bradley and former Effing- Ed Taylor, Vandalia freshman,
In the course of the season they ham star, to fill in for the " Paris elevated to the 6'4" mark and
stopped Southern Illinois l 07-78, twins" all are factors working to- seems to be the most effective in
Quincy college 115-54, and Cen- the scoring department.
tral Michigan 105-48. ward the "greatest" rating.

Two of Healey's top flight stars, Lee was the star in the initial en · Two sophomores worked theil
Don Glover and John Wilson, were counter as he dropped in 19 points way up from B· team standing to
lost to the team by graduation a- while playing just half the game. the varsity with early workouts out
long with C. J. Doane but seven Dettra scored nine points while
lettermen are back from the great- playing less than half the game. of the way. Nelson McMulle
Hume, and Martin Chiloyich, Mt.

To accuse Coach Healey of "run- Olive, have gained that distinctio
McMul len is an even 6' and play.
ning up" the scores would be un-
fair as onty by handcuffing the re- n(Continued on page

FAGE FOUR

Panther Eleven Completes Eastern Homecoming and for three
quarters it appeared as if the Pan-
Sucessful 1951 Season ther's had not gotten that "bad"
day out of their system, but their
astern's 1951 eleven completed Northern went on to finish its sea- attack found itself in the fourth
their season with a highly com- son undefeated, and untied, and stanza, and with a two touchdown
were ranked as one of the strong- surge defeated the Northwest Mis-
ndable record of four wins, two est small college elevens in the souri Bearcats 27 to 21.
losses, and two ties. Two of these nation.
This win proved to be an inspira·
ories, two of the losses and Michigan Normal college of tion to the entire squad, and con-
both ties came in conference play, Ypsilanti, Michigan engaged East- fidence in their offense was
which netted the Panther's fourth ern the following week at Charles- heightened even further when at
place in the llAC. ton, and the Panthers made it 50% Carbondale, the next weekend, the
as they outfought their northern Panther's Split T split the Southern
laying under the tutelage of opponents and eked out a 19 to 12 line and goal posts, at will, and
[oach Rex Darling, and his newly victory. wound up with a 47 to 19 verdict.
lstalled split T formation, the This is not the whole story though.
Saturday, October 13th, is the At the half time, Eastern led 40 to
anther's proved the mettle of the one completely bad afternoon suf- 7, but played with wholesale sub-
bffense by racking up 222 points fered by the Panther's all year. On stitutions in the last half.
in eight games to crack an all- this day they tangled with Central
time Eastern single season scoring Michigan college and their Andy Western came to town on No-
record. Had the defense, which MacDona ld who threw everything vember third, with confident ideas
yielded 187 points, found itself but the goal posts at our boys and of making Eastern their fifth
earlier in the season, it is highly as a result pleased their large straight victim. The Leathernecks
Homecoming crowd with a con- had run roughshod over every one
obable that the Blue and Grey vincing if not devastating 59 to 27 on their schedule and figured this
would have lost not a game. score. game to be a "breather."

Northern State of DeKalb offer- The following Saturday was the When the snow storm let up
ed the opening game opposition enough to see at the half, Eastern
at Lincoln field, and the powerful had their vaunted opponents · in
Huskies downed our lads 21-7. arrears, 21 to 7. However, it was
a costly lead for Eastern, as sterling

{Continued on next page)

Zip!

Members of Eastern's 1951 football squad pose for picture before dealing Millikin a sound 46-6 defeat

to wind up the season with a record of four w ins, two losses, and two ties. They finished in fourth place in

the llAC with a record of two wins, two losses, and two ties. Northern and Central Michigan finishing f irst

and third respectively, were the only teams to defeat the Panthers. '

PAGE FIVE

Roe Named Panther Eleven Patridge, Henderson
Receive Team Honors
All-Conference (Continued from preceding page)
Fullback Joe Patridge, and half-
Dwayne "Moose" Roe, Danville quarterback, Ed Soergel, suffered back Don Henderson added more
a badly sprained ankle and was laurels to the successful completioft
junior, gained the distinction of out for the day. Darling's charges of. their college football careers by
lasted out the last half Western at- being honored by their team-
being the only Eastern football tack enough to preserve a 21 to 21
player to be honored with a berth deadlock which was considered by Flash
on the llAC all-conference squad most Eastern fans to be a moral
of 22 players. victory. Don Henderson

"Moose" made the offensive Illinois Normal entertained the mates in the annual election of
team at tackle but he played tackle Panthers the next Saturday, and the team most valuable and honora
both offensively and defensively. Redbirds played their best game captain.
of the year as again the decision
Two other men were awarded was a tie. This one 28 to 28. Soer- Patridge, the plunging fullbac
honorable mention honors. J. D. gel's ankle didn't come around who just this season was converted
Anderson, Collinsville senior, was enough so he could play, so Paul from an end position, was named
named mainly for his work on de- Foreman ably stepped in to the
fense, and Dennis Gregory, Char- signal calling post and fired four Plunger
leston junior for his pass catching. touchdown passes to account for
Gregory caught a total of 38 pas- all of Eastern's scoring. John Sim- team most valuable, succeeding las~
ses during the campaign, ranking mons added four perfect place- year's winner Ed Soergel. Haili
him among the top ten pass re- ments to his three for three effort from Arcola, Joe was · the wor
ceivers in the nation. against Western, to mark him as horse of this season's backfield as
the top man in the conference at he handled the ball on 98 of the
Anderson did not play any of- his specialty. team's total of 365 carries. Patrid
fense until the last four games of also led the squad in scoring
the season. He was used primarily James Millikin University held 48 points. One touchdown
at defensive halfback. on tenaciously for three quarters at
Decatur in the last game for both (Continued on page 22)
• teams, but Eastern's slim 13 to 6
lead at the start of the fourth per-
Cross Country Team iod didn't look quite right to the
vengeful minded Panthers. Those
Takes Third In State final fifteen minutes of playing
time were something to watch as
Coach Clifton White's harriers Eastern scored no less than 33
lost only one man, Glen Curtis, points in the period. That made
from last season's team that won the final count 46 to 6, and the
four and lost two. Finishing fourth game closed out the season giving
in the state the squad had a rather the 1951 Panther's a new school
disappointing season in the won scoring record.
and lost column.
Statistically, this squad ranked
Yet when the chips were down with the best. In total offense, the
in the state cross country associa- squad gained 3003 yards for an
tion ·meet on the Eastern golf average gain per play of 5.5. Back-
course the Panthers came in third field individuals also did quite well
with a fine display of grit and de- as evidenced by these averages
termination. per try: Joe Patridge, 4.3; Don
Henderson 4.7; J. D. Anderson, 5;
Lack of an experienced fifth Paul Foreman 5.1 ; Jerry Osmoe, 6;
man hurt the squad in most of the Dave Cohrs, 6.8; and Ed Soergel, 7;
meets. The top four seniors Herb The averages of Cohrs and Osmoe
Wills, Jack Sims, Jim Acklin, and are for rushing only.
Jack Farris were near the top in
nearly every meet. John Newgent Ed Soergel and Paul Foreman
and Leon Francis, freshmen run- handled most of the passing, with
ners, lacked the needed experience Ed connecting on 55 of 104 at-
but displayed plenty of promise tempts. Paul threw 55 passes and
for coming years. hit on 27 of them. End, Dennis
Gregory caught 38 of these heaves
Nina Lou Shaw, '51, is working to place him sixth in the nation,
at the Pentagon in the accounting for small colleges, in this depart-
and statistical branch. Her address ment.
is 1811 Lamont St., N.W., Washing-
ton 10, D. C.

PAGE SIX

BIG AND LITTLE Speech Clinic Opens

Campus News Notes For Academic Yea r

Teacher·Salaries Increase In '50-'51 The outpatient speech clinic at
Eastern went into operation for the
Salaries for teachers in both the Byrnes Contributes 1951-52 academic year on Octo-
Regular Feature ber 4 under the direction of Dr.
condary and elementary fields To IEA Magazine McKenzie W. Buck, successor to Dr.
~howed a gain for the past year Pearl Bryant who resigned at the
Dr. Arthur F. Byrnes, director of end of the spring term as associate
and the increased percentage of professor of speech and director
lacements in elementary positions the audio-visual center at Eastern, of the speech clinic.
dicated a marked demand for
eachers qualified to teach in the has become a regular contributor "Individuals with speech defects
lrades belo-.y high school level, and parents of children with a
to the Illinois Education magazine. speech defect are invited to avail
a ording to the 1951 Bureau of themselves of the diagnostic and
Beginning in October, he writes consultative services provided,"
acher Placement report at East- said Dr. Buck.
ern. a monthly feature entitled "Audio
Included in the procedure are a
Placing 139 of the 249 persons and Visual." · hearing test, a detailed speech ex-
graduating from the four-year cur- amination, an examination of the
ticulum last June, the Placement "The feature is designed," says peripheral speech mechanism, and
Bureau reports that the average a psychological evaluation by a
.,,early sa lary · of inexperienced Dr. Byrnes, "to help teachers on all state psychologist, and a medical
)eachers increased from $2699.16 examination by a physician.
to $2.817.30 during the past year, levels from kindergarten through
with men and women teachers re- university to make their teaching Cage Season
l:eiving approximately the same av-
erage salary. more objective and to stimulate (Continued from page 4)

