Eastern Alumnus Vol. 8 No. 2 (Fall 1954)

Fall

1954

The Eastern Alumnus

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

VOLUME 8 SEPTEMBER, 1954 NUMBER 2

Editorial ... Entered May 14, 1947, as second class matter, at the post office at
Charleston, Illinois, under authority of the act of Congress, August 24,
Thanks, Alums, for 1912. Yearly subscription rate $ l.50; two years $2.25; three years $3.00.
Renewals, $1.00 per year.
Spreading the Word
STAN ELAM ------------------------------------------- Editor
Eastern's enrollment increase of
K. E. HESLER ------------------------------------ - Sports Editor
36 per cent this fall compares with
Editorial Board
increases of 12 per cent at North-
Libby Cochran, '51; Hal Hubbard, '49; Hal Middlesworth, '31;
ern, 14.5 per cent at Normal, and Elenore Moberley, '49; Louise McNutt, '35; Jack Muthersbough, '48; Dr.
Francis Palmer; Eugene Price, '48; Jim Roberts; '46; Mrs. Russell Shriver,
19.6 per cent at Western. The 50 '09; Elsie Sloan, '24; Helen Stapp, '23; Alex Summers, '36; Dr. E. H.
Taylor; Roy Wilson, '36.
per cent increase in freshmen is
Freshmen dot the landscape more liberally this fall than ever be-
one of the largest we have heard fore in Eastern's history. Here the photographer caught groups of them

of among the nation's colleges this from above as they entered Old Main for orientation lectures and tests
in early September. The 120-foot tower casts its shadow on the Class of
year. '58 for the first time.

The predicted increase in total Widger Fund Tops Minimum Goal;
college enrollment throughout the
nation was seven per cent. To Complete Drive at Homecoming

What accounts for the sudden The Eastern Alumni Association
spurt at Eastern?
more cheaply here than else- drive for funds to set up an Eng·
President Buzzard offers some where."
speculations (see p. 2), but admits lish scholarship in honor of the late
that a complex of factors has been Alumni may take a lot of credit
operating. His comments were for disseminating this informa- Dr. Howard Deforest Widger has
made before the exact size of in- tion and forming these convictions
creases on the other state college about Eastern. More than any met with very gratifying success,
campuses was known.
other category of persons, alumni according to Dr. Eugene Waffle,
A survey of high schools of the teachers are credited by freshmen
Eastern area which ordinarily ac- with influencing them to enter who has served as chairman.
count for about 70 per cent of Eastern and to chose teaching as a
Eastern's students shows that the career. As of September 15, the fund
number of seniors in 1954 was totaled $1,683. Expenses of $171
only 11 per cent higher than last Interestingly enough, the an-
year. So the answer cannot be nouncement of the bachelor's de- rr·ade the net $1,512, which ex·
found in increased potential. ceeds the minimum goal establis~­
gree for a four year course at ed last spring. The comm.ittee 1n
It would appear that young peo- Eastern appears to have had no
ple of the area are simply becom- significant effect on enrollment. charge of the scholarship plans. to
ing aware of the fact that Eastern Dr. Ned Schrom, director of ad-
offers higher education of the best missions, noted no more than ten complete the drive atot taHlomofec$o2t1~10ng
quality at low cost. An analysis of applicants for admission who men- time this year. If a
questionnaires answered for the tioned interest in this degree.
PubIic Relations Office by 1954 can be obtained, it will be possible
freshmen shows that this is true. The moral is this: YOU are im- ysecahrosl,ardsehpiepndyien~~
Time after time they say, "I chose tv award a $100
Eastern because I heard that it has portant in Eastern's public relations ly for nearly 25
a good department in my field of program. Keep up the good work. upon the kind of investmen~ tha
interest and I can get through
are made. .
15
When the fund campaign
completed, the proceeds will ~

turned over to the Eastern lllino•

(Continued on page 4)

PAGE TWO

Enrollment Reaches All-Time Peak of 1,592;

Pres. Buzzard Reviews Post Fluctuations

By President R. G. Buzzard during the year 1945-46 the vet- group of factors are at work, with
erans returned en masse. The fall no one of these clearly and dis-
The fall quarter enrollments at quarter, 1946, jumped enrollment tinctly the major cause. Teaching
aistern show a fluctuation of more from 405 in 1945 to 1,218 stu- is gaining respectability as voca-
than casual interest to those fol- dents, a gain of 813. Veteran en- tional work because of the wide-
lowing problems of higher educa- rollment continued to increase spread discussion of the need for
tion. In the years 1933-40 the en- with 1,382 students in fall quarter, more and for better teachers.
rollment gradually climbed to a 1947; 1,423 students in fall quar- Young people want to be certain
peak of 1,152 in the fall of 1940, ter, 1948; and the peak enrollment of employment when trained and
an increase of only two students of 1,430 students in the fall quar- teaching indicates certainty. More-
0ver the 1,150 of the fall quarter, ter, 1949. Graduation and transfer over, the sa lary for teachers is in-
1939. Then the influence of World of veterans to professional schools creasing rapidly, though not even
War II began to be felt. In the fall saw a decline in fall quarter en- yet up to the level of trade unions
~uarter of 1941 enrol lment drop- rollment, with a decrease of 61 to in many areas. Beginning teachers
ped 235 students to 917. In the 1,369 students in 1950; a decrease average about $3350 for nine
fall quarter of 1942, enrollment of 266 to 1,103 in 1951; an in- months, and current salary sched-
crease of 51 to l , 154 students in ules advance salaries to $5400-
opped 302 students to 615. In 1952; an increase of 67 to l,221 $6500 maximums.
fall quarter 1943 a drop of students last year, the fall quarter,
1953. During 1954-55 the director of
C332 sutdents brought enrollment admissions at Eastern, Dr. Ned
lown to the low of 282. Eighteen Now comes the deluge of the Schrom, talked with students from
tnembers of the faculty were then fall quarter, 1954, with an increase 225 high schools in the area dis-
on leave in military uniform. Sev- of 371 to a present enrollment of cussing (l) teaching as a life work,
eral others were loaned out and l ,592 the highest enrollment in (2) the crying need for elementary
9'ose who retired or resigned were the fifty-five years of Eastern's ser- school teachers, and, as would be
l'lOt replaced . vice. The fall quarter enrollment expected, (3) the opportunity
will probably exceed 1,600 within which the State of Illinois offers on
Then in the fall quarter, 1944, the next few days. Why this bulge the campus at Eastern. Dr. Schrom's
a few veterans enrolled, making in enrollment? Eastern believes a
a gain of 49 to an enrollment of (Continued on page 4)
331. The fall quarter, 1945, in-
..eased enrollment to 405, and

Seven Hundred Fifty Strong

The Class of 1958 listens to President Buzzard at the opening orientation session on September 8. Old
Aud was filled, wall to wall. The freshman class is 50 per cent larger than last year.

PAGE THREE

Homecoming Beckons; Dotes ore Oct. 29-30

Homecoming this year features Ralph Marterie and his orchestra,

one of the most popular of the day. Marterie will play a concert set for Widger Fund Donors
7:30 p.m. Saturday, October 30, and the coronation dance from 9 to 12

p.m., according to Donn Kelsey of Mt. Carmel, student Homecoming (Continued from page 2)
chairman.

The annual celebration will get underway as usual with freshman· State College Foundation for in-
sophomore activities Friday afternoon. The bonfire and pep session will vestment and administration.

be held after supper and the play will be at 8: 15 in Lantz Gym. Donors to date are:

"Abie's Irish Rose," an old favorite, is already in rehearsal by the William R. Abernathy, Dolore4

Players under the direction of Dr. Glendon Gabbard, who returned to M. Adams, Lois G. Adams, Neal A.
Adkins, Arthur L. Aikman, Geer~
the Eastern campus this year after

a two year leave spent in study at Buzzard Comments on W. Allison, Maurine Allison, W.
Iowa State University. Enrollment Fluctuations Weger Allison, Donald R. Alter,
Mrs. Brice Anderson, Lucille An-
The parade is tentatively sched- (Continued from page 3) drews, R. D. Anfinson, Leila Arm~
uled to begin Saturday morning at strong, Robert J. Armstrong, M.
l 0 o'clock and may be one of the
most interesting in recent years. service followed years of similar tie Arnold, Florence Aye, Flore•
"Comics on Parade" is the theme, work by Dr. William H. Zeigel, and K. Ayers, Raymond Bales, Nida M.
and the frats and sororities are al- this guidance work cannot be over- Barnard, Elsie Beatty, Janet Beag1
ready seeing visions of Pogo and looked as influencing increase in ely, Mrs. Howard I. Begeman, Ro~
enrollment. ert Lee Blair, William J. BlockJ
U'I Abner in papier mache.
Moreover, the territory that Mary J. Booth.
The alumni luncheon will again
be held in the college cafeteria. A sends students to Eastern is not Mrs. Kathryn Bowen, Ogde~

special section will be reserved for offering jobs to high school grad- Brainard, Gussie M. Braithwaite,
class reunions. To date, only the uates as liberally as in the past few Joan Brannah, Katherine Briggs,
Class of 1934 has indicated its years. The college is hoping, in Catherine H. Brown, Fern Brown,
intention of holding a full-scale re- spite of the factors mentioned, Florence Field Brown, Mabel Bry-
that the parents of our area are be- ant, W. B. Bunn, Charles Buzzar<I
union.
Southern Illinois University's coming more conscious of the Gladys Campbell, Edith Cardi, Ruth
Salukis will provide the grid oppo- value of college training and are Carman, D. C. Carmichael, Mar-J,
sition. Coach Bill O'Brien's men influencing high school graduates Stella Carr, Mrs. James Carry, Har-
will meet the O'Brienmen of East- to make an effort to secure a col- old Cavins, Theodore Cavins, Ber-
ern at 2 p.m. on Lincoln Field. It is lege education. Education is at tha M. Chapman, Ruth H. Cline,
expected that Southern's band will present about the most secure en- C. H. Coleman, Lulu F. Collier, Les-
perform, along with Eastern's, at dowment parents can give chil- lie C. Cook, Ruth Corley, Edna L.
dren. Young women need the pro- Corzine, Bertha A. Cottle, Calvin
half-time.
The usual departmental and or- tection of being trained to make Countryman.
ganizational events are on the dock- their own living. Lewis L. Cox, Velma Cox, Max·

et. All alumni wlll receive letters A few years ago the college ad- ine Crawford, Mrs. Paul Cummins,

with a complete program of events ministration expressed the opinion J. A. Curlin, Carlos D. Cutler, Ken·
about two weeks before Oct. 30. that Eastern would enroll 1,500 r.eth Damann, Leonard E. Davis,
students and estimated what an Mr and Mrs. Ben Day, Kermit Dehl.
The Alumni Office plans to pro- asset this group of young people
vide hot coffee and doughnuts at could be to Charleston. The begin- Leafy P. Demaree, Earl Dickerso9
the registration booth in Old Main, ning of closer relations between Lorna Dixon, Doris Downs, Mrs.
as has been customary for the past the college and the schools of Unit Ellis Droddy, G. S. Duncan, Ken-
few years. District No. l this autumn indi- neth Duzan, G. W. Dunn, Leo J.
Dvorak, Nancy J . Eckert, Gladys

Three members of the Eastern cates cooperation between. campus Ekeberg, Charles A. Elliott, Hazel
faculty received doctor's degrees and city which should bring mu-
i.1 August. They are E. Glendon tual profit in the years ahead. Young Elms, Antha Endsley, Sisted
Gabbard, drama director; Otho M. Ethelbert, Dana Evans, Mr. an
Quick, Eastern '36, industrial arts; Visiting Professor Mrs. Ralph F. Evans, Mary J. Ew·
and Carl Shull, Eastern '39, art. ing, C. L. Fagan, Evelyn Rose Fag-
Dr. Harry Gunderson was a vis- getti, Floyd V. Fausett, Mrs. Belva

iting professor at Colorado A. and w.Fausett, Mrs. Laura E. Harris, A.
M., Fort Collins, this August. Be-
Camille Monier, superintendent fore that he worked for a time as Fehrenbacher.
o+ grounds at Eastern, married Miss a tool and diemaker at the Sarkes Mrs. C. G. Flammer, D. F. Flem-
Pauline Shafer of Charleston last Tarizan plant, Bloomington, Ind.
winter. ing, Robert G . Flick, George E.
Fogleman, The Maurice Forernans,
Frank A. Fraembs, George R. Fraz·