Reports from 1951 graduates in students through more meaning- forward while Chilovich plays
alementary teaching positions re- either guard or forward and stands
veal an average salary increase of ful, accurate and interesting pre- 6'1 ".
from $2593.57 to $2775.63 for sentations.
I xperienced persons. Other freshmen prospects are
Coleman Gives Dick Barriball, former St. Anne ath-
Greatest increase in the percen- lete who won a number of high
tage of placements was in the ele- Books To Library school awards both in basketball
and football ; Bob Dill, star at Cow·
entary field, according to the re- Fifty-seven volumes relating to den High School; Del Gericke, pro-
rt. Of the 176 new graduates the geography and social history duct of Merv Baker's Dupo High
taking teaching positions in 1950, of the United States during the per- squad; Ken Ludwig, Effingham (St.
the bureau reported that 42, or 25 iod before the Civil War have been Anthony) forward who scored 12
per cent, had been placed in ele- given to the Booth library at East- points in his first game at Eastern;
ntary positions; but in 1951 the ern by Dr. Charles H. Coleman, and Glen South, Mattoon High
head of the social science depart- star, who is a rugged 6'1" 170
rt indicates that 30 per cent, ment. pound guard.
or 42, of the 139 new graduates
taking teaching jobs, have taken The books, from the private li- Two upper classmen will see
brary of Dr. Coleman,· are from a plenty of varsity action besides
mentary posts. collection of travel books of the those already mentioned. They are
eighteenth and nineteenth centur- Ed Soergel, Glenview senior, and
In addition to the critical need ies purchased by Dr. Coleman's Dwayne "Moose" Roe, Danville
for e lementary teachers the report father, the late Prof. Walter Moore junior. Both are lettermen. Be-
lists a shortage of persons qualified Coleman, in London in 1910. cause they didn't report until the
to teach library, home economics, end of the football season neither
Eng lish, business education, music, Most of the books were pub- has rounded into top form as yet
lished in England or Scotland; and, on the hardwood.
nd a combination of biological with few exceptions, have long
and physical ~ciences. been out of print. Dr. Coleman Newcomers to the Eastern sched-
gave the volumes in memory of ule this season are Kentucky Wes-
Gaydon Brandt, '51, was drafted his father. leyan College of Winchester, Ken-
this fall and was assigned to the tucky, and Washington University
Marine Corps. of St. Louis. Indiana State again
makes an appearance on the sched-
ule after an absence of one year.

PAGE SEVEN

Tops Again Business Education

Has Most Maiors

More students at Eastern are en-

rolled as majors in business educa..

tion than in any other four-ye

curricula, according to a break•

down of enrollment by majors as

prepared by the registrar. Enrolled
as business education majors are
175 students.

Elementary education, rankin!:f
first in number of majors last year,
is second in the totals for the fall
quarter of 1951 with an enrollmen
of 173 majors. Ranked in order,
the enrollment of majors in other
four-year curricula is as followst
men's physical education (91 );
home economics (7Z); industrial
arts (56); speech (55); music (43);
social science (41 ); women's physi-
cal education (40); English (36)
mathematics (35); art (34); chemi54
try (33); botany (22); zoology (21 );
geography (13); physics (l l); and
foreign languages (10).

Chosen as "Illinois' Newspaper Will Loomis Sweepstakes trophy With the total enrollment in the
was presented to the Times Record, four-year curricula down frorrw
of the year" from among the state's and shown holding it are Roberts, 1203 in 1950 to 966 this year, or
more than 800 publications, was at left, and Herschel J. Blazer, edit- a drop of 11.4 per cent, two curri,
the Times Record of Aledo. Select- or and publisher, at right. cula showed a gain over last year
ion of the Times Record was made in the number of majors. Speedjl
by The Illinois Press Association Blue Ribbons won by the Times and physics gained two and onl
Record that piled up their point majors respectively. The larges ,
during their annual Better News- total to sweep the Loomis cup, drops in numbers of majors were
were for general excellence, and recorded in men's physical educa1
paper contests. typography and makeup. They tion, with 45 less than last year,
also won third place for best use industrial arts, down 32, and
Jim Roberts, '46, is city editor of illustrative material. music, with 27 less majors.

of the publication, and also heads The first place for general ex- Although the number of fresfl1
the photo staff of the newspaper. cellence was the third in succession men in the four-year curricula has
For three years, prior to his grad- for the Times Record, which thus dropped from 401 to 303, several
uation, he was editor of the East· became the only newspaper in con- departments registered a gain in
ern State 'News', and later worked test history accomplishing this freshmen majors while registeri
for the St. Louis Star-Times as a feat. a loss in total number as compar
staff sports writer. to last year.
The LP.A. is the nation's largest
During the LP.A's 86th annual state press group. Enrollment in the two-year c ..
fall convention in October. The ricula totaled 120, with increas
in the number of students register
ed for the two-year certificate, pre-
engineering, and pre-medicine.

The addition of 13 unclassified
students and four graduate stu-
dents brought the total fall quarte
enrollment to l l 03.

PAGE EIGHT

Earl W. Anderson--Brown And Brains

Whoever said brawn and brains Dashing Through The Snow
can't mix has never met Dr. Earl W.

nderscn, '16, Ohio State Univer-
~ity's former chairman of the ath-
letic board and professor in the

artment of education.
uring Dr. Anderson's early
ademic days he dispelled the
metime common theory that ath-
letes are never good students. And
ever since that time he has con-
lributed steadily to the prestige

Educator

Without the aid of a one-horse open sleigh, harriers entered in the
29th annual Illinois Intercollegiate Cross Country Association meet in
Charleston dash over snow-flecked ground. In the lead is Phil Coleman,
Southern Illinois, who went on to his second straight individual champi·
onship. Wheaton won the team title for the eighth year in a row.

Earl W. Anderson of a more advanced education to He is also a member of the fol-
fulfill his ambitions, Dr. Anderson lowing organizations: The Educa-
and advancement of both the ath- entered the Teachers' College of tion Council of the Ohio Education
letic and education fields. Columbia University. Association, of which he was coun-
cil president from 1930 to 1932;
Dr. Anderson was born March There he received his A.M. in American Association of School
13, 1897, at Charleston and was 1926 and a year later earned his Administrators; C e n t r a I 0 h i o
reared in that city. Graduating Ph. D. His 1925-26 term at Colum- Schoolmasters Club, of which he
from Eastern in 1916, he received bia was sponsored by a fellowship was president in 1937; National
his bachelor of arts degree in 1918 and he returned again in 1935 on Institutional Teacher Placement As-
at the University of Illinois, where a post-doctorate fellowship. sociation, of which he was presi-
he won letters in basketball and ·dent in 1940; National Educational
track and in that year was varsity Dr. Anderson joined the faculty Research Association, and many
basketball captain and made the of Ohio St<jte in 1927 as an asso- others.
Big-Ten All-Conference basketball
team. ciate professor and was advanced Dr. Anderson has written all or
to his present position in 1933. part of four books and is the author
He then joined the U. S. Navy of more than one hundred publish-
as an enlisted man and was dis- Other teaching · and professional ed articles, including one in the
charged nearly a year later as an experience of Dr. Anderson in- Atlantic Monthly. His more prom-
officer. The call of home sent Dr. cludes a year on the faculty of the inent works include: "The Teacher's
·Anderson back to Charleston to University of Kansas in 1926, as- Contract and Other Legal Phases
serve as superintendent of schools. sistance in a survey of the Colum- of Teacher Status," "Teacher Sup-
Five years later, realizing the need bus, Ohio public school system, ply and Demand in Ohio, 1929-
college inspector of the North Cen- 1930," "Cleveland Teachers' Sal-
tral Association of Colleges and aries," "Current Practices in Insti-
Secondary Schools," consultant for tutional Teacher Placement," "Do
various public school systems and You Want To Teach?" and annual
colleges and for the Commission on summaries of the literature regard-
Teacher Education, and surveys of ing teacher supply and demand.
the teaching personnel of Dayton,
the boys' and girls' industrial Dr. Anderson is married and the
schools of Ohio, and the public
schools of Minneapolis. father of one daughter. He resides

He is a member of the Psi Upsi- in Columbus. In the field of sports,
lon fraternity and the Tribe of
Illini athletic fraternity and of the he enjoys golf, tennis and volley-
Phi Delta Kappa professional edu-
ball.
cation fraternity.
PAGE NINE

Keeping •In touch

Classes of 1901-08 Beulah H. Wallar, '07, is retired the University of Baltimore since
and lives at 131 N. Fairview Ave., September 1946.
Antoinette Lydia Slemmons, '01, St. Paul, Minn.
lives at 128 Fifth St., Wilmette, Ill. Ruth Tolly (Mrs. Henry Jacob
Bessie Elizabeth House Stewart Neubauer), '13, has been a nurse
Elsie Woodson (Mrs. Jay G. But- (Mrs. John Paul Gruber), '07, lives since 1946; her husband is a car-
ler), '02, lives at 234 S. Grove Avf!., at Cheney, Wash. Mr. Gruber is li- penter. They live at 2101 N.E. 14,
Oak Park, Ill. brarian at Eastern Washington Col- Oklahoma City 11, Oklahoma.
lege.
Charles Wallace, '03, has been a Ferdinand Henry Steinmetz, '13,
lawyer since 1907 and lives on R. Louis Arthur Tohill, '08, is re- lives at 36 College Ave., Orono~
R. l, Charleston. tired and lives at · 405V2 E. Walnut Maine. He wrote that "Biography i
St., Robinson, Ill. in April 1951 Supplement of Who'
Dr. Eva N. {Evelyn) Young, '03, Who in America."
is retired and lives at 326 N. La- Nelle Wiman, '08, teachers sixth
trobe Ave., Chicago 44, Ill. She grade at East Maine, Des Plaines, Eva Winifred Stitt (Mrs. Rex
wrote "My sister Mildred E. Young, Il l., and lives at 619 N. State Road, Lacy), '13, has worked with the
M.D., and I are living happily to- Arlington Heights, Ill. Illinois Public Aid Commission at
gether. Spent 8 months in 1948-49 Toledo, Ill. since 1942.
in California and West. Had fine Classes of 1910-14
time but are happy to be at home By Ruth Carman, '10 Anna Katrina Schlobohm, '13,
in Chicago." lives in Findlay, Ill.
Amy L. Woodson, '10, is a house-
Bonnie S. Shoot (Mrs. Frederick wife at 530 S. Broadway, Decatur, Lois Mary Strawbridge, '13,
M. Miller), '03, is residing at 855 111. lives at 210 N. Walnut St., Dan-
7th St., Charleston. Her husband vii le, 111.
is a merchant. Anna Marie Wiman (Mrs. George
Allen Metheny), 'l 0, reports that Bertha Irene Mildred Wissell,
Roy Albert Wentz, '05, works in her husba nd is" retired and they '14, Iives at the Academy of St.
an engine office and lives at 1513 live at Robinson, Ill., R. R. 2, Box Teresa, Decatur, Ill.
86th, Springfield, Ill. 342.
Edwin Ansil Whalin, '14, has
Gertrude Tifford Shoot {Mrs. Bruce Rardin, '10 has been vice been a GI Farmer Veteran-Instruct•
Harold H. Blair), '05, is a housewife president and trust officer of the or, On the Job Training, for the past
at 2185 S.W. l 0th St., Miami 35, bank in Charleston, Ill. since 1934, three years. His address is R. R. 1,
Florida. and lives at 868 11th Street. Rose Hill, Ill.