PAGE FOUR

G·er Sarah Fredenberger, Ruth ley, Francis Palmer, Carol E. Peter- Coleman Takes One
~rtner, William Garrett, Shirley son, .Loren H. Petty, Tom Petty,
Hazel Petzing, Nelle Phillips, Year Leave to Write
Ma Gerhard, Walmer E. Goers, Thomas A. Phillips, Gertrude
Phipps, Raymond Plath, Alice I. Dr. C. H. Coleman, head of the
M~ry N. Goodwin, W. H. Green, Bryan Poehler, Roberta L. Poos. Eastern social science department,
Anna Belle Groves, W. L. Gruen- has taken a leave of absence for
wald, Harry Gunderson, Edgar N. Leonard Pourchot, Stella Powell, the 1954-55 school year to travel
Gwin, Ruth Hadden, James and Ernest Pricco, Edith E. Ragan, and write. He is spending part of
13ess Hanks, Ethel I. Hanson, Jes- Marian Rambo, Cyril D. Reed, the fall in Maine, vacationing and
sie L. Harris, Neva B. Harris, Vera Emma Reinhardt, Noberta E. Ren- taking notes on the Lincoln ancest-
shaw, Garland T. Riegel, Rachel E. ors. He will then go to Virginia,
G. Harris, Agnes F. Hatch, Joseph Risser, Bruce Rardin, M. F. Romin- Kentucky, and Indiana to conduct
p lfaverstuhl. ger, Glenn Ross, Melora E. Rozar, further research for a biography
Mr. and Mrs. John 0 . Scanavino, of Tom Lincoln. He expects to re-
· Florence M. Herman, Mercedes Velma D. Schahrer, Helen H. Schott- turn to Charleston by late October.
Hoag, Mrs. L. J . Hoffman, A. J. man, Mrs. Paul Schroeder, Estaleen
Hoffman, Marguerite Holloway, Scribner, Kathryn Dively Seaman, Al.um na Pens Son net
Emma N. Seaton, Glenn H. Sey-
Mary E. Holmes, Ferdinand Ho- mour, Nina L. Shaw, James Sher- Honoring Widger
rnann, Eva C. Honn, Mildred Hop- rick, James W. Shoemaker, Forest
H. Shoulders, H. Nolan Sims, Ted This sonnet was contributed by
kins, Irma Alice Hoult, Lola E. How- Sims, Vera Slover, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Shirley Tremble of Charleston.
a;d, Mr. and Mrs. Ollice Howerton, Donald D. Smith, R. L. Spillers, Re- She is the former Stella Craft, '22,
Jessie Hunter, Nelle C. Hutchason, becca Mitchell Stanberry, Helen who recently retired from teaching
Stapp, Alex Summers, Don Swan- and is building a career as a poet
Elltabeth Hyde, Eileen E. Iberg, N. go. and free lance writer. Mrs. Trem-
Ellen lies, Frances G. Ingram, Irene ble expects her second volume of
C. D. Swickard, Bill Tate, E. H. poems to be published by the New
1. Irwin. Taylor, C. Cutter Therrien, Amelia York Press late in October. It is
t.ngelo Isola, Luella A. Johnson, B. Thomas Edwin Thompson, titled "Thorns and Thistledown."
Estelle Thompson, Hiram F. Thut,
Marie S. Johnson, Earl W. Jones, Hanford Tiffany, Mary Tolliver, He was a man: Chosen to fashion
Truman Tremble, Russell R. Tripp, youth,
19verne Jones, V. A. Jones, Louis Lillian Turner, Velma Tuxhorn, lnis
L. Josserand, Sally Green Kamp- Naomi Uhl, Harold Van Deest, Mrs. That cause became a challenge
man, Helen Keller, Mary B. Kel- Albert Vietor, Eugene M. Waffle, night and day.
logg, Chenault Kelly, Lucille A. Louise I. Wagner, Martha P. Wal-
Kelly, R. D. Kepner, Leland A. ker, Mrs. C. E. Ward, Robert A. He never swerved nor failed in
keran, Evel)611 Killie, Elizabeth Warner, Mrs. George Warren, Eli teaching Truth,
King, Margaret A. King, Mrs. Vera H. Webb, Tinsie Welsh, Oren L.
Whalin, Clara Whisenand, Mrs. Nor pointing to his students the
Kite, Bertha Kitchen, Elsie Kurtz, George Werner, Gordon B. White. right way.
Dorothy Lanphier, Charles P. Lantz,
Elizabeth K. Lawson, Mrs. Aleta Nema B. Whitehouse, Ritta Inspiring with new vision, he
•hmann, Mary S. Linder, Gail Whitesel, Theodore L. Whitesel, helped all;
Flossie Wiley, Mrs. Howard Wil-
g, Harriet Love. liams, E. D. Wilson, Margaret A pious man, his courage met all
Wood, Wm. G. Wood, Dale D. tests,-
lorence McAfee, May and Beu- Workman, Robert Gene Wrenn,
leh McClain, Charles L. McCord, Eunice Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Harry His inner sight discerned and
•ther McCrory, Margaret McGill, Zimmack, Rose Zeller. raised the small
Leuise Gray McNutt, Marilyn Macy,
Joan Madden, Nellie S. Mahaney, There was one anonymous con- To look for beauty, magnify the
Patricia Major, Carrie J. Manuell, t1 ibution. best;
awson F. Marcy, Harold Marker,
Bob Climer, '52, M. S. '53, a To thousands now, his goodness
lea Marks, Jennie Major Marvin, member of the Fifth Army Band at is a light,
Wierrilee Mather, Bertha Mathias, Ft. Sheridan, Ill., played at the
•attoon F.T.A. (Paula Neal, Sec.), Armed Services benefit football A little candle throwing far its
9'arlotte Fey Meisenbach, Ray- game in Chicago this fall. beams,-
tiond Metter, Clover W. Meyer,
Dale level, '54, is a graduate He taught us to perceive the depth
Elizabeth Michael, Beulah M. Mid- assistant and dormitory counselor and height
gett, Bertie E. Miller, Naomi Miller, at Purdue University, where he is
finishing the M. A. in speech. That we might live our ideals and
E. Mills, Wm. D. Miner, Harry A. our dreams.
titchell, Larry Mizener, ldenta L.
Moler, Veva Giffin Moody, Elbert A humble man with traits as rare
R. Moses. as these,

Clarence Muchmore, George He showed to us life's finer
Muir, Louise Murray, Mr. and Mrs. certainties!

Don Musselman, Opal Naab, Ger- PAGE FIVE
trude Neal, Joyce T. Neal, Mary
E. Neblick, Mary Newlin, Gene
N~xon, Dorothy R. Nolte, Wilma
Nuttall, Maynard O'Brien, Louise
lcholson Oder, Ruth O'Hair, Mary
a11d Hans Olsen, Jr., Kate M. Own-

Lectures m England Three Key Administrators Among
14 New Faculty Members This Year

Dr. Denna Fleming Fourteen new faculty members sultant to the Peruvian ministry of
were employed at Eastern for the education, Lima, where he helped
D. F. Fleming. 'l 2, research pro- academic year beginning Septem- develop a teachers college pr<>ol
fessor of international relations at ber 8. Most of them replace mem- gram under the U. S. Point Four
Vanderbilt University and recipient bers who have resigned or retired. program. From 1946 to 1952 he
of a Fulbright award to lecture at Five take substitute positions, fill- was associate director of graduat
Cambridge University in England, ing in for permanent staff mem- studies at Stout Institute, Mencl
has been speaking on "Postwar bers who are on leave. monie, Wisconsin. He has taugttl
American Foreign Policy" while in high school and junior high in
abroad. Three new professors hold key Wisconsin. He studied at Stout In-
administrative positions. They are stitute, Marquette University, and
Dr. Fleming lectured at a con- Dr. Newell L. Gates, registrar; Dr. the University of Wisconsin, where
ference on American studies July Stuart A. Anderson, director of he received the Ph. D. in 1948.
12 to August 15. The lecturers teacher training; and Dr. Harry
were nominated by English Merigis, principal of the element- Dr. Merigis takes over the ele-1
scholars through the U. S. educa- ary school. mentary principalship from Dr.
tional commission in England and William B. Knox, now on a two
elected by the board of foreign Dr. Gates replaces Miss Blanche year government assignment as a
scholarships in the U. S. Dr. Flem- Thomas, registrar since 1922, now consultant with the Egyptian minis·
ing recently was elected to the on disability leave. Dr. Gates try of education under the Point
National Council of the American comes to Eastern from the dean- Fcur program. Dr. Merigis has
Association of University Profes- ship of Ashland Junior College, been a research associate with the
sors in a national ballot. Kentucky. He took the B. S. (l 934), Kellogg Foundation for the pas•
M.A. (1935), and Ph. D. (1951) at two years, assigned to the Univer-
Ohio State University. s!ty of Texas and the University of
Oklahoma. He was formerly vice
Dr. Anderson replaces Dr. Hans principal of the Malone, NeYA
Olsen, who returned to his former York, Junior High. He studied al
position on the department of edu- P!attsburg State Teachers College,
cc;tion staff at Eastern after one New York; Princeton Un iversity;
year as director of teacher training. Syracuse University; St. Lawrenll
Dr. Anderson comes from the Uni- University; and the University of
versity of Oklahoma. His experi-
ence includes two years as a con-

Succeeds Miss Thomas New Teacher-Trainer

Eastern High Grads Take Dr. Newell L. Gates Dr. Stuart A. Anderson
Nuptial Vows in August

Phyllis Phipps, daughter of Dr.
Harris E. Phipps, head of the East-
ern chemistry department, and
Fred Schriner were married August
22. Both are graduates of Eastern
State High School. Schriner is in
his senior year in the College of
Er"lgineering, University of Illinois.
Mrs. Schriner is a graduate of the
Julia E. Burnham School of Nurs-
ing, Champaign, and will be em-
ployed at Burnham City Hospital.

PAGE SIX

Artists and Model Students versity of Illinois to substitute for
Miss Catherine Smith in the music
Dorothy Schmidt (right) of Mt. Carmel, a junior, won a $100 Sargent department. She holds the B. M.
Scholarship sponsored by the Artists Guild of eastern Illinois this fall. from the University of Illinois and
It is the second year that the prize has been given. Last year Betty Lock- the M. M. from Indiana University.
~ood of Decatur received the award. Miss Sm ith is on leave for doctoral
study at Florida State University,
Janet Jennings (left} of Sullivan won the $30 freshman art prize
11warded by Kappa Pi, honor society in art. It is called the Sargent Tallahassee.
Miss Beverly Knowlton, B. S.,
morial Scholarship, and goes only to freshmen . Miss Jennings was
lected on the basis of drawings submitted at the suggestion of her 1954, Iowa State College, replaces
cher, Mrs. Evelyn Smith, an Eastern graduate. Miss Doris Downs as facu lty assist-

Oklahoma, where he received the p:aces Miss Ruby Harris, who is ant and dietitian at Pemberton
Ed. D. in 1954. taking a second year of leave. Hall. Miss Downs joined the Uni-
versity of Illinois staff.
Mrs. Edith L. Alter, A. M., Un i- Mr. Arthur M. Fish, A. M. L. S.,
versity of Illinois, 1929, will serve 1954, University of Michigan, will Miss Ellen L. Lensing, M. S.,
as substitute instructor and super- substitute for James Eberhardt as 1949, University of Wisconsin, will
visory teacher of English and instructor of library science and li- substitute for Miss Lela Johnson
speech in Eastern State High. She brarian. Mr. Eberhardt is on leave as an instructor and supervisory
to study at George Peabody Col- teacher of business education in
laces Miss Roberta Poos, on lege for Teachers. the high school. Miss Johnson is
batical leave for study at the on leave for doctoral study at In-
University of 1ll inois. Dr. Winslow G. Fox, M. D., diana University, where she holds
Dr. William M. Armstrong, Ph. 1948, University of Chicago, suc- il scholarship.
D., 1954, Stanford University, will ceeds Dr. Lauro Montemayor as di-
be assistant professor of social sci- rector of the health service and col- Mr. Clyde M. Morris, M. S.,
ence, substituting for Dr. Charles lege physician. Dr. Fox was re- 1948, University of Wisconsin, re-
Y. Coleman, head of the social sci- cently re leased from Army service, places Mr. Maurice Stump as assist-
ence department, who took a leave during which he spent a year in ant professor and supervisory
of absence to continue his work on Korea. A native of Detroit, Dr. Fox teacher of seventh grade in the
a p iography of Thomas Lincoln. interned at Butterworth Hospital, Campus Elementary School. Mr.
Grand Rapids, Michigan, and spent Morris was d irector of elementary
Mr. N. Lynn Barber, M. S., 1948, three years as a medical missionary education at the Ellendale, North
University of Houston, takes a po- in Puerto Rico. Dr. Montemayor has Dakota, State College last year and
sition as instructor and supervisory jo ine d the Swickard Clinic in Ch ar- has had elementary teaching and
a acher in high school socia l sci- leston. administrative experience in Wis-
tnce left by the transfer of Dr. Al- consin and Illinois.
bert W. Brown to the college geog- Miss Rose Marie Holmes comes
raphy department. Dr. Brown re- from graduate study at the Uni- Mr. Harold 0 . Pinther, Jr., M. S.,
1954, University of Wisconsin, re-
places Dr. John Nanovsky in the
men's physical education depart-
ment. He will assist in football and
serve as wrestling coach. Dr. Nan-
ovsky is now director of physical
education and recreation at Ken-
tucky Wesleyan, Owensboro.

Other positions have been filled
by substitute staff members al-
ready on campus. Mrs. Marie G.
Fowler will continue as a substi-
tute instructor and supervisory
teacher of high school home ec-
onomics. Miss Sarah Fredenberger,
a substitute teacher of sixth grade
last year, will take a new position
a~ instructor and supervisory teach-
e,· of fifth grade. A second fifth
grade room was added this year.

Cary I. Knoop will continue to
substitute as instructor and super-
viso~y teacher of art in the ele-
menta ry school for Mrs. Virgin ia
1-'yett, on continued leave.

Miss June Krutza, a substitute
(Continued on page 9)

f>A..G~ SEVEN

Joint Alumni Council Confers with Stratton

Points to Continuing Laying It on the Line
Need for Buildings
At State Colleges

(The following story appeared in
the August 25 Charleston "Courier"
and is reprinted by permission.)

Alumni of five state-supported Joint Alumni Council committee members conferred with Governcl
colleges of Illinois told Gov. Wil- Stratton concerning building needs on the campuses at Charleston, Car·
liam G. Stratton their institutions bondale, Macomb, DeKalb, and Normal. L. to r.-Bill Carruthers, Southerl
have critical needs for new build- Mary Purdum, Western; Harold Marker, Eastern; Mary Williford, Northerl
ings. Bill McKnight, Normal; and the Governor.