Helen Elizabeth Tooke {Mrs. Lucy Sylvia Schlobohm, '11, Lillian Sanborn, '14, has been a
Lawrence Brooks), '05, wrote that lives in Findlay, Ill. retired teacher since 1943, and
her husband is a retired cotton lives at Spring Grove, Ill.
broker and they live at 215 Haw- Katherine Elizabeth Timm (Mrs.
thorn St., New Bedford, Mass. Edward G. Rosenheim); '12, of Myrtle Ve nis Smith (Mrs. Georg
1816 Jefferson, Boise, Idaho, is Cortland Vandersall), '14, lives at
Jesse Oscar Stanberry, '05, is teaching crippled chi ldren. 741 Hillsdale Ave., Akron, Ohio.
retired and lives on R. R. 1, Char- Her husband is a life insuranc
leston, Ill. Eunice Waters (Mrs. Earl J. agent.
Dougherty), ' 12, lives at 770 12th
Ruth Reat, '06, is retired and St., Charleston, Ill. Classes
lives at 135 South l 07th, Seattle
88, Washington. Ethel Maye Rose {Mrs. Warren of
Gordon McPherson), ·' 12, is a
Bernice Wait (Mrs. Walter H. homemaker at 249 S. Morgan, Be- 191 5-19
Koonce), '07, is living at 1.17 W. ment, Ill. Mr. McPherson is a phy-
lst Soufh St., Carlinville, Ill. Mr. sician and surgeon. By Dorothy D. Faul, '18
Koonce ·is secretary of a loan and · William Chilton Troutman, · '12, Amy Lillian Ward (Mrs. Sumnea
building association. has been a professc;>t>of, :speech at Garland Wilson), '15, is a houset

Edna Catherine Travis (Mrs. Wil-
liam L. Bridges), '07, wrote that
her husband is a home builder and
real estate broker. They live at
6257 N. Sherman Drb1e, Indian-
apolis 20, Ind.

PAGE TEN

per at Butler, Ill., while her Calamity
sband farms.

lewis Hanford Tiffany, '15, of

1606 Hinman Ave., Evanston, Ill.,

has been professor of botany since

1945 at Northwestern University.

appointed to Illinois Board of
~atural Resources & Conservation

by Gov. Stevenson, April 1951."

Maude Marie Walz (Mrs. Clar-

ence G. Flammer), '15, is a home-

maker in a new ranch type home

and has fun growing avacadoes.

She now has three grandchildren.

Her husband is a grain dealer and

they live at 1110 Crestview Drive,

lunny Hills Ranch, Fullerton, Calif.

Nora Virginia Spencer (Mrs. Earl

A. Runyon), '15, is a grocery store

owner and lives at 1250 South

Jasper Street, Decatur, Ill. She

wrote that she "took 2 courses at

Millikin University last year and A memorial left by the class of '24 was demolished when the brakes
treative arts this year at high of a youth's automobile failed as he approached Lincoln from Sixth
lehool." street. The gate post is expected to be repaired soon.

Ross Jennings Traylor, '15, has

been an assistant sales manager

t~ past four years and lives at Mary Bell Roderus (Mrs. 0. Kemp, Ill., where her husband is

1004 So. Walnut St., Springfield, Frank Kellogg), '17, is a housewife a merchant. •

Ill. and substitute teacher in Charles- Florence Kathryn Wright (Mrs.

Dora Shrader (Mrs. Robert L. ton. Mr. Kellogg is a retired rail- Robert Finley Briggs), '18, lives at

organ), '16, lives at 228 Hersey, road conductor. · 445 Gramatan Ave., Mt. Vernon,

dillac, Mich. Her husband is an Mabel Marie Russell (Mrs. Ever- N. Y. Mr. Briggs is secretary and
treasurer of General Telephone
teopathic physician. ette Hanson), '17, lives at 16905 Corp., New York.

Flossie Wiley, '16, has been an Kentfield, Detroit 19, Mich. Mr. Martha Van Sellar, '18, of 2185
ementary school principal since Hanson is employed by the Bur- S.W. 10th St., Miami, Florida, is re-
1919. Her address is 205 W. Elm, roughs Adding Machine Co. tired. She wrote "have spent last
Urbana, Ill. two winters with Mrs. Gertrude
Lulu Inez Smith, '16, has been Clara Louise Robinson (Mrs. T. S. Blair in Miami."
a 6th grade teacher the past 31 David W. Smith), '17, lives in
ars and lives at 311 S. Bolivar St., Wichita, Kansas, where Mr. Smith Fred Burnham Western, '18, is
is superintendent of Cudahy Pack- a physician, general practice, and
leveland, Miss. ing Plant. Their address is 956 N. lives at 106 So. Main St., New Lon-
Jessie Kathleen Lozier (Mrs. Floyd Old Mann Road. don, Ohio. He wrote "Our son
R. Harris), '16, has taught English
in the Phillips High School in Chi- Jeanette Eleanor Vermaas, '17, David is a junior at Haverford .Co,1-
cago since 1946. She lives at 711 has taught in the 6th grade since lege near Philadelphia; our daugh-
. 1919, and lives at 220 No. Oak ter Betsy is an "A" student in the
West 68th St., Chicago 21 . high school here. We like our new
Elizabeth Catherine Stitt (Mrs. Park Ave., Oak Park, Ill. location and will be glad to see any
old timers-back around '17-'20,
Ralph W. Greeson, '16, lives in Ruth Frances Thomas, '17, is a if they are driving this way."

Toledo, Ill., Box 81. Her husband missionary from the First Methodist Pearl Elizabeth Yost, '19, lives
at 120 So. Silver St., Olney, Ill. and
is a retired farmer. Church in East St. Louis, and will be has taught at East Richland high

Fern Esther Todd (Mrs. Martin retired in six years. Her address is
Benzinger), '17, lives at 1238 26th lnhambane, Box · 41, Portuguese,
e., San Francisco 22, Calif. Her E. Africa.

husband is a physician and sur- llah Pearl Sellers (Mrs. H. J. school for the past ten years.

geon. Schepper), '18, is director of Week- Euterpe Sharp Donnell (Mrs.

Mary Hazel Young (Mrs. Stephen day Religious Education and lives Carson Donnell), '19, lives at Don-

Ford Elms), '17, lives at 435 Stellar at 2055 N. Edward, Decatur, Ill. nellson, 111., where her husband is

Ave., Pelham Manor, New York 65, Hannah Esther Williams, '18, is an artist.

N. Y. Mr. Elms is a consulting engi- a librarian at Lakeview high school Holla Edwin Weaver, '19, has

neer. in Decatur, Ill. and lives at 1417 been an engineer of laboratory

Ercie Belle Tyhurst, '17, is a Champaign Ave., Mattoon, Ill. tests for the past seven years and

housewife at Willow Hil l, Ill., R. R. Clara labina Wright (Mrs. Carter Iives at 2008 So. 12th Ave., May-

1, Box 80. H. Hayes), ' 18, is a house~ife at wood, Ill.

PAGE ELEVEN

Dance?

Da ncers look on as Harry J ames and his orchestra _with vocalist Patti O'Connor perform at the 1951 Home-
coming dance in the Health Education Building. A cap acity crowd filled the dance floor and the balconies for
the concert and dance program.