The Joint Alumni Council of the ficials, Eastern's prime building ing to President R. G. Buzzarl
colleges at Charleston, DeKalb, need is the laboratory school, for all of the state teacher preparatory
and Normal, and Southern Illinois which blueprints and specifications colleges of Illinois need music
University at Carbondale, confer- are already complete. This build- buildings, which could all be
red with Stratton Tuesday (Aug. erected from the same blueprints.
24). ing would cost about $l ,400,000, Eastern has so severe a shorta•
of classrooms and practice rooms
They said new buildings are complete with auditorium, cafe- t h a t many prospective music
needed because of big increases teria, music rooms, shops, gym, teachers for the public schools look
in enrollments on the five cam- and swimming pool. It would be elsewhere after seeing the music
puses. New enrollments may jump constructed for nursery and kin- facilities.
as much as 50 per cent this year, dergarten, plus the elementary
the Council said. grades through grade nine. Take Ph. D's at Iowa

Eastern was represented on the Next in priority is a combination Three Eastern graduates took th~
Joint Alumni Council committee dormitory and student union. East- Ph. D. degree at Iowa State Uni·
by Harold Marker of Charleston, ern proposed to ask the State of versity this year, according to Jif!!
president of the Eastern Alumni Illinois to bear only half the cost Jordan, information service di·
Association. Mr. Marker outlined of such a structure. The balance rector.
building needs and offered a plan would be liquidated from income
whereby the local school might over a considerable period of They are Ralph D. Wilson, Class
make a valuable contribution to years. The prospect of an enroll- of 1947, who completed his wor~
knowledge of teaching methods. ment of over 2,000 students at in February; John Clifford, '3~
Eastern within the next few years who took the degree in June; an
Marker suggested that, should makes additional housing on cam-
the proposed training school for pus imperative. This year when Forrest D. Suycott, Jr., '48, !°
Eastern be provided with dual faci- enrollment will reach l ,500, diffi-
lities in each grade, it would be culty in finding housing, particular- whom the degree was granted 111
possible to test one teaching me- ly for women, has already been ex- August.
thod against another. One room perienced. The dormitories on cam-
would be used as a control in a pus have been full for months and June Krutza, assistant profess~
scientifically sound experiment. long waiting lists have developed. faotulrndw•_jedes8
He feels that financial aid for such in art at Eastern, took a
a project might come from one of Of equal importance with the course in silversmithing
the national foundations interested dormitory-union building is a
in education, such as the Ford music building at Eastern. Accord- University this summer. She ho
Foundation. At the same time, the
dual grade system would take the M. F. A. at Indiana .
some of the burden of numbers
off the Charleston public schools.

Governor Stratton showed con-
siderable interest in this proposal
and said that it would undoubted-
ly come before the Teachers Col-
lege Board.

According to Marker, who has
been in conference with college of-

PAGE EIGHT

survey Shows 62 Per Cent Teaching Grads Make Foundation
first Year After Graduation
Beneficiary of Insurance
By Wm. H. Zeigel doubtedly most of these persons
Director of Placement entered work other than teaching A number of seniors in the 1954
since graduates usually report the class at Eastern have purchased
Sixty-two per cent of Eastern's acceptance of teaching positions life insurance policies from the Col-
1719 degree graduates during the and since the largest percentages lege Life Insurance Company of
past ten years have taught the year of unreported persons occurred America, naming the Eastern Foun-
following the receipt of their de- during the years 1949 and 1950 dation as a beneficiary. Usually the
~ree and these years include the when Eastern had large numbers Foundation benefit is set at five
llosing years of World War II and of men graduating from certain per cent of the amount of the pol-
the Korean War. The number of fields where placement possibili- icy.
men receiving degrees during this ties were none too good at the
time was 991; the number of time. The college administration and
women, 728. the Foundation Board have approv-
In certain departments the per- ed the plan. It is in operation at
The Placement Bureau at East- centages of graduates entering ele- several other Illinois colleges also.
ern has prepared, at this time mentary or high school teaching, The idea appeals to young men
~hen Eastern plans the addition of at least directly upon graduation and women who are not in a finan-
e general four-year college curri- from college, was much less than cial position to make sizable con-
culum, a summary showing the in other fields. Traditionally more tributions to the alma mater but
•rcentage of Eastern graduates men seek employment other than are anxious to demonstrate their
iJ'Uring the past ten years who teaching and the percentages en- gratitude for a good and inexpen-
h<Ne entered various types of acti- gaged in such work were higher sive education.
vity upon graduation. The annual in the fields of Chemistry (22%),
lports, prepared under the di- Business (22%), Geography (21 %), Richard A. McCallen, ex-'53,
iction of Dr. H. L. Metter, until Botany (20%), Industrial Arts was a June graduate at the Uni-
his retirement last year, and since (18%), and Physics (17%). The per- versity of Illinois' College of Dent-
that time by myself, contain the centages entering graduate schools istry, Medicine and Pharmacy in
were highest for the areas of Bot- Chicago.
aterial on which this summary is any (40%), Geography (27%),
faased . Physics (23%), Zoology (19%), and Fourteen New Faculty
Chemistry (15%). The above
During this period nearly half named fields are fields in which (Continued from page 7)
of the 991 men and eighty per men predomi·nate and are also
tent of the 728 women graduates fields where, in the main, there in the college art department last
~tered teaching upon receiving are fewer calls for specialized year, has been named assistant
their degrees from Eastern. It is teachers. p1 ofessor of art, replacing Dr. Gif-
also known that some of the near- ford Loomer. Dr. Loomer has ac-
ly ten per cent who went to grad- As a partial result, the percent- cepted a position on the Western
uate school, some of the almost age of graduates entering teach- Illinois State College, Macomb, art
seven per cent who entered mili- ing was necessarily less in the staff.
tary service, and a number of the fields of Botany (20%), Geography
nearly four per cent who did not (31 %), Physics (33%), Chemistry Dr. P. Scott Smith will continue
~cept teaching positions upon (35%), and Zoology (44%). Fields to substitute in the physics depart-
ltraduation because of marriage, where the largest percentage of ment for Mr. Robert Waddell, on
late r returned to teaching in Illi- graduates entered teaching was leave to complete his doctoral
nois or some other state. Unfor- in Elemen-tary Education (90%), studies at Iowa State College,
•.mately the placement reports Music (82%), Home Economics Ames.
lhrough the years do not give a (77%), Foreign Language (71 %),
breakdown for men and women and English (69%). Mr. Donald F. Tingley, a substi-
going into types of activity other tute on the high school social sci-
than teaching. In general, how- A vauable study could be made er~ce staff last year, succeeds Mr.
ever, it is clear that Eastern has by follow-up to determine the per- William Eagan as assistant profes-
~erved predominately as a teacher centage of those attending grad- sor and supervisory teacher this
preparing institution through the uate school, going into other work, year. Mr. Eagan plans to study for
years. entering mil itary service, or get- the doctor's degree in social sci-
ting married who later do return ence at Syracuse University.
Only twelve per cent of East- to teaching. It would also be in-
ern's graduates reported going di- teresting to determine how long Miss Charlotte Lambert of the
rectly into other work, but an ad- the Eastern graduate does teach. womens' physical education staff
~itional six per cent did not re- and Miss June Bland of the health
):>ort to the Placement Bureau. Un- service staff have returned from a
year of work in England. Miss
Renate Lenel, who exchanged per
sitions with Miss Lambert, returned
to England in August.

PAGE NINE

Right-Eastern band director George Westcott gives a
woodwind pointer to a Band Camp student while Dr. Leo J.
Dvorak, department head and camp organizer, looks on.

Below-Second Band Camp students pose on front steps
of Booth Library.

Below-Brass section
hearsal.

Left-Overflow crowd hear
one of the three Sunday co
certs.

Left-At the
camp music
library.

Right- Work-
shop students
watch camp
music director
i!1 action.

PAGE TEN

lumna Pays Tribute to Eastern Music ·Camp Proiect

BY Barbara McDanels Hayes ar.d sample the varied subjects of any music camp is the music
Teacher of Music, t!iat are offered. These excursions itself, its fundamentals, aesthetic
into the broader educational field value, and inspirational quality.
Mt. Vernon Schools are done for one period each day. Eastern campers have been fortun-
Some campers who have come ate in receiving excellent musical
following the principles and both years have chosen one group experiences. The conductors have
itions of rendering educational of experiences one year and a dif- been chosen for their musicianship
ferent group the next year, and and personality and they are out-
rvice to eastern Illinois upon their choices are made according standing in their fields.
hich Eastern Illinois State College to their interests. Music is integrat-
as founded, the music depart- ed into these various fields as In the first week of the 1953
ent is rapidly expanding its edu- much as is possible. A lesson in cemp, Dr. Myron Russell of Iowa
tional services to include com- the acoustices of sound given by State Teachers College, Cedar Falls,
uniti es over the entire state Dr. P. Scott Smith has been a pop- Iowa, who is a nationally known
rough the summer Music Camps. ular choice of the young musi- musician, teacher and conductor,
cians. Other courses and the in- directed a full symphonic band of
In 1953, Dr. Leo Dvorak, depart- structors who directed them this high school students. The second
ment head, directed Eastern's first year are: botany, Dr. Ernest L. week of that year Dr. John Bryden,
~usic Camp. It was so warmly re- Stover; chemistry, Dr. Melvin 0. former conductor of the famed
ceived by educational leaders and Foreman; travelogue, Dr. Harris Transylvania College Chorus, now
students of the area that it was ex- Phipps; social science, including with Wayne University, led the
tended from a two weeks period to trips to interesting sites of eastern chorus.
11 three weeks camp in its second Illinois Lincoln lore, Dr. Charles H.
ear. Last summer a balanced band Coleman; a geological field trip, The chorus, which rehearsed the
t l00 players and a chorus of 90 Dr. Byron K. Barton. first week of the 1954 camp, was
oices participated in the camp. fortunate to have as their guest
The music camp, besides foster- conductor Mr. Weston Noble, di-
is summer a total of 386 students ing good music for high school rector of the Nordic Cathedral
ft the camp so enthusiastic about students and giving them a well- Choir at Luther College, Decorah,
eir wonderful educational and rounded educational and social Iowa. Mr. Noble is a young, like-
cial experience that it is expect- program, has other purposes. It able, enthusiastic conductor who
t~ that next year's camp will be serves as a laboratory experience has gained much recognition with
en larger. for undergraduate and advanced his choruses, which have appeared
college students in the music de- in extended tours throughout the
Educational leaders are fast be- partment, and gives school admin- country. Mr. Noble immediately
ming aware of the value of istrators and music supervisors of captured the youngsters' attention
amping experiences and a nation- the area an opportunity to observe and esteem and sparked them in
wide movement for camping is a well-organized, well-conducted rehearsals and in the concert with
growing. Some elementary schools musical group in action, in the his intense love of music, his tre-
row include summer camps as an hope that they may profit by the mendous enthusiasm, and vibrant
sential part of a good education- observation and carry new ideas to personality.
al program. More than a million their own schools.
anerican children were in camps Dr. Russell returned the second
of various kinds this summer. Graduate students hold section- year by popular request of the
al rehearsals under the guidance campers and with his excellent
The college, in recognizing and of the college music staff, obtain- teaching techniques and excep-
assuming its responsibilities by ing immediate experience in the tional musical knowledge, he con-
rroviding new services indicated problems of rehearsal, diagnosis, tributed much to the general musi-
by the times, saw the possibilities and technique. In seminars follow- cianship of the band.
of a music camp. As the camp idea irg the rehearsals, directed by
guest conductors, the college stu- Mr. Nilo Hovey of the Arthur
eloped at Eastern, Dr. Dvorak dents and advanced students are Jordon Conservatory at Butler Un i-
dt the need for a type with broad- given the opportunity to meet the versity, Indianapolis, Indiana, con-
er educational scope than that of authorities, discuss their varied ducted the band in the last week
tiost music camps. As a conse- ideas and methods, and to observe of camp. Mr. Hovey has done
uence, the Eastern Illinois State and note the developmental pro- r.'lany similar camp appearances.
Music Camp is unique in that it is cess of musical growth and educa- He came to Eastern directly from
designed to provide a full program tion. A work-shop for credit was Huntsville, Texas, where he con-
for students and to give them a given both years in connection ducted a band camp, and left East-
bdef introduction to higher educa- with the camp. ern to go to a camp in New York
tion. A survey of vocational and for a similar appearance. He is a
csreer interests is made with the Of course, the primary purpose master at band organization and
idea of introducing each student
k the field in which he has ex- (Continued on next page)
essed an interest. As an alterna-
ive he may do as many have done