Classes of 1920-23 music and art the last eleven years Classes
and lives at 708 N. Soler Ave., Ur-
Lulu Estella Wickham (Mrs. Em- bana, Ill. of
met McCartan), '20, received B.A.
degree in Elementary Education at Leta Christine Whitacre, '22, has 1923-24
Arizona State College at Tempe, been an art instructor since 1948
Arizona, in May, 1951, and has and lives at 311 E. Sale St., Tuscola, By Kathryn Gray, '24
been teaching in . the 4th grade Ill.
since last September. Her address Mary Mandaina Frances Whalen,
is 820 8th Street, Douglas, Arizona. Perry Gardner Rawland, '22, has '12, '23, has taught in Incarnate
been professor of industria l arts Word College the last six years and
Aleen Crews Thompson (Mrs. at the State Teachers College in St. lives at 138 Groveland Place, San
John M. Marlin), '20, lives on R. Cloud, Minn. the past nine years. Antonio, Texas.
R. 2, Vienna, Ill. Mr. Marlin is sup-
erintendent of county department Helen Lucille Watson (Mrs. Les- Bernece Echo Watson (Mrs. The01
of public welfare. 1ie Heyward Cook), '22, lives at dore Nelson Boss), '23, lives at
745 Central Street, Evanston, Ill. 2101 Colorado, Apt. D., Box 162~~
Agnes Irene Smith, >20, is re- She wrote "daughter Nancy is now San Angelo, Texas, where her hus·
tired and lives at Marshall, Ill., R. a sophomore at Smith college, band is an insurance salesman.
Northhampton, Mass."
R. 2. Wade Alexander Steel, '23, has
Edgar Oren Swope, '22, has been assistant superintendent of
Lucille Maude Wilson (Mrs. John owned a fuel and feed store at Leyden High School the past seven
Trumbull), '20, is a housewife at Alexis, Ill., the past seven years. years a nd lives at 31 l 6 Emerso
709 N. 5th Ave., Maywood, Ill. St., Franklin Park, Il l.
Mr; Trumbull is an electrical con- John Allen Whitesel, Jr., '22,
tractor. has been a professor of industrial Helen Isobe l Stapp, '23, has
arts education the past ten years taught English in a Decatur hig~
Homer Sydney Scovil, '20, has and liv&s on East Chestnut St., Ox- school the past ten years. Her ad-
been principal of the Franklin Jun- ford, Ohio. dress is 422 W. Eldorado St., De-
ior High School at Kewanee, Ill. catur, Ill.
the past 27 years. His address is Flossie Mae (Read) Lacey, '22,
708 Henry Street. lives at 614 W. Jourdan St., New- Ruth Lee Squires (Mrs. Jamet
ton, Ill. She has taught in the Robert Weston), ' 23, lives at 2629
Gertrude Elizabeth Western (Mrs. grades the past three years. E. 28th St., Granite City, Ill. She har
Harry V. Bidle), '20, lives on R. R. been an elementary teacher the
1, Ashmore, Ill.; her husband is Robert C. Whitehead, '50, enlist- past 28 years; Mr. Weston is a
foreman of an electrical construc- ed in the U.S. Air Force on January lead inspector.
tion company. 12, 1951, and aviation cadet train-
ing March 5, 1951. As of June, he
Stephe n Gilpin Turne r, '20, lives was at the Columbus A.F.B in Mis-
at 822 No. Chicago St., Pontiac, Ill. sissippi.

Ada Beatrice Smith, '21, has
been a supervisor of elementary

PAGE TWELVE

Florence Sutton (Mrs. Frank C. wife and her husband an automo- Mary Webb, '28, has taught in
pgg), '21, '23, is assistant professor bile dealer. They live at 809 Char- the Benton school the past 20 years
f mathe matics at Bowling Green leston Ave., Mattoon, Il l. and lives at 539 Smith St., Benton,
State University, while Mr. O gg is Ill.
Eunice Belle Wright, '26, has
fessor of mathematics and chair- taught at Odin high school the last Lillian Mida Tevault (Mrs. Don-
man of department. They have five two years and lives in Irving, Ill. ald Hugh Bell), '28, lives at 825
liildren and live at 636 Wal lace 1 lth St., Cha rleston, Ill. Mr. Bell
Ave., Bowling Green, Ohio. Classes manages the local A & P store. She
wrote "our two sons John (12) and
Tinsie Mae Welsh, '23, ' 24, has of Richard (7) go to campus elemen·
•ught in Hammond public schools tary."
•ince 1935 and lives at 1626 Davis 1927-28
Ave. , Whit ing, Ind. Lydia Brewster Wunder (Mrs.
By Frances Craig Hall, '27 Danie l J. Drennan), '28, is living
Edwin Thompson, '24, has been Thelma Mae Whitney (Mrs. Clem at 718 Wright, Modesto, Calif.
a 'Vocational agriculture instructor C. Shreve), '27, lives at 2216 She wrote "were back in Illinois on
Pawnee Road, Great Bend, Kan- visit in October 1951 , and so proud
Equality, Ill. the past year. His sas. Mr. Shreve works for an oil of new lib ra ry at Eastern and
ughter, Katherine Louise, is a corporation. other bu ilding s there."
shman at University of Indiana. Virginia Marion Thomas (Mrs.
Doug las I. Robinson), '27, lives at Clover Wells Wortman, '28, lives
Jessie Evelyn Springer, '24, has 3100 Sawtelle Blvd., Los Angeles at 103 Robe rtson Ave., Palat ine,
been a visitor II, of the Illinois Pub- 34, Calif. Their son, Richard T., is Ill.
lic Aid Commission the past year. aged 6.
Her address is P. 0. Box 43, Ed- Frank Raymond Siefferman, '27, Class of 1929
'34, is principal of the Ridgely
ardsville, Ill. school and lives at 623 Black Ave., Ada Ruth Witters (Mrs. lee
Springfield, Ill. Sheuring), '29, has taught the sec-
Class of 1925 Helen Fern Stroud (Mrs. Dean ond grade in Champ aig n, Ill. the
Hall), '27, has taught in the Indian- past year, while Mr. Sheuring is an
Dorothy Esther Whitacre, '25, is apolis schools since 1927. They accountant for Me adow Gold Ice
a housewife at 145 Ke nilworth, live at 3105 E. 48th St., Indian- Cream Co. They live at 1006 S.
apolis, Ind. Garfield, Urba na.
anville, Va.
Jo Frances Tiffin (Mrs. Charles A. Fresco Everett Shipman, '29,
Chase), '25, lives at 714 locust, lives at Oblong , Ill.
illsboro, Ill.
Inez Mazie Tearney, '20, '25, Maurice Chester Springer, '29,
took a position in a Ridge Farm, Ill. lives at 758 1lth St., Cha rleston,
grade school last August. 111.

Franklin Marion Turrell, '29,
wrote that he had "just returned

Class of 1926 Regal Splendor

Lorene Mildred Wampler, '26, is
a housewife on R. R. 7, Ellettsville
Road, Bloomington, Ind.

Marabel Earnestine Wade (Mrs. ~

Paul V. Haase), '26, of R. R. 3,
Paris, Ill. has taught school the past
eight years; her husband is a
grocer.

John Fred Adams, '26, is a gen-
eral contractor living at 1306 Le-

land Ave., Springfield, Ill. He

wrote that he "d iscontinued high
school teaching in 1947 after 20
years without interruption."

Hanna Amanda Swinford (Mrs. Riding the royal float through Charleston during the Homecoming
Herbert A. Kinney), '26, teaches in parade are (L to R) Eleanor Petty, freshman attendant; Ella Mae Kercheval ,
the second g rade of Oakland, Ill.
Unit 5. Mr. Kinney is a service sta-
tion operator and grocer. They live
on R. R. 2.

Martha Christine Spin (Mrs. sophomore attendant; Marilyn Macy, junior attendant; and Marjorie Her-

Leonard S. Mille r), '26, is a house- man, qL!een.

PAGE THIRTEEN

with family from sabbatical leave Elsie Doretta Waterford (Mrs. has been principal of Special Edu·
spent at East Malling Research Sta- Joe Ghast), '31, is a seamstress and cation Building the past year and
tion near Maidstone, Kent, Eng- her husband a bus driver. They lives at 311 E. Jefferson, Bloomt
land. Worked in buffer capacity of live at 915 So. 18th St., Mattoon, ington, Ill.
apple and gooseberry leaves." 111.
Alta Mae Wiyatt, '31, has taug
Class of 1930 Gertrude Hermine Wente (Mrs. in Newton Community school the
M. E. Lohrmann), '31, started teach- past year and lives in Rose Hill, Ill.
Jessie Hazel Voigt (Mrs. Tyler ing in Effingham ir. September
Allhands), '30, lives at 2204 26th 1?51. She wrote "We in Effingham Ed na Id a Vaupe l (Mrs. John F.
Ave., Forest Grove, Oregon, where are really enjoying Dr. Buck's Spahr), '32, has taught in the third
Mr. Allhands is a building contract- Speech Pathology Cour~." grade of the new elementa 'I.
or. school at Farmington, Mo. the past
Maurine Audrey Tate (Mrs. R. year. Mr. Spahr is an insuran
Helen May Sheehan (Mrs. P. Clark Warnick), '31, has been an agent. They live at 320 W. 3rd St.,
Everett Piacitelli), '30, is a house- elementary teacher the past year P. 0. Box 227.
wife at 2 Deerfield Road, Parlin, and lives at 1140 W. Decatur St.,
New Jersey. Decatur, Ill. Mr. Warnick is an in· Viola Elizabeth Simth (Mrs. Car·
terior decorator. roll C. Landis), '32, is a housewif
Classes of 1931-32 and her husband a petroleum sales~
Harry Odin Stogsdill, '31 , has man. Their address is West Salem1
By Ruth Corley, '32 been an instructor at Scott AFB 111.
since June 1949. His address is 504
Donald Dain Schriner, '31, has S: 21st St., Belleville, Ill. Lida Isabel Siegel (Mrs. Edward
been high school p ri ncipal at New Gumm), '32, is a homemaker on R.
Athens, Ill. for the past year and Theodosia Elizabeth Newman R. 1, Paris, Ill.
lives at 204 S. Johnson. (Mrs. T. Donald Wilhelm), '31, took
a position in the Adm issions Offke Helen Augusta Vaupel (Mrs.
Velda Madge Tittle (Mrs. Roy of Colorado Woman's College last Harold A. Schoeck), '32, of 922 So.
Clippinger), '31, of 205 West September, and Mr. Wilhelm is a Cburch, Belleville, Ill., has a daugll.
Cherry St., Carmi, Ill. has been em- staff assistant for United Air Lines. ter, Sandra Ann, aged 6V2 years,
ployed in a new ne wspaper office They live at 1325 Roslyn St., Den- Mr. Schoeck is an insurance repre-
the past year. Mr. Clippinger is the ver 8, Colo. sentative.
editor, president, and business
manager of the Carmi Times Pub- Mabel Naomi Wilson, '31, is a Kenneth Bernard Wilson, '32,
lishing Co., and manager of White housewife at 2195 E. Decatur St.,
County Bridge Commission. The Decatur, Ill. 899 W. Main St. ·Decatur, Ill. hat
been supervisor of Industrial Edu·
Carmi Times newspaper was start- Waneta Sedgwick Catey, '31, cation the past seven years.
ed December 22, 1950.
Margaret Ruth Thompson (Mrs.
Floating Over Howard I. Begeman), '32, started
teaching in the 5th and 6th g rades
Sigma Pi's " Dreamboat'' float took first prize in the organized divi- the past August. Her address is
sion at Homecoming this year. Capturing of the first place in 1951 , gave Sandborn, Ind.
Sigma Pi their second win in two successive years.
Omer Virgil Thomas, '32, has
PAGE FOURTEEN been a teacher and junior high
school coach the past eight years
His address is 616 So. 14th St.,
Mattoon, Ill.

Ida Eliza Smith (Mrs. Percy W.
Stump), '32, is a housewife at 1045
Linden Ave., Wilmette, Ill. Mr.
Stump is a salesman for R. R. Don-
nelley and Sons Co., and observed
his 25th anniversary with that
company in October 1951.

Mary Evelyn Seip, '32, is a
housewife at 605 S. Indiana, Tus,
cola, Ill.

Alden Cutshall, '32, of 667
North Elizabeth, Lombard, lllinoi~
wrote:

"I returned in early September
from a year in the Philippines, hav-
ing been on sabbttical leave from
the Chicago Undergraduate Divi-
sion of the University of Illinois,
With my family I left Illinois in
June, 1950, having received a
Fulbright award for geographic re·
search in the Phi lippines. While

in the Islands I was associated with Twice Told Tale
the University of the Ph ilippines
and we lived in the facu lty hous- The old tale of how the turtle finished ahead of the hare repeated
ing area at the new university site itself this year as the Business Club captured first place in the unorganized
in Quezon City, a suburb of Manila. float division with its creation depicted above.
I was able to travel on ten of the
~leven larger islands and a few of taught and coached at Downers · Class of 1934
the smaller ones. My specific inter- Grove, Ill. Will try to come to
est is economic geography and Homecoming next year:" Clarence Emerson Well, '34, has
been principal of the Humboldt-
cifically ag ricultural geography. Marjorie Caroline Scott, '33, is a Cooks Mill schoo ls since 1946, and
Pineapple Landscape in Min· housewife at Humboldt, Ill. lives at Humboldt.
llanao' in the August issue of Sci·
entific Monthly represents the first Frank Ernest Wood, '27, '33, is Ralph lewanda Wickiser, '34,
licatio n resulting from my an insurance agent living at 1520 has been head of the fine arts de-
avels and research. Late last year Division St., Charleston, Il l. pa rtment at the Louisiana State
was my privilege to assist in the University the past ten years.
anization of the Philippine Robert Edgar Wiseman, '33, has
graphic Society, the only geog- been a mechanic for Pan American Alberta Trousdale (Mrs. Richard
Japhic organization in the country. Airways since 1936. His address H. Eag leton), '34, is a housewife
"After completion of the Ful- is 8013 N. W. 6th Ave., Miami 38, at 505 N. Cross St., Robinson, Ill.
bright assignment, I accepted a Florida. A daug hter, Robley Neal, will be
short appointment w ith the Manila three years old in February.
office of UNESCO in connection Grace Thurman (Mrs. Edison B.
with the United Nation's Technical Paine), '33, lives at Alexis, Ill. Mr. Laura Kathryn Towles (Mrs. Rus-
sista nce Program for underde- Paine is a minister. sell I. Wiedenbeck), '34, is a house-
eloped countries. wife at 903 Elm St., Three Rivers,
"I left Manila July 31 to return Grace Irene Teel (Mrs. Arthur C. Mich. Her husband owns an auto
to Chicago by way of Southern Shriver), '31 , '33, started teaching parts store.
Asi1 and Europe. While enroute in grade one of the Garfield School
home lectures were given to the in September 1951. Mr. Schriver Margaret Acacia Snyder, '34, is
graph ical Society of India at is employed in the planning de- a housewife at 830 Vine Ave.,
talcutta and at universities in Delhi partment of Caterpillar Tractor Co. Park Ridge, Ill.
and Istanbul. These lectures were They live at ·823 Henrietta, Pekin,
under UNESCO sponsorship. 111.· Gilbert Albert Rose, '34, has
been director of industrial arts at
"Mrs Cutshall {Freda Dolton, '32) Mildred Elizabeth Timberlake Charles L. Coon High School the
and the children Arlene and Denny (Mrs. Phares Hayden Jarvis), '33, past eight years. His address is
returned from Manila the first of lives at l 015 S. Kerth Ave., Evans- 1126 Branch St., Wilson, N. C.
June. Arlene, age six, attended ville, Ind. Mr. Jarvis is a time study
the University of the Philippines engineer. Dorothy Louise Robbins (Mrs.
Elementary School last year and re- Charles A. Burnes), '34, is a house-
ports many pleasant experiences
with Filipino friends and play-
mates."

Helen Edna Slinn (Mrs. J oseph
Howard Hutton), '32, lives on R. R.
l , Charleston, Ill., where Mr. Hut-
ton is a farmer.

Class of 1933

W. S. Harwood, '33, now lives
at 1212 West Northwest Highway,

rlington Heights, Ill . He wrote: " I
hove been appointed to the facul ty
of Carroll College, Waukesha, Wis.,
effective November l, 1951 (rank
Associate Professor of Ed.). I am

ployed as Manager of College
missions in the Ch icago area.
I've purchased a new home at the
above address and will devote my
entire time and efforts to Admis-
sions in the immediate Chicago
area . It's nice to ·be back in the
State of Illinois again. I forme rly

PAGE FIFTEEN

Campus Hor:ne St., S.W., Washington 20, D. C.
Max Lee White, '36, moved into
Soon to be completed is the modern ranch-type home management
house located on south campus east .of the Booth library. Costing in the his new house right after Thank•
area of $100,000, the building will contain the latest developments in giving and his new address is 3716
modern housing. 75th Street, Kenosha, Wis. He has
been an instructor in the Univet
wife and Mr. Burnes is director of grade at Indiana State Teachers sity of Wisconsin Extension Divi•
training for a steel corporation. College, Terre Haute, since Sep- sion since 1946.
Their address is 112 So. Van Brunt, tember 195 l. Her address is 1419
Kansas City, Mo. Lincoln, Charleston. Marguerite Pearl Shutt (Mr91
Earl C. Bantz), '36, of Elizabeth, Ill.
Cla rence Edward Taylor, '34, Lorraine Ellen Wax (Mrs. Orlie F. has one son Stephen, age threem
has taught in a Decatur, Ill. high Miller), '35, wrote that she "started Mr. Shutt is Farm Adviser of Jo
. school since 1940. His address is teaching second grade at Sidell Daviess County.
1132 W. Packard St. Consolidated Grade School in 1951
after two years' rest." Kathryn Barbara Smith (M
Class of 1935 . Rex V. Darling), '36, is teachi
Aileen Wood (Mrs. Reuben P. 2nd grade at Ashmore, and Mr.
Jeanette Rosene (Mrs. Norman Rushing), '35, of Cerro Gordo, Ill. Darling was head football coach at
Scheer), '35, lives at 319 Fuller S. wrote that she conducts a private Eastern this fall. They have ·one
E., Grand Rapids, Mich. Mr. Schaer kindergarten 20 weeks a year, son, Rex, Jr., age seven, and live
is a sales representative for Max while Mr. Rushing is a telephone in Apt. 30A, Campus City, Char1
Factor, Hollywood. manager. Ieston.

Harry Frederick Sockler, '35, has Ellen Irene Whitacre (Mrs. Nor- Marjory Swearingen (Mrs. Glenll
been a critic teacher and coach at man Schroeder), '35, has taught F. Wiegel), '36, is a housewife at
Macomb, Ill. the. past year. His grade one of Mundelein school the ?.006 West Lexington, Lawrenc
address is 911 W. Adams. past two years and lives at Prairie ville, Ill.
View, Ill.
Agnes Margaret Smith (Mrs. Ar- Florence Pearl Young (Mrs. Wal-
thur John Aston, Jr.), '35, is a Herbe rt C. Van Deventer, '35, ter F. Patzwitz), '36, took a positio
housewife and her husband a has been assistant professor of so- as posting clerk in a shoe firm la
draftsman. They live at 1916 Ne- cial science at Drake University the April, and lives at 4040 Cottag
braska, St. Louis 4, Mo. past four years. His address is 1815 St. Louis 13, Mo.
59th St., Des Moines 10, Iowa.
June Rebecca Willms, '35, took Stella Ruth Shrader (Mrs. Charlel
a position as rural teacher in Fay- Class of 1936 Foreman), '36, has taught .the first
ette County in September, 1951 , grade at Lincoln school the past
and lives in Brownstown, Ill. Dean 0. Gray, '36, was re- year and lives at 1508 2nd St.,
called to the Navy last fall and Charleston, Ill. She wrote that she
Marian Wozencraft, '35, has his present address is 207 Elmira "started on Master's degree rast
been supervising teacher of 2nd summer, also taking classes this
winter at Eastern."

Roy Kenneth Wilson, '36, of
4233 So. 35th St., Arlington, Va.•
wrote that he "taught a graduatl
course in school-community rel•
tions at San Francisco State Coll
during the summer of 1951."

Irma Mae Winkleblack, '32; '36,
has been a home economist for the
U. S. Rubber Co. for the past two
years. Her address is 935 6th St.~
Charleston, Ill.