PAGE ELEVEN

(Continued from preceding page) room. A recreational period each des written by some of the camp-4
day offered the campers the choice ers for the college paper and frorn
in his rehearsals emphasis was of swimming, baseball, archery, the news story in the Charlesto~
placed upon the fundamentals of badminton, volley ball, tennis, hik- Courier are expressions of their
music. He especially stressed into- ing, dancing, and folk games. reactions to the camp and to East-
nation and blend in the band. Dances on the terrace behind Lin- ern:
coln-Douglas Halls and group sing-
At the close of each week's re- ing in the library and terraces led "For the students enrolled in
hearsals, on Sunday afternoon, a by spirited college students were the Eastern Illinois State Musio
concert was given. The fine qual- especially enjoyed. The laughter Camp, the past week has been a
ity, warm reception by the audi- and friendly comradeship as the great musical experience."
ences and the enthusiastic partici- campers departed by bus for
cipation by the young musicians swimming in Lake Charleston, a "There's never a dull moment."
al these concerts affirm the fact picnic, or a tour were adequate "This past week, chorus camper!l
that the weeks' rehearsals and the proof that they were having a won- have enjoyed the warm personall
conductors, through their excellent derful time. ity of the faculty and people here
musicianship, varied techniques on the campus. We particularly ap-
and personalities, had contributed A typical day for an Eastern preciated the friendly atmosphert
much to the general musicianship Illinois State music camper was as in which we were received."
of the groups. follows: Jerry Stivers of Olney, who had
planned to go to a larger school,
The quality of the musical litera- 6:45- 0ut of bed said to a Courier reporter, "I like
ture chosen, the opportunity for this campus a lot better. I feel that
diagnostic appraisals of the stu- 7: 15-Breakfast the opportunities are much better
dents' special problems in musical for knowing your teachers here.
achievement, and guidance in sec- 8:30-9:30-Sectional rehearsals The living accommodations are
tional rehearsals with members of much better, too. I think I can make
the college staff and advanced col- 9:45-11 :45-Group rehearsals a lot more of my college years at
lege students are other contribut- Charleston."
ing factors in giving the group fine 12 Noon-Lunch "Keith Bell of Wenona, Illinois,
musical training. won a tri-county scholarship offer~
l :00-2:00-Free period ed by a literary club for the oppor~
Members of the music faculty tunity to attend Eastern's camplJI
v1ho assisted in sectional rehearsals 2:00-3:15-Rehearsals chorus camp. He liked it so welT
and instrumental classes were Rob- that he is staying on for the band
ert A. Warner, Ph. D., George S. 3: 15-4: 15-General education camp this week and has asked Dr.
Westcott, Ph. D., and Earl Boyd, Ph. Dvorak for permission to remai•
D. John Rezatto, Ph. D., was in 4: 15-5:30-Recreational through next week as well. He
charge of voice seminars through- activities sings tenor and plays the cornet"
out each period, and Galen Talley, With the campers' expressions
Eastern '54, directed classes in 5:45-Dinner of appreciation for a stimulating
baton twirling. Catherine Anne experience, the many letters of
Smith, M. M., demonstrated the 7:15-9:30-Recreational thanks that Dr. Dvorak has receiv-
sfyles of Chopin, Brahms, and Liszt activities ed and the interest and requests re-
in the music seminar. garding next year's camp, it is pos·
l 0:30-Bedtime sible that the period may be
The bands and choruses were Between scheduled sessions or lengthened to provide for increas-
designed for balance, to give the activities, the students were free ed enrollment.
best musical interpretation and to visit the various parts of the
performance. It is no wonder that campus, such as the student lounge, The total of $15.50 for a week
many youngsters were heard say- music listening room, and library, at camp covers board and room and
i!lg, "Oh, l;ve learned so much." and the campus bubbled with acti- all fees. In 1954, communities
vity during the three-week period. from Antioch in northern Illinois to
Of course, "all work and no Groups were seen strolling on the Carmi in the south were represent·
play makes Jack a dull boy." So campus grounds, meeting for a ed by one or more high school
much attention was given to pure coke, singing around the piano, students at the Music Camp, more
fun. The rehearsals and concerts or having "gab sessions" after the tt>an seventy communities in all.
were held in a large tent in a day's activities. New friendship
shaded, cool part of Eastern's and, perhaps, romances helped to It has been gratifying to see the
beautiful campus, which helped to make the stay at Eastern memor-
produce the atmosphere of a real able. The campers were given original purposes of offering vacah
c2mp. The students lived in ideal every opportunity to work and tion-learning experiences throuQ
college surroundings, the new Lin- play together and to become ac- the mediums of music and whole-
coln-Douglas Halls and Pemberton quainted with college life, thereby
Hall. The meals, other than the pic- breaking down any inhibitions some social contacts so well re-
nics at Fox Ridge State Park and they might have had toward ceived and the fine attitudes and
Lincoln Log Cabin Park, were serv- change, a new environment, or be- ideals in citizenship established
ed in the Lincoln-Douglas dining irig away from home. and carried to schools and co~
The informal and recreational
PAGE TWELVE activities were handled by upper- munities throughout the state.
level college students, who profit-
ed by their experiences in counsel-
ing and guidance.
The following excerpts from arti-

Grid .Season Opens With Panther Loss

Indiana State 185-pound halfback from Scars- Panther Squad
dale, N. Y., ground out 20 yards
Downs Panthers in four carries; and Gary Newell, Numbers 73
junior halfback from Pekin, netted
Long runs and passes were the 16 yards in three tries. Seventy-three men, including 46
~ey to Indiana State's 40-7 victory freshmen, are out for football at
over the Eastern Panthers in the The Panthers led in first downs, Eastern as Coach Maynard O'Brien
opening game of the 1954 foot- 14 to 10. Eleven were made by readies the Panthers for the 1954
ball season. rushing, three through the air, and gridiron season.
one by penalty. Five penalties cost
But the Eastern squad, heavily Eastern 49 yards. Fifteen of the 25 reporting· up-
•aded with freshmen and with perclassmen are lettermen. Two
only two weeks of practice, gave Bob Thrash, junior quarterback transfers round out the total.
...idence that it might eventually from Tolono, scored the Panthers'
produce a hard-driving backfield lone touchdown on a one-foot Lettermen returning from the
and a capable line. plunge in the third quarter. The 1953 season are seniors Ron Lan·
score was set up when, on fourth ders, Sullivan end; Arnold Franke,
Coach Maynard O'Brien used down with some 20 yards to go, Mt. Olive center; and Don Magsa-
ten backs in the Panther offensive. Roger West punted to the Indiana men, Tolono tackle; juniors Hank
lhese ten, in various combinations; State 34 yard line. The Sycamores Carter, Gillespie end; Jim Griffith,
ground out 211 yards on the were offside and the Panthers took Brazil, Ind., end; Bob Thrash, Ta-
ground in 48 plays, an average of the penalty. The ball was placed lone quarterback; Roy Hatfield,
..i.4 yards per play. down on the Eastern 35. Champaign guard; Gary Newell,
Pekin halfback; John O'Dell, East
Jim Gibbons, a 165-pound On the next play, West, faking St. Louis halfback; sophomores Bob
leshman halfback from Alton, a punt, cut outside his own left Gilpin, Atwood halfback; Ray
earned top net rushing yardage for end and ran 47 yards to the In- Fisher, Charleston tackle; and Rog-
the afternoon, carrying the ball 59 diana State 18. In two more tries er West, Wyanet fullback.
yards in three tries. West gained nine additional yards
to the Sycamore 9. Thrash carried Returning to the Panther lineup
Roger West, 185-pound sopho- to the four-yard line and Bob Gil- from former seasons are lettermen
tnore fullback from Wyanet, net- pin, sophomore halfback from At- Ed Gire, Villa Grove end who saw
ted 56 yards in seven carries, and wood, went to the one-foot line. action with the Eastern eleven in
John O'Dell, junior halfback from Thrash then plunged over with
East St. Louis, came up with 39 the score. Newell booted the ex- (Continued on next page)
yards in seven carries. tra point.

Another freshman, John Puff,

Veterans at Tackle, End and Center

Don Magsamen' · Ron Landers Arnold Franke

PAGE THIRTEEN

Cross Country Team Back Release Basketba II
Intact from Good '53 Season
Card of 21 Games
(Continued from preceding page) Twelve cross country runners,
including six lettermen back from Eastern will open its 1954-55
1948-49; Gene Ward, Champaign last season, will be on hand for basketball season December 8
fullback who lettered in 1951; and Coach Clifton White when the when it meets Findlay College,
Gene Murray, Winnebago end, a Panthers open the season October Findlay, Ohio, in Lantz Gym at
1952 letterman. 2 in a dual meet against Southern Charleston. Twenty-one games are
Illinois at Carbondale. on the schedule.
Also back from the 1953 season
are Gary Anderson, junior quarter- Coach White's 1953 team, which With the exception of two let-
back from Litchfield; Winston went through six dual meets unde-- termen lost through graduationj
Brown, sophomore halfback from feated, is back intact. The men the Panther varsity that won 17
New Orleans, La.; Chuck Larson, whose injuries prevented confer- while losing six last season will
junior center from Winnebago; ence meet competition for Eastern return intact. Graduating in 1954
Ron Leonard, sophomore guard lest year are fully recovered. were Martin Chilovich, starting
from East St. Louis; John Murphy, guard from Mt. Olive, and Nelson
junior guard from Atwood; Pat Returning lettermen are juniors McMullen, Hume reserve.
Price, junior end from Charleston; Charles Matheny, Paris; Fred Gore,
Franklin Nickell, Atwood sopho- Danville; Jim Edmundson, St. Elmo; Coach Bob Carey will also have
more guard; and Darrell Brown, Jim Mitchell, Newton; and sopho- strong varsity candidates up from
sophomore halfback from Oak- mores Wesley Walker, Danville; last year's B-team and from several
land. and Joe Mansfield, Paris. outstanding freshman prospectsi
The Panthers will begin practic~
Bill Hardin, Carlinville, a Panth- Glen Curtis, who lettered with October 15.
er letterman of 1949, has recent- the Panther harriers in 1950, is
ly reported for practice along with back with the squad. Curtis is a Home Schedule
Chuck Smith, Midlothian, a re- junior from Paris.
turnee from the 1950 and 1951 Dec. 8 (Wednesday)-Findlay
seasons. Reporting freshmen are Ed Eth- College
ington, Mattoon; Chuck Ingram,
Freshmen reporting are Frank Toledo; Clint Byrd, Princeton; and Dec. 9 (Thursday)-Franklin
Asztalos, Oak Lawn; Don Baczyn- Charles Anderson, Ramsey. College
ski, Oak Lawn; Jim Becker, Prince-
ton; Joe Begando, Carlinville; Cross country schedule is: Dec. 17 (Friday)-lndiana Central
Hank Bray, Toledo; Bill Colbert, Jan. 7 (Friday)-Southern Illinois
Staunton; Walt Cohrs, Mooseheart; Oct. 2-Southern Illinois, away Jan. 14 (Friday)-Central Michigarl
John Conley, Flora; Jim Cushman, Jan. 15 (Saturday)-Michigan
Paris; David Decker, Champaign; Oct. 9-Northern Illinois, home
Dave Doolittle, Downers Grove; Normal
Charles Dragovich, Mt. Carmel; Oct. 16-lllinois Normal, away
Don Eckert, East St. Louis; Bennie Jan. 18 (Tuesday)-Western Illinois
Fay, Oak Lawn; Russ Fitch, Flat Oct. 23-Southern Illinois, home Jan. 20 (Thursday)-lndiana State
Rock; Gerald Garrity, Skokie; Jim Jan. 28 (Friday)-Northern Illinois
Gibbons, Alton; Bob Gouin, South Oct. 30-Bradley Universtiy, home Feb. 9 (Wednesday)-Millikin
Lyon, Mich.; Ken Greeson, Decatur; Feb. 12 (Saturday)-lllinois Normal
Nov. 6-Western Illinois, away
Don Guymon, Salem; Marvin Away
Hamilton, Lovington; Roy Herald, Nov. 13-llAC meet, Normal
South Lyon, Mich.; Don Hinton, Dec. 14-Eastern at Indiana State
Shelbyville; Bob Johnson, Bethany; son; Dick Sheets, Danville; Jerry Jan. 8-Eastern at Illinois Normal
Bob Jones, Ridgefarm; Maynard Strongman, Decatur; Jan. 22-Eastern at Indiana Central
Laub, Lovington; Dick Laushot, Oak Jan. 29-Eastern at Beloit
Lawn; Jim Van Cleave, Mattoon; Jim Fe:b. 3-Eastern at Western Illinois
Van Meter, Decatur; Bob Williams, Feb. 4-Eastern at Northern lllinoi$
Jay McGuire, Lawrenceville; Atwood; Alan Warner, Atwood; Feb. 18-Eastern at Central
William Murray, Winnebago; Ron and Vincent Zuber, Newton.
Noren, Taylorville; Bob Page, Michigan
Salem; Perry Potts, Rantoul; Ho- 'Kot' Doesn't Go Pro
bart Price, Chrisman; John Puff, Feb. 19-Eastern at Michigan
Scarsdale, N. Y.; Frank Reid, Pitts- Tom Katsimpalis, '52, tried out Normal
field, Mass.; Mark Scheurich, v1ith the New York Knickerbockers
Champaign; Larry Shacklee, Robin- from September 20 through 22. Feb. 23-Eastern at Southern
Although not cut from the squad, Illinois
Tom decided to return to his coach-
ing duties at Altamont, Ill ., rather Feb. 26-Eastern at Millikin
than take his chances in profes-
sional basketball. The "Cat" is con- Ed Soergel, '52, former star
sidered one of Eastern's all-time quarterback for the Eastern Pan·
greats. thers, tossed a touchdown pass f~
the Camp Carson gridders Septe
ber 18, but the Army team dropp
their opener 14-7 to Great Lakes.

PAGE FOURTEEN

Eastern Grads Take Chips Off Old Block
New Coaching Jobs

Many Eastern alumni coaches The three uniformed athletes above are veritable "chips off the old
have taken new positions in the
schools of Illinois and other states. block." At the left is Scott Honefenger, 11, star pitcher and shortstop

Among 1954 graduates taking for the Cardinals in the Pana, Ill., Little League. In the center is Gary
coaching positions are Martin Kessinger, 12, who plays second base for the Indians in the Nokomis
Chilovich, who will coach at Little League. At the right is John Strader, 12, who catches for the Giants
aroadlands; Bob Calvin, who will
!leach physical education and coach in the Pana Little League. All were selected for the All-Star teams which
a1 Nokomis; and Joe Summerville, met at Pana on August 9, when the picture was taken.
who has been employed as assist-
a:int coach and industrial arts teach- Good Eastern alumni of the l 930's will know what we mean by
er at Newton. chips off the old block. Okey Honefenger, '36, (behind Scott) was one of
Charlie Lantz' most effective flingers and John Strader, ex-'36, (behind
Billy Joe Myers, a 1953 grad- John, Jr.) caught many of Okey's slants as Lantz' front line backstop.
a.iate, has been named head bas- Over at the hot corner was Dave Kessinger, '38, (behind Gary).
~etbal I and baseball coach at
lrownstown High School. A 1952 Honefenger is now a farmer and outdoor advertising business oper-
araduate, Don Henderson, will go ator living near Pana. He is a member of the Pana school board. Kes-
to Kankakee High School to assist singer is a representative for the Horace Mann Insurance Company,
Earl Jones, a 1938 Eastern grad- which is affiliated with the I. E. A. His home is at Nokomis. And Strader
Liate. is principal of the Rosamond School in the Pana Unit.