Harriett Pearl Teel (Mrs. Willianl
A. Herrington), '36, lives on a farl11
at Arcola, R. R. l. ·

Juanee Swearingen (Mrs. Fred~
erick Robert Boll), '36, lives at At·
wood, Ill., where Mr. Boll is pri111
cipal of the high school.

Arleigh Josephine Ward, '36•
lives on R. R. 2, Kingman, Ind.

Max Redman Stark, '36, has
been Redmon grade school pri~
cipal at Kansas, Ill. the past three!
years.

Evelyn Irene Wolfe, '36, is a

PAGE SIXTEEN

usewife at Hutsonville, Ill. tor George & Wrather Drill ing Co." Classes
Carl Everett Shaw, '36, lives at Helen Lucy Walters (Mrs. James
51 1 North Main, Sullivan, Ill. A of
L. Tolliver), '39, "'irote that her hus-
ughter1 Gayla Ann was born band class of '38, was "transferred 1941-42
Jan. 17, 1951-their fifth addition. from' Champaign to Peoria district,
and has been district auditor for By Carolyn Gilbert Ryle, '40
Classes the Illinois Agriculture Auditing.
of Assn. since Ju ly l st. Moved into Helen Elizabeth Smith (Mrs. Eli
new home at 133 Illinois Ave., D. Storm), '41, wrote that they have
1937-38 Morton, Ill. in July, and a new son, a new daughter, Barbara Ellen,
Mark Even, was born September born July 27, 1951. They live at
William Abe rnathy, '37 24th." l 017 Marshall Ave., Mattoon.

Evelyn Brookhart (Mrs. Don Eva Eleanor Thompson (Mrs. Al- Leola May Shaw (Mrs. Harr~ll
ields), '37, is a housewife at bert L. Hunsicke r), '3 9, wrote that Delbert Lewis), '41, is a housewife
"a 3rd son, Albert Roger, was born at Louisville, Ill.
1412 Shelby, Mattoon, 111. July 31, 1951." They live in Gales-
burg, Ill. Paul Edward Wright, '41, has
Blanche Eve lyn Waters, '37, been a civil service inspector since
Martha Emaline Turner (Mrs. March 1951, and lives at 5553
l?aches school and resides at 73 l Edward H. Powers), '34, '39, has Raceview Ave. Cincinnatti l l,
~evada Ave., El Monte, Calif. been a bookkeeper for Kent Lum- Ohio. He wrote "My position in-
ber Co. in Mattoon the past eight volves the inspection of the per-
Marjorie Marie White, '3?, is years. She wrote that her "husband sonnel programs of federal install-
just returned from Korea on Octo- ations throughout the states of In-
aching school in Orlando, Fla., ber 4, 1951, after serving in the diana, Ohio, and Kentucky."·
and lives at 608 East Anderson: U. S. Army since October 23, 195~,
in Japan and Korea with the Engi- Don Shields, '41, lives at 1412
William Dale Trulock, '38, took neer Construction Bn. In World Shelby, Mattoon, Ill.
War II he was in Japan, also for a
a position as supervisor of instruct- year." Mr. Powers is now . a Naomi Wilhoit Warber, '4 l, has
or training at Spartan sc~ool of machine shop foreman for a radia- taught in the Atwood elementary
tor company in Mattoon. school the past four years and lives
Areo in Tulsa, Okla. the first of in Arthur, Ill.
Paul Harmon Spence, '39, h?s
l>ctober. His address is 6710 E. been superintendent of schools in Margaret Ruth Cutler, '41, has
Westfield the past three years. A been supervisor of grade music
5th St. d new daughter, Paula Darlene, was and high schoo l chorus at Mar-
born June 4, 1951. quette, Mich., the past year. Her
Verniece Sylvester (Mrs. Harol address is 727 N. Third St.
Inez Rosalie Turner (Mrs. Randall
R. Yeazel), '38, is a housewife at P. Josserand), '39, lives in Apt. Emily Marie Witt (Mrs. E. H. Mc-
17A, EISC, Charleston. Mr. Josser- Kelfresh), '41, lives in Kittanning,
tatlin, Ill. Mr. Yeazel is a farmer and is a student here at Eastern. Pa., where her husband is a sales-
man.
and they have two sons, Gene, Oral Nelson Taylor, '40, took a
position as assistant finance officer Orval Spurlin, '41, has been a
aged 8 and Bob, aged 5. in a new veterans' hospital in teacher and coach at Amboy, Ill.
Harold Edgar Younger, '38, has Madison, Wis. on August 14, 1951. the past four years.
His address is 151 Proudfit St.
been principal and coach at Bar- Marjorie Ellen Young (Mrs. Al-
Nina Mae Tefft (Mrs. Dean A. fred A. Redding), '42, wrote that
dolph, Ill. the past two years. Fling), '40, has a new addres~ of "Nancy Marie Redding arrived
3107 John Marshal I Drive, Ariing- Saturday, November 3, 1951,;
Ruth Irene Thompson Peterson, ton, Va. Mr. Fling is a Lt. Col. in the David Alan is now four years old.
air force. They live in Springfield.
,38, is a reading specialist and
lives at 375 Mi llicent Ave., Apt. D, Edith M. Honn (Mrs. Harold Wayne Crawford Saxton, '42, is
Hoots), '40, now resides at l 025 a dai ry owner and farmer at ~an­
Buffa lo 15, N. Y. N. Dunham, Decatur, Ill. She sas, Ill. He married Dorothy Hibbs
wrote:· "On August 19, I was mar- of Charleston and they have one
Classes ried. We took a two-week honey- daughter, Judith Ann, who was
of moon trip to St. Louis, Ni.agara born last summer.
Falls New York City, .and Chicago.
1939-40 My 'husband is production man- Phyllis Barbara Waters~ '42, .has
ager of the Li ndsay-Schaub news- been an assistant supervisor since
By Gerald L. Kincaid, '39 papers, which includes .the De- March 1951, Her address is 2224
catur Herald and Review; the 34th St., S.E., Washington 20, D. C.
Dorothy Jean Timmons .<Mrs. Champaign-Urbana Courier; the
David L. Hart, '39, is a housewife at East St. Louis Journal; and the
St. francisville, Ill. She wrote th~t Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale.''
"Dave has quit teaching and. is

orking on a Cardwell machine

PAGE SEVENTEEN

William Doyle Whitacre, '42, is sions." Bob lives in Evanston, Ill. year in Tampa, Fla., Riverside, Cali·
a real estate broker living at 325
Maywood Court, Decatur, Ill. Ross Kinney Stephenson, '43, has fornia., and Shreveport, La. Ran

ltulh Lucretia Weakley (Mrs. Wm. been a teacher and coach at Cen- into people from Eastern in all three
E. Kellam), '42, now resides at 156
So. Roys Ave., Columbus, Ohio. tral High School• in South Bend, states. When my husband returns
Mr. Kellam is a project engineer.
Ind. the past four years. They have from England on December 1st,
Alice Ju'ne Walcher (Mrs. Clar-
ence C. Pool), '42, is a housewife at three children-Norma Jane, age 7, we'll be in Columbus, Ohio." ·
· Piper City, Ill. A daughter, June
Ann, is now two years old. Martha, age 4, and John, age 1. Lester Leo Carter, '43, has been

Classes Claude Cutter Therrien, '43, has a radio instructor at Scott Air Force

of been employed by the Illinois Base since April 1951. His address

1943-44 State Highway Department, bureau is Lake Suzanne, O'Fallon, Ill.

By Martha Moore Mason, '43 of research and planning, the past Bettie Marie Witts, '43, took a
Robert James Rourke, '43, wrote
that he is "still with International three years. He lives at 6 Ruth position as sixth grade teacher al
Harvester but teaching speech at Court, Springfield, Ill.
Loyola University at evening ses- Mt. Burney Elementary school al

William George Schick, Jr., '43, Burney, Calif. last August. She

has owned a hardware and sport- wrote "This is beautiful country.

ing goods store in Lexington, Ky. . Lots of deer hunting and trout fish-

since March 1951. His address is ing."

122 Conrf Terrace. Lena Elizabeth Smith (Mrs. Rus-

Ida Louise Teagarden (Mrs. Wm. sell H. Daily), '44, is a housewife

F. McConnell), '43, is a housewife at Tolono, Ill., while Mr. Daily is a

at Boise, Idaho, R. R. 4. She wrote banker with the Citizen's Bank of

that her "husband was called into Tolono.

the Air Force, September 8, 1951, John Abner Walters, '44, and the

and at present he is stationed at former Melvina Jo Refine, '46,

Mountain Home, Idaho." have a new daughter, Linda Louise,

Irene Louise Sparks (Mrs. Carl J. born April 4, 1951. They live at

Gorski), '43, is a housewife at Kin- 8332 College Ave., Jennings 21,

caid, Ill. She wrote "Spent the last Mo.

Rollin' In

Marcia Levitt, secretary in the alumni office at Eastern, sells Homecoming dance tickets to students,
faculty, and grads during a rush period following the football game with Northwest Missouri State Teachen
College.

PAGE EIGHTEEN

Margaret Mary Wente, '44, has last four years. Her address is airlines hostess operating out of

been assistant buyer for Marshall 922V2 W. Broadway. New York.

Field & Co. the past three years. Billy Max Seaman, '47, is high

Her address is 75 E. Division St., school industrial arts teacher at Classes
icago 10. Peotone, Ill. He wrote, "Am about of
to complete a new ranch type,
Margery Beth Thomas (Mrs. three bedroom house."
•erry David Heath), '44, has a new
Ralph David Wilson, '47, has
ughter, Jean Louise, born Avgust been an instructor at State Univer-
23, 1951. Her husband is a senior

iledical student and they live at sity of Iowa the past year. He has 1949-50
1759 linden St., Des Plaines, Ill. two children, Ann Louise, age 6,

and Mark Davi.d, 6 months.