Harold Hankins, '51, has taken Strader, who arranged for the photo, says, "I hope Mr. Lantz enjoys
over as coach of all sports at Bell- it. After all, a lot of what these boys learned about baseball came in-
llower and a classmate, John R. directly from Mr. Lantz."
(Dick) Adams, has accepted a posi-
tion as coach of basketball, track, Taking the picture was Glenn Thompson, ex-'38.
and cross country at the Henry
Ford Community College, Dear- Mrs. Strader is the former Antoinette Paula Miseur, Eastern '40. Mrs.
born, Michigan. Kessinger is the former Maxine Harrod, '38.

Earl Benoche, '50, and Forrest
Lile, '50, will coach football and
basketball, respectively, at St. Pat-

(Continued on page 27)

New Coach

Harold (Hop) Pinther

PAGE FIFTEEN

Keeping • touch

In

David Dewhirst, '04, of Marca, ager of a printing company. He elor's degree from the University
Ill., suffered a stroke last October writes that he is "enjoying life to of Illinois, '26.
28, and is still confined to his the fullest extent" and has time for
home. He writes that he is very the things he always wanted to Miss Demaree was an activel
glad he attended the Homecoming do, such as boys' work. civic worker in Charleston during
celebration at Eastern last fal I. her retirement. She was one of
Lydia Carney (Mrs. Cleveland
Ethel Gannaway, '05, retired in Potter), '08, of 408 West Yosemite Eastern's most loyal alumnae and
1950 after 43 years at the Lowell Ave., Madera, Calif., has retired served one year as secretar~
School in Mattoon. She lives at from teaching. Mr. Potter is a clerk. treasurer of the Alumni Associa4
1316 Lafayette Ave., Mattoon. tion.
Jesse E. Ernst, 'l 0, has been
Charles W. Fender, '06, now a postmaster and has operated a As the Alumnus goes to press.
San Francisco insurance man, is general merchandise store in Rar- Miss Demaree's estate is in pro-
proud that presidents of two uni- din, Ill., since August 25, 1920. bate. Wayne Shuey, administrator,
versities were classmates of his. He has been in government ser- states that the residue of the es-
The first was Lloyd Morey, secre- vice 39 years. tate, after other bequests are cared
tary of the Class of '11 at the Uni- for, was assigned by Miss Demaree
versity of Illinois and currently uni- Harry E. Bigler, 'l 0, was named to the Alumni Association.
versity president. Fender took the postmaster at Urbana, Ill., last
master's degree at the University March 18. His home is at 610 W. Isabelle Black (Mrs. Albert Ber·
of California in 1913, and met R. quist), 'l 7, has taught second
G. Sproul, who later became its Ohio St., Urbana. grade in the Roosevelt School, Chi~
r:i~esident. Fender was head of the Blanche Ames (Mrs. Harvey c:::go Heights, Ill., since 1945. She
science department in Lowell High took the B. Ed. degree in 1950.
School, San Francisco, before en- Hashbarger), '12, retired from
tering the insurance business. teaching last April and now lives Bernice Barker (Mrs. Carleton
with her husband in a new home Northam), '18, expects to move to
Christina Dunbar (Mrs. Archer on State Route 16 by the wedge Vollmer Rd., Flossmoor, Ill., on
Edwin Sauer), '06, is active in P. E. at the east edge of Mattoon, Ill. Nov. l. She is now at 2142 W. 110
0. and the D. A. R. in Morrison, She invites old friends to stop in. St., Chicago 43.
Ill., where her home is at 612
Lincolnway West. Mr. Sauer died Mrs. Lois F. Shortess, '14, be- Ruby Bonham, '19, writes that
in 1951. came head of the extension divi- Olive Brandon, '19, was a week-
sion, State Library, Baton Rouge, end guest at her home in Cleve·
Lois Margaret Davis, '07, of the La., on July l of this year. land in August. Miss Brandon lives
Homestead Hotel, 1625 Hinman at South Bend, Ind. Miss Bonhant
Ave., Evanston, Ill., writes that she Gordon A. Cook, 15, is teaching is a primary teacher. Her home is
lives with her sister. "We are not this year at the Tower Hill, Ill.,
able, physically, to be very active, High School. He lives at 715 Cherry at 2615 Ashurst Rd., Universitl
but we appreciate the many lovely St., Pana, Ill. Heights 18, Cleveland, 0.
contacts here in Evanston," she
Ethel Bridges (Mrs. Neal Ash- Margaret McGill, '19, has re·
says. brook), '15, is a social worker with turned to her home in Pine Ridgel
the American Red Cross and lives S. D., where she is in charge o~
Agnes Barrett (Mrs. Clarence at 702 S. Fell Ave., Normal, 111. nurses' training in the hospital, af·
S. Wehrle), '07, returned to her Mr. Ashbrook is a retired farmer. ter a long summer vacation chiefly
former job as a teacher in Sandoval, The Ashbrooks' first grandchild, in northeast Canada.
Ill., this fall after retiring in 1952. Jane Ashbrook, was born in April
Mr. Wehrle is a retired baker. The of 1953. Edna Corzine, '19, has been in
Wehrles live at 317 N. Pine, Cen- poor health recently at the Oak·
Minnie Cassady (Mrs. Jacob wood Convalescent Home in Char·
t~alia . Iles), '16, of 506 S. Central Ave., leston. She was visited this sum·
Paris, Ill., is the new president of mer by Mrs. W. C. Lott of LaJolla,
Ernest C. Bradford, '07, of l 03 Cal if., the former Mrs. Bruce Cor~
Midhurst Rd., Baltimore 12, Md., the Paris Art League. zine, and by Bernice Corzine (Mrs.
is now retired from his position as Inez Olive Dawson (Mrs. Richard Herman Copper), '15, of Oak Park.
vice-president and general man-
Vance), '16, of Seaton, Ill., teaches Margaret Champion (Mrs. Tru·
second grade at Joy, Ill., this year. man May), '20 sent the Alumnus a
Mr. Vance died in 1950. clipping from the Edwardsville
lntelligencer which tells of a sur·
Leafy Demaree, '17, died sud- prise chicken dinner held last Jul_y
denly at her home in Charleston for Mr. May in celebration of h1.s
this summer after an eight year twenty-fifth anniversary as Madi~
retirement. She taught for nearly son County farm adviser. Durin9
a quarter of a century in the Cleve- that period, the lntelligencer ob-
land, 0., public schools after finish-
ing at Eastern. She held the bach-

PAGE SIXTEEN

A Hundred Fair Years Northern Indiana Public Service
Company. He lives at 248 Locust
The upper grades in the campus elementary school at Eastern pro- St., Hammond.
~uced a choric drama, "Fair Time," this summer under the direction of
supervising teacher Sam Pisaro. Here the cast portrays a scene from the Myrtle Dunlap, '23, librarian at
Lincoln-Douglas Debate in Charleston, standing before the Coles County the Davenport, la., High School,
[entennial Fair grandstand only a few feet from the site of the original attended the American Library As-
sociation convention in Minne-
~ebate . apolis in June and was elected
treasurer of its School Librarians
Progressive Planners Division for the coming year.

"Fair Time" student teachers are shown above with Mr. Pisaro Pauline Bagott, '25, who retired
(right) and ex-principal William Knox (left). Others, I. to r., are Harold from teaching in 1936, writes that
she has been active in Woman's
-Wakefield, Bill Jones, Warren Koenig, Ross Wilsey, Mrs. Jean Smith Hall, Club activities at her home in Kin-
mundy, Ill.
Grace Allard, and Russell Davenport.
terves, the Madison County Farm and placement. She is also a coun- H. Ogden Brainard, '25, was ad-
Bureau's membership has grown selor, taking incoming seventh mitted to practice before the U. S.
from fewer than 400 to more than graders and carrying them through Supreme Court in Washington, D.
3,150. junior high. Her address is 8024 C., last May 3. Mr. Brainard has
Winthrope St., Oakland 5. been an attorney since 1933. His
Mary Esther Boyer, '22, writes home is at 1202 Monroe St., Char-
that her work in "special" classes in John Harold Snyder, '23, is man- leston, Ill.
Oakland, Calif., involves testing ager of residental sales for the
Beatrice Barrett (Mrs. Charles
Hartman), '26, returned to school
following her husband's death in
1952 and took the B. S. in Ed. de-
gree this year. She teaches at Elk-
hart, Ind., where the address is
1221 Kilbourn St.

Ralph Roy Adams, '20, '26, is
now a department merchandise
rrianager for Sears Roebuck and
Company. His home is at 4812
Oak,land Ave., Minne·apolis 17,
Minn.

Maurice Foreman, '27, was
neimed superintendent of Com-
munity Unit School District 77,
Toledo, Ill., this summer. Foreman
was superintendent and coach of
the Toledo schools from 1935 to
194l, when he resigned to serve
as an NYA field representative.
He was principal and coach at the
Fisher, Ill., High School from 1942
t-:> 1946, when he resigned to
manage a farm at Charleston.

Irma Lorene Bolan (Mrs. Melvin
Johnson), '27, of 216 Linden, Royal
Oak, Mich., teaches fifth grade in
the Pontiac, Mich., schools. She
has been A. C. E. president the
past year and is chairman of the
M. E. A. Safety Planning Commit-
tee for 1954. The Johnsons' oldest
son is a junior at Wayne University,
majoring in music education. Mrs.
Johnson's husband is a physio-
therapist.

Della Carper (Mrs. Cyrus Harris),
'27, works in the general offices
of International Harvester in Chi-
cago. Her husband is a pharmacist.

PAGE SEVENTEEN

The Harris home is at 2204 W. Corporation. The Adams' home is Y., writes that his company won
Farwell, Chicago 45. at 1205 North Sixth, Terre Haute. the National Safety Council's first
place safety award for the safesj
Ruth Boyd (Mrs. Clarence Cook), Ralph I. Wickiser, '34, is author
'28, has taught in the same school fleet of trucks in the nation for the
district in Mattoon since 1932. She of a review of Education and Art, 1953-54 contest period.
now teaches grade six in the Ben- a collection of statements on art
nett School, which was recently en- teaching prepared for UNESCO, in Tom Petty, '37, and Mrs. Petty
the September 11 issue of Satur-
larged and remodeled. day Review. Wickiser is professor took an extended trip with their
Catherine Brown, '28, of 4432 of fine arts at Louisiana State Uni- children, Marta and Mark, through
versity. the Northwest in June, visiting
Washington Blvd., St. Louis, vaca- Banff and Lake Louise in Ca nada,
tioned in Nova Scotia in August Parmer 0. Reed, '35, attended Yellowstone Park, the Black Hills,
of this year. a two week training session at and other points of interest. Mr.
Camp Carson, Colo., this summer.
Bertha Albert (Mrs. Eugene Cot· Reed is a captain in the Army re- Petty attended a "Leaders Club"
tle), '28, is teaching English and serves. He is assistant principal convention of his life insurance
journalism at the McFadden High company at Banff. He was one of
School, McFadden, Wyo. Mr. Cottle and dean of boys at the Morris,
is an associate professor in the Col- Ill., High School. 315 of the company's 3000 agent4
lege of Education, University of selling more than a half million
Wyoming. The Cottle home is at Tom Cummins, '36, is now em- dollars worth of insurance. The
1011 Gibbon St., Laramie. p!oyed as head of grounds main-
tenance for the Aspen Company, Pettys live at Oakland, Ill.
Herbert Wayne Cooper, '26, '28, Aspen, Colo. This includes grounds Janet Bainbridge (Mrs. Frank W.
writes that his son Tom, 23, is a maintenance at Aspen Institute.
chemical engineer with the Texaco Garland), '38, is the mother of
Co., Port Arthur, Tex., and son Bill, Leslie Cook, '23, '36, and Mrs. Sharon Maxine, born August 6.
19, is a junior at the Speed Engi- Cook spent the past year in travel Mr. Garland teaches at the Water..
neering College, University of ir Europe, returning in early Au-
Louisville, Ky. Mr. Cooper teaches gust to their home in Oak Park, ford, Mich., High School.
at the Shawnee High School and Ill. He teaches at Crane Tech. Juanita Brown (Mrs. Robert
Iives at 231 Clover Lane, Louisville
7, Ky. Cecil E!cim, '36, is on a half-year Fairchild), '38, is teaching in the
leave from his duties at Morton art ' department at the Un iversity
Iva Gertrude Carruthers (Mrs. High School, Cicero, and will spend
Dexter Greeson), '32, of Neoga, most of it traveling in the U. S. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, wherl
II!., is a secretary in the local Southwest and Mexico. Mr. Fairchild is an assistant profes·
school. Mr. Greeson is a farm im- sor of botany.
Marjorie Finley (Mrs. Charles
plement dealer. Altman), '36, has three children, Robert Armstrong, '38, is a
Pauline Bennett (Mrs. Ralph Leo f:ight chief at the Chanute AFB,
Billy, 12, Mary Kathryn, 8, and Rantoul, Ill ., with responsibility
Cox), '32, now teaches at the West- David, 4. Mr. Altman is postmaster
field, Ill., Junior High. Mr. Cox is at Edgewood, Ill. for training and assignment of B36
a New York Central carman.
Wm. Raymond Abernathy, '37, instructors.
Norman Goldsmith, '32, is teach- principal of the Washington, Ill ., Earl Houts, '38, returned to his
ir.g this year in the mathematics High School, attended the National
department of Chitago Teachers Secondary School Principals' Con- work as music teacher for the
College after three years on the ference at the University of Colo- Moweaqua, Ill., schools this fall
Henderson State Teachers College,
Ark., staff. rado, Boulder, in July. after a year of leave to study at
Dane Bouslog, '37, is now an the Colorado College of Educatio•
Lutheria Ellen Eveland, '32, of Greeley. Other Moweaqua faculty
317 Campbell, Paris, Ill., is teach- elementary school principal at members who graduated from
ir.g in the Oakland Junior High this Chrisman, Ill., and is doing work Eastern •re Charles Clark, '49, and
year. She was a delegate to the Orpha Bower, '54.
1954 N. E. A. Convention in New toward the master's degree at In-
diana State Teachers College. Merrill T. Dunn, '39, principal of
York. the Schiller School in Centralia, 111.,
Bertha Dolton (Mrs. Miles A. Sadie Abraham (Mrs. Maurice has built a new home in that city.
McCoy), '37, and her husband both
Kitchen), '28, '33, teaches second teach at Rose Hill, 111., and their Osmond Brown, '39, who has
g rade at Lovington, Ill. nine year old son attends school taught at the Bridgeport, Ill. Hiqh
there too. The McCoy address is R. School since 1945, completed the
Margaret Cork (Mrs. Carter R. l, Yale, Ill. M. S. degree at Indiana Universil
Adams), '34, who teaches fourth
grade at Marshall, Ill., writes that Ray Baker, '37, of 61 Pine St., this summer.
a daughter, Mary Kathryn, entered Grayslake, Ill., writes that he is en- Lucille Rose Abbee (Mrs. E. B.
Indiana State Teachers College this joying his second year as social
fall to study elementary education. science teacher at the Grayslake Kelly), '39, writes that she and her
The Adams' second daughter, Alice High School. He began work to-
Lu, entered Garfield High School in ward the M.S. at Eastern this sum- husband returned from Tokyo.
Terre Haute. Mr. Adams is a dock mer. Japan, last January. Comdr. KellY
foreman for the Motor Freight was field press censor with the
Richard H. Dailey, '37, director Navy. "Now, as happy civilians,
PAGE EIGHTEEN of industrial relations for the Hul- we are settled in our new horrt~
bert Forwarding Co. , Buffalo, N. and the welcome mat is out for al
Eastern-going Easternites!" saY~
Lucille. Mr. Kelly is general man·
ager of the Sec-o-Matic Corp., ~t
Bloomfield, N. J. The Kelly res•·

dence is at 360 Hedge Row, Moun- Engineering Department. biology at Galesburg, Il l., has a
Edna Davidson (Mrs. George son, Don, now one year old. A
tainside, N. J. daughter, Nancy, is 7.
Dale Smith, '39, head basketball Schwartz), '40, of Springfield, Ill.,
is the mother of Harold Joe, born Anna Rae Beal (Mrs. Brice An-
coach at St. Charles Community last October. Mr. Schwartz teaches
High for the past two years, has i'1 elementary school. derson), '41, is the mother of Rob-
~signed to accept the principalship ert, 12, Richard, 9, and Rosemary
•f the new Malcolm R. Giles High Esther Brothers (Mrs. Maurice 5. Mr. Anderson is an electrical
achool at Mooseheart, Ill., near St. Elmore), '40, teaches adult educa- engineer. The Anderson home is
Charles. Smith coached basketball tion courses at the Danville, Ill., at Lancaster, 111.
111nd assisted with foo·tball and High School. The Elmores live at
track from 1946 to 1951 at Moose- Catlin. Rex Closson, '41, is a chemical
heart High. He took the master's supervisor. His home is at 57515
~egree at the University of Colo- Rosemary Parks Bevis (Mrs. W. Eight-Mile Road, R. R. l, North-
tado. Mrs. Smith will continue to John G. Knezovich), '40, is a sub- vii le, Mich.
~ach English and speech and di- stitute teacher in the Peoria, Ill.,
tt:ct school plays at St. Charles schools this year. The Knezoviches Pat Pretlow of Wilmington, N.
have four children, John, 8, Kathy, C., husband of the former Ruth
High. 6, Steven, 4, and Janis, 2. Rains, '41, was killed this summer
in an auto accident. Mrs. Pretlow
Dorothy Mae Jack (Mrs. Eugene Helen Kirkwood (Mrs. Elza But- had been attending the University
ler), '40, has an elementary teach- of Illinois and had flown to Wilm-
Rau), '39, is teaching home eco- ing position in Decatur, Ill., where ington, where Mr. Pretlow was to
nomics at Latham, Ill., this year. she lives at 1117 N. Dunham. meet her. He was killed instantly
in an accident enroute to the air-
Brice Anderson, '40, writes that Irene Boggess (Mrs. Charles B. port.
his department in the Potter and Trimble), '41, writes that her hus-
Brumfield Mfg. Co., Lancaster, Ill., band was recently promoted to Florence Bixler (Mrs. Donald
has increased from one to eight planning supervisor with the F. L.
Jacobs Company, Georgetown, Ill. Hale), '41, is the mother of three,
employees since he joined the Nancy, 5, Donnie Joe, 3V2, and
tompany in 1940. He is superin- Riley Bowen, '41, a teacher of Jerry Dennis, born last July. The
~ndent of test equipment in the Hales live at lndianola, Ill.

Human Geography Dean A. Arnold, '42, now
teaches Far Eastern and Russian
Dr. B. K. Barton, geography department head, and one of his geog- history at Anderson College, An-
taphy classes analyzed the siltation problem in Lake Charleston this derson, Ind.
year. Their conclusion was that the lake will be filled within five to seven
Years unless preventive measures are taken. Lake Charleston has been Beulah Louise Collins, '42, is
leveloped as a resort area and this year was a life-saver to drought- now Mrs. Walter E. Aide. Mr. Aide
.tricken Coles County. tE::aches industrial arts at the Lin-
coln, Ill., High School. The address
is 222 Oglesby Ave., Lincoln.

Harold Hall, '42, resigned his
position as superintendent of the
Brownstown, Ill., Schools this
summer to accept a position in the
Bureau of Research and Service at
the University of Illinois for the
current school year.

Maurine Keck (Mrs. Charles E.
Anderson), '42, is the mother of a
seven pound daughter born Aug.
23. The Andersons live at Steward-
son, Ill., where he operates a farm.

Edward M. Resch, '42, a lawyer
at Casey, Ill., is president of the
Casey Rotary Club this year.

Betty Jean Baker (Mrs. W. J. Mc-

Carthy), '42, moved recently from
Highland, Ind., to 2210 Earl Ave.,
Long Beach, Calif.

Mary Louise Coan (Mrs. Lowell

A. Rudolphi), '43, is teaching first
grade in Rome, Ill. Mr. Rudolphi
is a machinist. The Rudolphis have
two children, Sharon and Carol.
Their home is at 602 Wilson Ave.,
Chillicothe, Ill.

PAGE NINETEEN

Jewell Emmerich (Mrs. Jack He continues to teach at the Rox- Rutger left his teaching positio~
Bauman), '43, is teaching this fall ana, Ill., High School, but has a last January to accept a positiorc
netw address: 550 S. Thirteenth St., as junior engineer at the Alloy
in the Newton, Ill., High School. vl/ood River. Casting and Engineering Company
in Champaign, Ill. The Rutger4
She continues as owner of a New- U. L. Evans, '44, suffered a cere- built a new home in Westview,
bral hemorrhage last summer but moving in June. The address is
ton drapery shop she opened in was able to return to his duties as 1606 Oxford Dr., Champaign.
1950. assistant principal of the Shelby-
ville, Ill., High School this fall. Ben Frank Day, '46, is directol
Nona Belle Cruise, '43, married of remedial reading in the Joliet,
Ivan Keller of Strasburg, Ill., in Chuck McCord, '44, took his Ill., schools. He has two children1
June, 1952. She taught in the Caterpillar Dieselettes to the Illi- George, 6, and Susan, 4.
nois state women's softball title
Stewardson-Strasburg, Ill., High again this summer. His club com- Bertha Mathias, '47, has taken
piled a 29-3 record for the regular a position as demonstration teachel
School until May, 1953. She now season behind the pitching of o~ homemaking in the William Mc-
Jean Nelson (17-1) and Edna Al- Guffey School, Miami University,
has a son, Dean, one year old. Mr. brecht (12-2). Oxford, 0. Miss Mathias, who has
Keller is a railroader.
Ferrel Atkins, '45, an associate taught for the past five· years at
Dale W. Johnson, '43, was an professor at the University of Rich- the Shelbyville, Ill., High Schoof,
Illinois visitor in August and at- mond, Va., received a permanent holds the M.A. from the University
appointment to se·asonal ranger- of Illinois. She will live at 117 E.
tended a reunion in Charleston at naturalist at Rocky Mountain Na- High, Campus Gates Manor, Ox~
tional Park, Colo., this year. He
which his three brothers and sis- spends his summer months in the ford.
ters and their families were pres- park. William Winnett, '47, begal

ent. Mr. Johnson is a member of Mary Ellen Bowman (Mrs. Ger- work this fall at San Francisco Stat~
ald Rutger), '45, writes that Mr. College, where he has an appoint-
the firm of Johnson and Johnson, ment to the business education de-

real estate and insurance, Kensing-
ton, Conn.

Marguerite Little (Mrs. Max Duf·
fr.er), '43, is the mother of Mar-

garet, born in August. Mrs. Duf·

fr.er has been a substitute teacher

at the University of Michigan, The Water's Fine
where Mr. Duffner teaches foreign
languages. Earlier this year she

won a $200 prize in one of the

Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine

short story contests.

Bernita Amyx (Mrs. Rex Ship-
plett), '43, of Abingdon, Ill., writes

trat a son, Rex II, was born Sept.
11, 1953.

Mary Chloteel Amyx (Mrs.
Wayne Large), '43, returned to

teach business subjects at the Earl-
ville, Ill., High School this fall after
several years at St. Joseph, Mich.

Sara Louise Bainbridge (Mrs.

Irving Burtt), '44, is the mother of

Kathryn Ann, born August 4. Irv-

ing II is six. The Burtts live at 314

S Fifteenth St., Saginaw, Mich.

Mary Ellen Grote, '44, and Rus-

sell Andrew were married June
27. Mr. Andrew is a teacher at the

Marseilles, Ill., High School. Mrs.

Andrew continues to teach at the

Ottawa High School. The Andrews
may be addressed at Box 65, Mar-
seilles.

Je·an Louise Bails (Mrs. John
Whitaker), '44, of Valley Creek

Farm, Magnolia, Ill., writes that a

daughter, Barbara Ann, was born Part of the summer program for Eastern elementary school children
this year was instruction in swimming at the local pool. Here is BettY
October l, 1952, and she expects Monier, '48, with some of her swimming students. The new laboratorY
school for which Eastern hopes to receive funds next year provides .fof
another baby "about Christmas a swimming pool which can be used by both the college and the trainin9
school.
time." .

Jay Logue, '44, studied last sum-
mer at the University of Missouri.