Classes Morris William Wise, '47, is now By Shirley Jones · Mellinger, '49
of with the U. S. Navy, but wrote,
· "Being released to inactive duty on Joan Rogers, '49, is teaching
Jan. l, 1952. Will be assista nt pro- her second year at Abingdon, Ill.,
fessor of geology, Florence, Ala., near Galesburg. She was married
State Teachers."

1945 Herbert Edward Walsh, '47, and this summer to a local boy there
his wife, the former Elizabeth Ann and he works for a telephone com-
By Mary Eleanor Grossman Mail '45 Thomann, '45, live at 208 E. Aztec, pany in Galesburg .
Gallup, New Mexico. Herbert is a
junior high instructo r in Gallup. Charles Roger Sorensen, '49,
works for an oil company and lives
Mae Beth Vail, '40, '47, is now at 111 East 54th St., Tulsa, Okla.

George S. Briggs, '45, and the assistant professor of elementary He wrote, "This should be our per-
lormer Thelma Whiteleather, '45, education at Ball State Teachers manent address as we are buying.
llecame the parents of a daughter, College and lives in Muncie, Ind. Tulsa is really nice."
Beth Amalie, born May 20th.
17eorge is beginning his eighth Walter E. Gerard, '47, is living Amelia Anne Wright (Mrs. Mor-
year as vocal instructor in the jun- at 3229 No. 16th St., Terre Haute, ris E. Webb), '49, is a housewife
ior and senior high school. Their Ind. A daughter, Teresa Anne, is at 3007 Estrella Ave., Tampa 9, Fla.
~ddress is 415-rear E. Vandalia St., now two years old.
George Marion Reat, '49, has
wardsville, Ill. Hollis Raymond Sallee, '31, '47, been grade school principal at Ar-
Dorothy Charletta Smith (Mrs. is teaching in Decatur and lives at thur, Il l. the past year.
Francis H. Doty), '45, reported that 1329 Oak Drive.
a daughter, Karen Frances, was Nancy Jane White, '49, took a
born February l, 1951. Her hus- Class of 1948 position as stenographer for the
band is a postal clerk and they live Pennsylvania Railroad in Chicago
at 665 So. Macon St., Bement, Ill. Dean Jenkins (Mrs. F. V. Hark- last August. Before that time she
Earl Christie Sparks, '45, has ness), '48, wrote that "on Septem- worked for the Pure Oil Co.
been principal of Jefferson Junior ber 21, 1951, at Sunnyvale, Calif.,
High Sd1ool in Charleston the past where I teach a seventh grade, I Dorothy Ellen Woods, '49, has
year. He wrote, "In 1951, we have married Mr. Harkness who is a taught in a grade school in Decatur
revised the curriculum content, San Francisco advertising execu- the past year and has a new ad-
uping, and length of class tive. We reside at 1150 Union St., dress of 942 W. William.
San Francisco. I should be glad to
s. Also home rooms were in- hear from any of my classmates, Rollin Tony Shellabarger, '49,
or see them shou ld they visit San was married on November l 0,
Classes Francisco." 1950, and lives on R. R. 3, Charles-
ton. He has been a mail carrier for
of Norma Jean Weger, '48, has the past two and one-half years.
been audit clerk for Sears-Roebuck
1946-47 and Co. in Lawrenceville, Ill. the loie Max Swinford, '49, wrote
past two years, and lives at 1301 that he has been "coaching fresh-
By Jim Roberts, '46 Jefferson St. man football with Oscar Hicks" at
Sadorus, Ill.
Eileen Pauline Schutte, '47, start- Donald Edward Sullivan, '48, is
ed teaching commerce in Bradley now assistant principal and coach Charles John Tolch, '49, wrote
this fall after teaching in Byron the at Argenta, Ill. that he "was in Minot, N. Dak. last
year with · the Muthersboughs, and
Frank Gerald Rutge r, '48, is taught in the Minot State Teachers
working on Masters Degree in in- College. Became instructor in
dustrial arts and lives at 1602 speech department and technical
Georgia Drive, Illini Village, Ur- director of university theatre at
bana, Ill. He has two children, Ron· the University of Nebraska in Sep-
nie, age 4 and Teresa Jo, age l V2. tember 1951." He lives in Lincoln,
Nebraska.
Betty Wellman, '48, taught 6th
grade in Mattoon and is now an Carroll Albert Stanhope, '49,
wrote that he "married Alma Sailor

PAGE NINETEEN

on August 4th, at the First Metho- · Familiar Faces
dist Chu rch of Carmi." Their ad-
dress is 135 East Elm Street, Albion, Having a good time at the 1951 Homecoming were five familiar
Ill. faces shown above. l to R: Rose Jarboe, '48, Eva Price Sullivan, '48, Neil
Hudson, '49, Jack Miller, '49, and Andy Sullivan, '46.
Iva Manila Zachary, '49, is start-
ing her 21st year as fourth grade teach English and library and Lou teaching at Casey this year, John
teacher in Newman, Ill. is back in Gibson City this year. Alexander, '49, will teach at Viii•
Grove, and Mary Jo Maisch Brow
Robert Gene Wrenn, '49, has Monte Popham, '49, states that '50, is teaching at Jacksonville, II
taught commerce at Ohio, Ill., the he is now farming 3 miles north- Mary Jo attended the Universif't of
past year. east of Charleston. He was also Illinois this summer.
married on April 21 of this year.
Donald Lynn Woodard, '49, of William H. Tate, '49, states thal
561 Washington, Carlyle, Ill., has Anna Mary Weiler, '49, took a he is teaching English and doint
a new son who was born on July Home Economics position at Wayne guidance work in the high sch~
4, 1951. City High School after graduating at Rossville, Ill. He expects to do
and is there this year. This summer graduate work at Eastern next sull!1
Marilyn Miller (Mrs. Earl Snear- she was a bookkeeper on the Uni- mer.
ley, Jr.), '49, is a hom~maker at versity of Kentucky campus in Lex-
46 W. 2nd St., Mesa, Arizona. Her ington. The Waren's (Ernie, '49, and
husband is a farm adviser, and Madelyn Doyle, '48), stopped a fe~
their son, Eddie, was_a year old Tony Norviel, '49, quit teaching minutes at the Mellingers in lndiall
in August. to take a position as salesman with apolis this summer. They are bot"
Swift & Company out of St. Louis. teaching at Roberts, Ill. this yea•
Frank James Roytek, Jr., '49, has Ernie is teaching social science and
operated a Dixie Cream Donut Norma Spaugh Needham, '49, is assistant coach while Madel
Shop the past year and lives at 423 writes that her husband, Wendell is teaching physical education
N. Vermilion St., Danville, Ill. R. NEedham, '50, is employed by the grade and high schools.
the A. E. Staley Manufacturing Co.
Charles Eugene Anderson, '49, in Decatur as research chemist in James E. Jones, '49, is now a 1st
spent his summer as assistant di- the paper laboratory. Lt. in the Air Force and is at Goocl
rector of a boy's camp in Eagle fellow Air Force base in Texas takt
River, Wis. He is now in his second Joan Rogers, '49, married Joe ing basic pilot training. In Never.ii
year at Bement and is coaching Rescinito of Abingdon on June 30 ber, he went into advance Jet
basketball, baseball and golf. and she is again teaching com- training. Before this, he was witl
merce in the high school there. the Lackland Air Force base in
Leslie Ario Barnhart, '49, writes Texas as officer in charge of the
that he is again teaching mathe- Charlene Rosebraugh, '49, is Department of Marksmanship wilt
matics and physics in the John teaching vocal and instrumental the duty to see that the basic air1
Green High School in Hoopeston. music in the g rade and high schools men received training and instrul
at Gridley, Ill. She spent the sum- tion in small a·rm's weapons. Yell
Harold B. Bateman, '49, is serv- her at the University of Illinois
ing as Educational Specialist ·for working on her Master's. She also
the Parachute Rigger Course and wrote that Herbert lee, '48, is
Survival Training and Equipment
officer course.

Marie Gressel, '49, spent the
summer working on her Master's
at Greeley, Colo.

Helen Harshbarger, '49, is again
teaching at Somonauk High School
after · spending th~ summer as an
endorsement typist for the Farm
Insurance Office in Decatur. She
hopes they will be able to move
into their new building this fall.

Rose Marie Kibler, '49, became
Mrs. Glenn Sunderland on June
24 in the chapel of the Booth lj:::
brary at Charleston. They are now
residing in Newton, Ill.

Elenore Moberly, '49, and Lou
Humes, '50, studied at the Univer-
sity of Michigan this summer.
Elenore returned to Windsor to

PAGE TWENTY

lriill remember James' wife is the J ack C. Henschen, '50, wrote being made Captain, was trans-
rrner Jesse Rosella Cameron, '46, that he traveled quite a bit since ferred to Fighter Squadron 312 and

Charles Arnold, '50, a U.S.N. graduation, but now is an instruct- to where he is now.

plain, is aboard U.S.S. Missouri or in the Veterans' Administration Glen Thompson, '50, worked for
63) and was in Norway, on his
Jriay to Paris, when he wrote in at Hines hospital. Most of their pa- the Oliver Corporation in Shelby-
lme. They are training midship- tients are victims of the Korean ville as a welder this summer and
tien. Lynn Earnest was born Jnau- campaign and are there to learn is again teaching wood and metal
14-their first child. cane-technique while readjusting work at Windsor this year. Also, he
Richard A. Bennett, '50, was re- to new conditions met by sightless planned to offer a course in elec-
.lied into the Navy on June 20.
Up until that time he was a car- men. tricity and will continue his grad-
Michael Kass, '50, is in his sec- uate work at University of Illinois
this winter through an extension
ond year as principal of the Long-

Jnter in Kansas, Ill. view Grade School. He also attend- course at Charleston.

James H. Bone, '50, is a Pfc. in ed the University of Illinois this Francis Titus, '50, is now a Math
the Army as a rifleman in the ln- summer working towards his M.S. instructor in the Enlisted Faculty
lntry. And from his address-it is
in Education. Battery at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He
bably Korea. Raymond Kolbus, '50, is employ- likes it fine since that is what he

ed by the U. S. Treasury Depart- maiored in at Eastern.

. ment, Bureau of Internal Revenue Dorothy Troesch, '50, and Jack

as a U.S. Deputy collector in Mat- Horsley, '51 were married at the

toon. As of July, he writes that "I Lutheran Church in Tuscola on June

will be on probation for six months 9th. Dorothy is teaching speech
but I like the work and hope to be correction at Shelbyville again this
Frank Bonetto, '50, completed a abl e to get to st.ay on. It m. eIIans a year and J ack w1·11 do h1' s pract.ice
five month course in August taught Iot more stud ying, especia Y on teaching in Mattoon this fall. Dur-
oy the company representatives of taxes and a g oft'vSoeOrr,n2Hm5J·.semhnteto~nchothh'r'sr"·e.1,-, · .ing the summer oDnortohtehypwIayags rGou1.rn1sd,
he Ford Motor Company where spoFnreddencKe0 lkctoh~ur"sIet · Athiet1·c d'1rector She taught swim-
he is employed as foreman. He in Shelbyville.
t.-rites to say "Best of luck to all com_me;~~ a e~ on ig tho ming in the morning and recrea-
the alumni and present students agham ttis dyedar. the Uw~s a~to efr tional activities and sports in the
at Eastern as well as all members Iwll .mJoo1·sa thLe.1ns ee mvers1 y o 0af1t·1evrenro oPnl a. nJt atchk'1s worke d at t he
of the faculty." Their son, Frank, •sttum'SmOer.· d. d past summer.
Jr., was a year old in June. oan evi. , h?m' ~ISec?onionmg i.cgsra - Harold Van Deest, '50, and Sarah
uat_e w?rk in at Nelson of Nashville, Tenn., were
Ray Cole, '50, writes that The Umv7rsity 0~ Illinois this ~um~er. married December 15, 1950, in the
She is tea~hing _ at Clay City High chapel of the West End Methodist
Alumnus is sure welcome over
~here he is-Hokkaido, Japan (as School again thts year. Church. Harold received his M.A.
of June)-and keeps him abreast
the times and where everyone is. Betty Nix.on, '50, is teaching degree in August at the George
general bu~iness, shorthand I and P.eabody college in Nashville. He
Rita F. Epley, '50, is teaching at 11~ and typing a~ th: Charleston is again teaching 5th and 6th
lr\onroe Center, Ill., again this year. high. scho?I again. this year. Sa~s grades at Oconee Grade School this
She is 7th grade supervisor and
also teaches language, art and she 1s going to. give the Masters year. Sarah is secretary in the of-
de~ree a try this fall.. Also, Betty
nish. writes that Na ncy (Defibaugh) and fice of the Superintendent of
Clara Rose Gentry, '50, who Schools in Pana.
Elmer Jamnik, '50, are also teach-
•aught in Windsor last year, was
lnarried to Charles Pritchett on ing in the Business department at
June 9th. Her husband attended Charleston High School. Elmer is in
Eastern for 2 years and transferred charge of the PE program and also
to Bradley University, graduating
in June. They spent the summer in teaches bookkeeping and general
~ulder, attending the University business. Nancy teaches typing and
of Colorado, and working on their
Master degrees. office practice.

Russell Ghere, '50, is head foot- Clarence, "Judy," Onyett, '50, is Richard Watson, '50, was recall-
ball coach and commercial teacher teaching PE at Franklin School and ed into the Army in J anuary, 1950,
and in July called the Mellingers
at Bridgeport. coaching Jr. high at Dalton, Ill., from Fort Benjamin Harrison, just
this year. His wife and year old north of Indianapolis. He was at
Charles and Wilma Grote, '50, daughter expected to join him as the Army Finance Center there and
are teaching in Staunton again this soon as they find a place to live.

year. Wilma teaches fifth grade in Olen H. Price, '50, was called was attending classes. ~

the grade school. C. Nelson help- into the Marine Corps on August James E. Sexson, '50, was re-
ed plan for and opened a new in- 1, 1950. He is now a Captain and cently discharged from the Air

dustrial arts program at the high a fighter pilot stationed in Korea. Force and lives at 528 No. 7th St.,

school last year. They had a public He writes that for eight months Charleston. While in the Air Force

open house May 11, and had al- previous he was aide de Camp to he was stationed at Castle Air Force

most 1000 visitors. Gen William J. Wallace and after base in California, which is an

PAGE TWENTY·ONE

Atom Base. Their planes a_re the Art Gallery Team Honors
B-50's or "greatly improved B-
29's." Jim's job was to see that (Continued from page 2) (Continued from page 6)
everyone maintained his personal
affairs in the very best order, which of Washington, D. C., Studio Guild was thrown by the versatile fu
was very interesting work and of New York, Kansas Federation of back as he completed four out
gave him a chance to study differ- Arts, and Elizabeth Nelson Galler- his eight attempts during the se
ent people and their reactions to ies of Chicago, have been very son.
different situations. Some of his helpful in lending shows that in-
duties were: insurance expert, fi- clude works by artists of national Don H e n d e rs o n , otherwi~
nance, savings, Red Cross, Air and international renown.
Force Aid Society, GI Bill, and cas- known at the Newman flash, anp
ualty reporting. When one of their The artists himself is most gen- Patridge shared the honorary ca~
groups was in England for seven erous and willing to make his work
months, they set up an agency available to the public and solo taincy as the vote came out in Ii
called Operation INFO which did shows have been obtained from
about everything the head of the the artist himself or his agent. t:e. Henderson did most ·of t~
house did when he was home ex- team's punting this past campaig
cept "spank the kiddies when they Speakers have included the well besides seeing action on both o ·
were bad." They took care of the known artist, Fred Conway of fense and defense.
personal problems confronting the Washington University, Dr. Allan
wife of one of their men overseas. Weller, chairman of the Art De- In 53 carries Henderson gained
This program was such a success partment of the University of Illi- 257 yards for a highly commendt-
that it has been incorporated into nois, and Donald Mattison, director ble average of 4. l per try. Ttle
the Personal Affairs problems of of the John Herron Art Institute. fact that in those 53 tries he was
many other bases in the Air Force. never thrown for a loss is a good
Exhibiting artists have also been indication of his running abilities.
Lloyd Coad, '50, who taught last guests of the gallery at the open-
year at Sandoval High School in ing of their shows. T h e s e m e n succeed Gene
Marion county, near Centralia, is Scruggs last year's honorary cap-
teaching industrial arts in upper Teas are served by the Kappa tain who was an all-conference
grades at Beach Side Consolidated Pi, National Art Fraternity at the guard.
school in Waukegan. opening of special shows. The
local Artist Guild has taken an ac- IRVIN AND BONNIE . BURKEE
Bill Snodgrass,· '50, taught in tive interest in supporting the ex- Jewelry
Cumberland Consolidated schools hibitions.
last year and is now teaching in February 4-26
Olney. Interesting displays of old glass,
Haviland China, Indian pottery, OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY
Ray Edward Wright, '50, is have been shown in the cases in
coach at West Salem, Ill., and has the gallery from the private col- Paintings and Ceramics
a daughter, Julia Ellen, 6 months lections of the college faculty and
old. the community, and the gallery DR. FRANK SEIBERLING
will continue to show others.
Phillip Mack Settle, '50, and his Chairman of Ohio State Univer·
wife, the former Nellie May Shep- It is no longer necessary to travel sity Art Department. He will be the
ard, '50, are teaching school at Le- several hundred miles to see top guest speaker on Sunday, February
Roy, Ill. quality art. The Paul Sargent Gal- 4. The Artist Guild will sponsor a
lery is transporting it to Charleston coffee hour at 3:30 p.m.
Class of 1951 for you and cordially invites you
to drop in and enjoy the beauty March 2-23
Doris Jean Snyder, '5 l, teaches and benefits offered. Clubs and
the 4th grade and lives at Chris- school groups are encouraged to CORCORAN BIENNIAL
man, Ill., Box 172. plan frequent visits. Special gallery Lent by the American Federation
tours can be arranged. of Art.
Lawrence W. Mizener, '5 l, out
of the army because of a trick knee, Gallery hours are 2 to 5 p.m. PEGGY BECK
is manager of the Ko-Op and Hves daily, except Friday and Saturday. Ceramics, courtesy of Marna
at 143 l 9th St., Charleston, Ill. It is also open Monday and Wed- Johnson
nesday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m.
Forrest H. Lile, '5 l, has been and on Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m. MRS. MAJEL CHANCE
training for District Managership Weaving, courtesy of Marna
for Arrow Drilling Co., Tulsa, Okla., The following is the remainder Johnson
since September. of the schedule for the current
year: April 6-26
Mary Elizabeth Fishel (Mrs.
Richard F. Jones), '51, is a house- January 13-28 ITALIAN MASTERPIECES
wife on R. R. 2, Arcola, Ill. A son Courtesy of Metropolitan Ml.Jo
John Greg was born September JAROLD TALBOT AND JEAN HOWE seum of Art, lent by the American
28th. She wrote, "going to school Husband and Wife exhibition of Federation of Art.
was easier than keeping house and
being a parent." paintings. LERA COLYER
Sunday, January 13, the artists Plastic Jewelry

will be special guests of the gal- CHARLES OKERBLOOM, JR.
lery. Tea served by Kappa Pi. Figure studies in pastel

May 4-30

Eastern Illinois State ..College Att

Department Students' Work.

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