PAGE TWENTY

partment staff. He is nearing com- ties as he calls on schools as a Mattoon, Ill., High School this year.
pletion of the doctor's degree at Scott Foresman and Company rep- Mr. Beals is a clerk on the Illinois
the University of Illinois. resentative. The Bryant family con- Central Railroad. The Bealses spent
tinues to live near Charleston. a two weeks August vacation fish-
Dick Fisher, '47, will teach bot- ir.g and swimming in Minnesota.
Eugene Patrick Collins, '48, as-
anY and zoology at Appalachian sistant director of music in the Mt. Carl Cohoon, '49, principal of
Carmel, Ill., High School, is the the Wyanet, Ill., High School,
ltate Teachers College, Boone, N. father of Cheryl Ann, born June writes, "We need more people
22. from Eastern in this part of the
c., this year. He received the Ph. state."
Edgar W. (Doc) Sellers, '49, is a
D. degree at Indiana University in sports announcer and salesman Jean Potter (Mrs. Don GloverJ,
~ugust. Mrs. Fisher is the former for Radio Station WOWS, Cham- '49, wrote in mid-September that
tharlotte Green, '46. paign, Ill. His home is at 909 N. Don is away on another World-
Harvey, Urbana. Wide Air Force tournament, base-
Doris Eileen Cihak (Mrs. Paul ball this time. The team had to win
lphar), '47, writes that she spent Rush Darigan, Jr., '49, has a new three games in one day to go to
~er summer vacation this year in the World-Wide at Scott AFB. Last
lexico City, flying Pan American address, 1069 South St., Elgin, Ill. winter Don played in a World-Wide
•ome to Decatur. She teaches at the Darigan has been a salesman with A. F. basketball tournament in Flor-
Woodrow Wilson Junior High. Scott, Foresman since September, ida. The Glovers now live at 1639
1952. Lucile, Wichita Falls, Tex. Son Don,
Beth Vail, '47, lost her mother, Jr., is now six months old.
Leslie Barnhart, '49, has two
Mrs. Mae Vail of Springfield, in an daughters, Debbie, 4V2, and Diana, Don Musselman, '49, and Mrs.
~uto accident near Forest, 0 ., last 2. The Barnharts live at 307 W. N1usselman, the former Dories Hef-
timmer. Miss Vail teaches at Ball ley, are in Balboa, Canal Zone,
~tate Teachers College, Muncie, Mulberry, Robinson, Ill., where this fall. Don is fulfilling an ambi-
Mr. Barnhart is a chemical sales- tion to teach in a Latin country.
Ind. man with Davison and Co. His position is at the larger of the
William L. Carter, '48, is now an two North American High Schools
Shirley Alexander (Mrs. Kenneth in the Zone, where he teaches Eng-
~sistant professor of education at Grubb), '49, writes that Mr. Grubb, lish, Spanish, and directs drama-
the University of Cincinnati Eastern '51, is coaching and teach- tics. The Musselmans may be ad-
l):achers College, teaching in the ing physical education in a brand dressed P. 0 . Box 1867, Balboa,
~ield of secondary education and nP.w school in Urbana, Ill., where Canal Zone.
counseling. Carter taught at West-
ern Illinois State College, Macomb, the Grubb home is at 407 Fairlawn Jack Campbell, '49, and Mrs.
~fore directing the laboratory Dr. Daughter Kenna Lynn was a Campbell, the former Doris Hus-
year old August 22. song, '49, are parents of a daugh-
khool at Territorial College, ter, Sharon Lynn, born April 17.
t\,gana, Guam, for some time. He James Cecil Bailey, '49, took the The Campbells live at 1224 Frank-
headship of the industrial arts de- lin St., Danville, Ill.
•olds the M.A. and Ph. D. degrees partment, Hialeah High School,
from Ohio State University. Hialeah, Fla., in June. Jerry Dean Bell, '50, is an ele-
mentary principal at Bismarck, Ill.
Maurice E. O'Donnell, '48, will Virginia Burmeister, '49, took a
position this fall as science teacher Paul Rinesmith, '50, is a super-
k-ach at Michigan State College, in the Roosevelt Junior High, Bell- visor for C. S. C., Monroe, La.,
East Lansing this year. He took the wood, Ill. She had taught for five where he may be addressed at
years at Cumberland High, Toledo. l 008 S. Fifth St.
Ph. D. in political science at the
University of Wisconsin last sum- Bob Drolet, '49, coaches at the Paul Jenkins, '50, and Marilyn
Corpus Christi High School, Gales- Milleville, a junior home economics
rner. major at Eastern, were married
burg, Ill. August 20 in Altamont, Ill. Mr.
Lt. Col. John Earl Conley, '48, is Jenkins teaches at the Grand
deputy commander of the 6th Sara Berninger (Mrs. George Chain, Ill., High School. The new-
f/eather Group, Wright AFB, Day- Laun, Jr.), '49, writes that son lvweds honeymooned in Colorado.
ton, 0. His home is at 627 E. Day-
ton Drive, Apt. l, Fairborn, 0. Roger, now one year old, takes all Paul Byers, '50, has a part time
o·r. her spare time. The Launs live position on the University of Illi-
Leonard Pourchot, '48, has ac- on R. R. l, Hartsburg, 111. nois College of Education staff this
lepted a positio'n as field repre- year while he begins work toward
~ntative for the Colorado State Robert Bennett, '49, a teacher the doctor's degree. Byers com-
College of Education, Greeley, at the Decatur, Ill., High School, is pleted the M.S. in Ed. at Eastern
ltvith the rank of assistant profes- tbis summer.
father of Nancy Irene, born May
sor of education. Pourcho·t has at- 29. The Bennetts live at 18 Third Michael Kass, '50, was appoint-
1€nded at Greeley for the past Dr., South Shores, Decatur. ed superintendent of schools in
three summers, taking graduate the Wellington, Ill., Community
work. He and his family will make Marilyn Bagby (Mrs. Ronald
tl eir home at 2780 Aster Ave., Mullen), '49, took a position as PAGE TWENTY-ONE

fueblo, Colo. manager of the Montgomery Ward
June Bubeck (Mrs. James Gif- catalog office at Edwardsville last
June. Mrs. Mullen has one daugh-
fin), '48, is the mother of Jon Wil- ter, Deborah Ann, 3.
liam, born June 3. Dr. Giffin, East-
ern '46, is a member of the Eastern Freda Roberts (Mrs. Lyle R.
l.l1siness education staff. Beals), '49, is substituting in the

Leo Bryant, '48, writes that he

visits Eastern people in 40 coun-

Air-Conditioned at Last apolis, Ind.

Ray Atto, '50, a junior high
teacher in the Indianapolis, Ind.~

public schools, was a graduate stu.

dent at Butler University last sum4

mer.

Rosella Fern Brooks (Mrs. How.

ard Riley), '50, has a daughte(

Sherry Kay, born last February 15.

The Rileys live at 700 W. Washing-

ton, Newton, Ill., where Mr. Riley

is a dentist.

Glenna Irene Day, '28, 'SO, is

now Mrs. Horace C. Pennell of R.

R. 3, Areola, Ill. Mrs. Pennell

teaches grade three in Arthur. Mr.

Pennell is a farmer.

Warren Dunn, '50, took a posi-

tion in the Weldon, Ill., Junior

High this fall as teacher of indus-

trial arts and coach.

Rachel Richardson, '50, contin-

ues to win prizes for her writing.

This summer she won the state

essay contest sponsored by the

American Legion Auxiliary, writ-

ing on the subject, "Why I Teach."

The prize was a $50 bond. Miss

Richardson teaches journalism at

That shining machine in the rear made life bearable for summer the Sullivan, Ill., High School.
session students who hit the books in Booth Library this year. With an-
other at the opposite end of the reading room, it kept temperatures Don Tooley, '50, and Mrs.
in the low 80's.
Tooley, the former Nadine Ren·

nels, are parents of Terice Suzanne,

born July 5. Tooley is a building

Unit District on July l after four where he is principal. The proposi- contractor in Charleston, where he
years at Longview, Ill. tion will be voted upon this fall.
lives in a new housing develop-
Leonard J. Bujnowski, '50, is R1chard A. Bennett, '50, is now
teaching and coaching in the Brad- ir the purchasing department of ment on South Fourth St.
ley, Ill., High School this fall. He the State Farm Insurance Co. of
lives in the Oakwood Subdivision, Bloomington, Ill. His home is at Patricia Jean Smith, '50, resign·
R. R. 3, Kankakee. 812 E. Washington, Bloomington.
ed her position as teacher of art
Don Griffin, '50, resigned his Max Anderson, '50, teaches at
work as secretary of the Charles- the Virginia, Ill., High School. He and physical education in the Oak·
ton Chamber of Commerce this sponsors the school yearbook
s1,;mmer to take a position in the there. Mr. Anderson has finished land, Ill., schools to accept an art
advertising and sales promotion the master's degree. He has two
division of the Phillips Petroleum sons. supervisory job in the Charleston
Co. in Chicago. He and Mrs. Grif-
fin, the former Marjorie Ingram, Frank John Bonetto, '50, a sup- unit this fall.
'43, and their children moved to ervisor with the Ford Motor Com-
2 Garman, Park Forest, in mid- pc:iny, has a second son, Charles Elmo Leroy Bruce, '50, is teach·
September. David, born last November. Frank,
Jr., is now 4. The Bonettos live at ing this year at East Prairie, Mis·
Harold Adkins, '50, spent his 314 E. l 20th Pl. in Chicago.
third summer as field biologist at souri.
Fox Ridge Lake south of Charles- Anna Butler (Mrs. Freeland
ton for the Illinois Natural History Brown), '50, is teaching at Cumber- Elmer Jamnik, '50, took a posi·
Survey. He teaches at Riverton land High School this fall. The
H;gh in Sangamon County and Browns have a son, Thomas Sher- tion in the Joliet, Ill., High School
lives in Springfield. ri II, born last December.
this fall after several years in the
Arthur L. Aikman, '50, writes James Lloyd Baldwin, '50, is a
that he is planning an addition for development engineer with the U. Charleston system. He and Mrs.
the Onarga, Ill., Elementary School, S. Rubber Company. He lives at
1047 N. Hamilton Ave., Indian- Jamnik, the former Nancy Ann
PAGE TWENTY-TWO Defibaugh, live at l 002 Terra~

Dr., Joliet.
Dean E. McMillan, '50, and Mrs.

McMillan, the former Mauri.,

Jones, '49, are the parents 0

James Eldon, born last Octobe~ 3l j

Dean is employed with Gener~

Electric at their Knolls Atorn1'

Power Laboratory near Sche4

tady, N. Y. '51, completed h~'S
Don L. Bone,

f\tA. degree at the Colorado Sta

college of Education, Greeley, this John Greathouse, '51, has pur- Homecoming.
~ear. He is now serving as super- chased a home at 1208 S. Lawn, William Lester Courter, '51, be-
atendent and coach at La Veta, Mattoon, Ill., where he is an ac-
countant with Gordon Jones and gan his 43rd year of teaching this
Colo. Associates. Mrs. Greathouse is fall. He spent 28 years in Allen-
Norman Bone, '5 l , is teaching teaching again in the Longfellow
Junior High in Mattoon this fall. dale, Ill., and has been coach and
this fall in the San Bernardino, In August John and Dorothy vaca- principal of the Lancaster, Ill.,
Calif., schools. His address is 2566 tioned at Hot Springs, Ark., and he Grade School since 1943.
N. Waterman, San Bernardino. attended the l 6th Armored Divi-
sion reunion in Louisville, Ky. Dellarose Dowler, '51, returned
Earl Richard Chism, '5 l, is teach- to Lovington this year to teach
ing and coaching at Toulon, Ill., Carolyn Petty {Mrs. C. J. Doane), high school foreign languages and
'5 l, wrote on August 20 that she serve as librarian.
this fall. was waiting impatiently for " jun-
Dick Adams, '51, left Army ser- ior." Junior (named James McKay) Shirley Slinge,rland, '51, and
arrived on August 23. The Doanes Harold Muchow of Altamont, Ill.,
wice in June and attended the sum- moved recently to l 04 Monroe in were married in July. Mrs.
rner session at Eastern. He has a Valparaiso, Ind., where C. J. is Muchow teaches at the Altamont
~sition at the Henry Ford Com- teaching and coaching in the junior High School.
munity College, Dearborn, Mich., h:gh school.
as coach of cross country, basket- Ray L. Biggs, '52, is assigned to
Jane Hesler {Mrs. Donald Duens-
ball and track. He will also teach ing), '5 l, has two children, Thirza Army Information at Ft. Benning,
geography there, a position form- Ann, 2, and Thomas Richard, 1. Ga .
erly held by Lloyd Steen, '49, who The Duensings live at 326 S. Main,
11ow has an administrative posi- Algonquin, Ill ., where he operates Maurice Ashley, '52, took a posi-
tion in the Steger, Ill., schools. the Duensing Wholesale Foods Co., tion as petroleum engineer trainee
Adams took the M.S. in physical Inc. Don, Eastern '52, hopes to with the Shell Oil Company last
llk:fucation at the University of Illi- bring his family to Charleston for June. He was married to Miss
Roberta Martin, a junior speech
nois in 1952. major at Eastern, in the same
Jack Winkleblack, '5 l , was re- month, leaving immediately for
Shell's Houston, Tex. , office. He
cently promoted to first lieutenant asks that mail be sent to Casey, Ill.
i:i the Air Force. He has been ad-
juta nt of the 802nd Engineer Avia- Most Recent Construction
•ion Battalion at ltazuke AFB,
fapan. He was commissioned in Most recent construction on the Eastern campus was this concrete
block addition to the te mporary training school. It houses grades seve n
luly, 1952. and eight, has a room for ele me ntary band and orchestra rehearsals, and
Pamela Ames {Mrs. R. R. Jen- room for preparing and serving meals for the school lunch program. High
school classes meet for the last time this year in the remodeled training
kins), '51 , teaches at the White school building just southeast of Old Main.
~eath Grade School in Piatt Coun-
tv and lives at 902 College Ct., PAGE TWENTY-THREE

Grbana, Ill.
Don Laullen, '51, is now with the

Mutual Finance Co. He lives at 19
Al Fresco Beach, Peoria Heights, Ill.

Jane Baker {Mrs. Thomas E.
'Jements), '5 l, is the mother of
rhomas Allen, born last April 25.
Tl .e Clements live at Well ington,

111.
Marvin Thomas Carwell, '51 ,

married Twilla Lauher on August
14. Carwell teaches sixth grade in
the Mayo School, Paris, Ill ., com-
muting from a rural home near

13rocton.

Marilla Carson, '51, married A.
B. Crosswait, Jr., last March. Mr.
l:rosswait is a graduate of Central
College, la., and now is employed
by the St. Elmo, Ill., Banner. Mrs.
J:rosswait has resigned her teach-
ing position.

John Ward Butts, '51 , has been
~1udy i ng for the master's degree
rn social science at Indiana Univer-
sity. His current address is 2043
N. Delaware St., Indianapolis.

Nancy Baird (Mrs. James I. Gar· Jacqualyn Hendricks (Mrs. Mar- School this fall after returning in
ner), '52, is living in Apt. 23-B, vin W. Ulmer), '52, writes that her July from a 17-month tour of duty
Campus City, Charleston, Ill., husband is in the speech depart-
while her husband, a sophomore ment at the University of Con- with the Navy on Guam. The
English major, finishes his work at necticutt.
Eastern. Daughter Kati is one and Fehrenbachers and their son live
one-half years old. Jim Johnson, '52, completed his a+ 410 Reynolds St., Newton.
master's degree at New York Uni-
Richard Allison, '52, and Martha versity recently and, at his last Jack Payan, '52, expects to re-
Anne Ward were married August writing, expected to begin teach- cieve his discharge from the Army
22 in Mattoon. Mrs. Allison is a ing in a Long Island, N. Y., school.
graduate of the Burnham School His August address was 38 Fort the second week in October and
of Nursing, Champaign. Allison is Washington Ave., New York 32. live at Mattoon, Ill., where Mrs.
a speech correctionist in the Pana,
Ill., schools. He was recently re- Frank A. Fraembs, '52, expected Payan is practice teaching. Mr.
leased from military service. to be home some time in Septem-
ber. As of July 16 he was still Payan has spent the past sever•
Marion Akers, '52, is teaching serving in the Army at Ussimjae,
French and English in the Washing- Korea. months in the Public lnformati<I
ton Union High School, Centerville,
Calif., this fall. Art Sibley, ex-'52, moved from Office of the Second Armored Divi-
Melvindale, Mich., to 61 l N. First
Loren Pixley, '52, returned to St., Shelbyville, Ill., in July. He con- sion at Bad Kreuznach, German'1.
Eastern this summer after a period tinues to represent the National Harold Preston Cummings, '52,
of military service and will con- Cash Register Company. His sales
tinue his fifth year studies through area is now eight counties of south took an insurance sales position in
the regular terms. He has been ap- central Illinois.
pointed assistant director to Donald Chicago this August. His addre•
Kluge at Douglas Hall, men's dor- Mary Cole (Mrs. Paul Arnold), i~ 4608 Clarendon, Chicago, Ill.
mitory on the Eastern campus.
'52, is the mother of Sandra Lu, Ruth Bingman (Mrs. Bill Sim-
Dorothy Dillman Baker, '52, took born last April 18. Susan Ann is
a position in the Mattoon, Ill., High three. The Arnolds live at McLeans- mons), '52, is teaching in the Ran·
School this fall as teacher of book- boro, Ill., where Paul teaches in-
keeping and business. dustrial arts in the high school. toul, Ill., Junior High this fall while
Bill attends the University of Illi-
'Outstanding Trainee' Nettie Dunham (Mrs. George A.
nois.
Joe and the General Bingham), '52, took a position at Joseph P. Haverstuhl, '52, of
the Washington School in Vandalia,
Joe Patridge, '52, was selected Ill., this fall. It will be her fifth 415 Polk St., Gary, Ind., is work-
''Outstanding Trainee" of a Sixth year of teaching in the first grade
Infantry Division training group in Vandalia. ing toward the master's degree in
al Fort Ord, Calif., last May. Pat-
ridge entered the Army last Dec. Dora Louise Bowe.r, '52, and sociology at the University of Chi·
18 after a year of coaching at the l<E.>nneth Sedgwick, '51, expect to
Paris, Ill., High School. He is now be married in October. Miss Bower cago.
stationed at Fort Holibird near has been a home economist with Russell E. Carter, '52, has re-
Baltimore, Md. International Harvester at Evans-
vii le, Ind., but expects to resign turned from military duty in Japan
Bobby K. Cox, '52, was dis- before the wedding.
charged from the Army in August. and has taken a position in the Mc-
He and Mrs. Cox, the former Iris Gillis, '52, a teacher of art
Jeanne Barth, '51, are now enroll- at the Garfield School, Danville, Clernand Elementary School in
ed in the Graduate School, State Ill., received the master of science
University of Iowa, where they are degree at Indiana State Teachers Springfield, Ill., teaching art.
staying at 4 E. Prentiss St., Iowa College this summer. Ruby Lagesse, '52, became Mrs.
City.
Russell Eugene Carter, '52, took James C. Schauwecker last April
a position in the McClernand 25. She now lives at 7748 N. Has-
School in Springfield, Ill., this
summer. He lives at 704 N. Sixth, kins, Chicago 26. Mr. Schauwecker
Springfield.
is an office manager for the Plant·
Maralyn N. Davis (Mrs. Charles ers Edible Oil Co. Mrs. Schauweck·
Gregory), '52, of 2030 Noble Ave.,
er is teaching clothing at Lakevie't
Springfield, 111., spent the summer
in Endicott, N. Y., where her hus- High School on the north side.
band attended an International Andrew J. Cain, '52, is a pastor
Business Machines school. He is a
custom engineer for IBM in Spring- of churches on the Olney, Ill., cir-
field.
cuit as well as a teacher in the Car·
Albert Fehrenbacher, '52, is mi schools. His home is on N.
teaching at the Newton, Ill., High
Seventh St., Carmi.

Dick Thomas, ex-'52, now a

police reporter for the Phoen•
Ariz., Gazette, grabbed a headline

and picture on his own paper re-

cently. Dick made a citizen's arrest

of an alleged peeping Tom, armed

with a hunting knife and a BoY

Scout hatchet. He slugged a prowl·
er with the flat side of the hatchet
and sat on his chest until a patrol·

man arrived.
Mrs. Thomas (who d ecoyed in

the Thomas bathroom) is the for~

er Ruth St. John, '49.

Norma Metter '52 r i an drecGenetoIYf··
frey Crewe were' marI ed

They are living in Bloomington.

PAGE TWENTY-FOUR

Charles E. Cole, '53, took the

master of science degree at Ohio

State University August 27.

Max Briggs, '53, is working in

the Chemical Corps of the Army as

a report clerk. He is currently sta-

tioned at the Army Chemical Cen-

ter in Maryland.

James Alexander, Jr., '53, was

in the Army supply service at Fort

Leonard Wood this summer. He

writes that he will be ready for a

teaching position next fall. .

Paul Foreman, '53, is working

toward the master's degree at East-

ern this year after receiving a

medical discharge from the Army

Twenty-eight Eastern students received the M. S. in Ed. degree at last June. He is assisting Coach

the August commencement this year. Most of this group are pictured O'Brien with the football team.

..bove. All but five hold the B. S. in Ed. from Eastern. Others represent Cpl. Dwayne E. Roe, '53, is

the University of Illinois, DePauw University, Illinois Normal, Knox Col- stationed at Albuquerque, N. M.,

lege, and Southern Illinois University. where the address is M. P. Co.

Eastern grads taking the advanced degree were Kathryne Rhodes 8457th A. A. U., Po. B. 5500. Mrs.

Barger, '41, George Briggs, '44, Jennie Fern Brown, '50, Lester Burrus, Roe is now with him. She expects

'49, Paul Byers, '50, Don Davisson, '48, Stella Shrader Foreman, '36, to return to Eastern in December

laymond Griffin, '50, Glenn Hittmeier, '49, Jean Farris Ikemire, '52, tc complete her studies.

William Isom, '52, Loren Klaus, '51, Gail Lathrop, '50, Jack Miller, '49, Billy Lee Bryan, '53, pastor of

Charles Moore, '48, Dale Robinson, '50, Henry Stepping, '51, Lou Stivers, the U. B. Church at Gibson City

'49, Lena Weaver, '46, Perry Whitson, '49, Carl Williams, '50, Robert since June, entered the Evangelical

-Winkleblack, '50, and Mary Woolford, '48. Theological Seminary in Naper-

Ind., until February, when he will Street School in Olney, Ill., for the ville, Ill., this month.

Bobby B. Miller, '53, has been

on assignment with the Madigan

graduate from Indiana University current year. Army Hospital, Tacoma, Wash., as

and take a position with the Price Richard Hudnut, '53, is now a clerk typist. Paul Foreman, '53,

Waterhouse Accounting firm in working at the Argonne National was a patient at Madigan before

Evanston, Ill. Mrs. Crewe has been Laboratories and lives at 138 S. his discharge from service. Accord-

teaching at the Princeton, 111., High Archer, R. R. l, Lemont, Ill. ing to Miller, he and Paul had

School. Mr. Crewe, whose parents Howard Pilson, '53, is in mili- ''quite a time seeing the Great

1:ve at Sao Paulo, Brazil, attended tary service and his wife, Mrs. Pat Northwest." Miller expects to be

Eastern for two years. He prepped Pilson, is living at 1107 S. Silas St., released from service in time to

at the Dene School for Boys, Cath- Decatur, Ill. begin work toward the master's

erom, Surrey, England. Robert E. Adams, '53, is teach- at Eastern next summer.

Earlene O'Dell, '52, and Law- ing metal working in a new high Dolores June Walker (Mrs. Har-

rence Beabout were married last school near his home town this old Schmalhausen), '53, is the

June 27. They are living in Oblong, fall. It is the Bremen Township mother of Cathy Ellen, born last

Ill., where he is employed. High School, Midlothian. Adams April 15. The Schmalhausens live

Marcia Lea Clements (Mrs. lives at 16121 St. Louis, Markham, at 324 E. North Ave., Olney, Ill.,
Mau-rice A. Mardis), '53, took a 111.
where Harold works with his

t>osition in the business education Janet Beagley, '53, is teaching father in the Schmalhausen drug

department of the Bridgeport, 111., in the high school at Litchfield, Ill., store.

High School this fall. Mr. Mardis this year and serving as high Elmer G. Shull, '53, has been as-

is an engineer in the power depart- school librarian. signed to Fort Leonard Wood in the

ment of the Texaco refinery at Sylve Michlig, '53, and Dean 115th Engineering Batallion.

l.awrencevi Ile. Ens. Tom Thode, '53, has been

Metter were married Aug. 9 at assigned to Airborne Early Warn-

Lt. Ted Ellis, '53, may be ad- Sheffield, Ill. The newlyweds are ing Squadron Three, Agana, Guam,

µressed as follows: A Co. 3rd Tank making their home in Charleston following graduation in aerology

Bn., 3rd Marine Division F.M.F. while Dean completes his degree at the U. S. Naval Post-graduate

Pac., c/ o F. P. 0., San Francisco, at Eastern. He was released from School, Monterey, Cal if.

Cal if. military service Sept. 8. Mrs. Met- Pfc. John Jay Winkler, '53, has

Leo E. Galbreath, '53, took a ter taught last year at Taylorville been stationed at Glen Burnie, Md.

t:>osition as principal of the Cherry High School. He expects to be released from

PAGE TWENTY-FIVE

service by July, 1955. Mrs. Goldie Adkins Nelson, '54, Iowa. The Spaans will live in Ala-
Richard D. Rowe, '53, has taken
took a position in the Wilmington, bama temporarily, until Lt. Spaan
a position as teacher of distributive
education at the Cumberland High Ill., schools this fall. Her address receives his permanent assign-
School, Toledo, Ill., after a year as
an accountant for Sears Roebuck is 1314 E. Washington, Joliet, Ill. r.1ent. Mrs. Spaan received her de-
i.1 Chicago.
Lola Diel (Mrs. Verne Dale Bear), gree at the Univeristy of Iowa last
Virginia Louise Smith (Mrs. Jack
Wickline), '53, of 9071/2 W. Cali- '54, writes that she did not take spring.
fornia, Urbana, Ill., writes that she
is teaching sixth grade in the Wash- a teaching position this year be- Dorothy Dorband (Mrs. Leo
ir:gton School, Urbana, again. Mr.
Wickline is studying at the College cause she plans to go with her hus- Cordes), '54, is teaching fifth grade
of Agriculture, U. of I. Both at-
tended summer school this year. band when he is called into mili- at the Longfellow School, Mattoon~

Jerry Hogshead, '53, is the tary service soon. Mr. Bear, who Ill. Mr. Cordes has been stationed
father of David Alan, born Janu-
ary 16, 1954. Jerry has been teach- ·is also a member of the Class of at Ft. Smith, Ark. Dorothy's mother
ing at Kankakee, Ill.
1954, has been working as a entered Eastern as a freshman this
Dorothy Mae Van Dyke, '53,
married Marion E. McDonald of n1aintenance man on the Shell Oil fall.
Robinson in June.
Co. pipeline. The address is 431 Julia Ann Post (Mrs. Duane 0.
Pvt. William G. Dawson, '53,
reports his permanent overseas S. Winfield, Kankakee, Ill. Bruce), '54, is living at l 0500 E.
station as Poitiers, France, where
he is with the Troop Information Harold Paul Carter, '54, worked Coifax, Aurora, Colo.
and Education section of the hospi-
tal. He writes that U. S. military as a graduate assistant at the Ohio Robert James Mieure, '54, is at
facilities in France are very meager
when compared to our installations Agricultural Experiment Station, Fort Sam Houston, Tex., in mili-
in Germany, which are very nice.
He adds that the French do not Wooster, last summer. He is a tary service.
want us and the communistic ele-
ment strives to cause unrest and graduate student at Ohio State Bill Deeter, '54, was commissionJ
resentment on the part of French
civilians. "We have to be on our University. ed a second lieutenant in the
toes to make sure there is little
opportunity for 'G.I. Go Home' Charles Wayne Cole, '54, ex- Marine Corps Reserve last June 4.
demonstrations." Dawson may be
addressed at the 60th Sta.r Hosp., pected to enter military service this He reported for duty at Quantico,
APO 44, c/ o P. M., New York,
N. Y. month. Va., on June 12.

Donald T. Beagle, '54, entered Ruth Bennett, '54, writes that Don Branson, '54, an accountant
the Army last April and has been
s:ationed at Camp Gordon, Ga. she spent a wonderful summer in in Champaign, Ill., and Helen Lee,

Virginia Carwell, '54, is a stu- North Carolina working at a girls' a junior at Eastern, have announ-
dent of Northwestern University
this fall, where she is working to- camp. She is now teaching in ced their engagement. They expe~
ward the master's degree in Eng-
lish. Her address is 2031 Sherman, Maroa, Ill. to be married in December.
Evanston, Ill.
Pvt. Jack Rardin, '54, and Mrs. Judith Lee Tuttle, '54, is in train-
Mrs. Tempa Gerhart Nettleship,
'54, is teaching first grade in the Rardin, the former Rosemary Boyd, ing as a laboratory technician at
Oak Lawn, Ill., school system,
where her husband, 0. R. Nettle- are parents of a son born July 3. Burnham City Hospital, Charm
ship, has been appointed principal
of a new elementary school. The Rardin is stationed near Manhat- paign, Ill. Her address is 404 S.
Nettleships were formerly at Hills-
boro. tan, Kan . Sixth St., Champaign.

Marjc·rie Weller, '54,. is teaching Nate C. Johnson, ex-'54, is co- Duane F. Welton, '54, is a train-
hdrhe economies at Hall Township
High School, Spring Valley, Ill. author of an article describing a master's clerk with the New York

PAGE -rwENTY-SIX method for the determination of Central Railroad at Mt. Carmel,

perchlorates which he helped work where his address is l 015 Chest4

out as an employee of the Univer- nut.

sal Match Corporation in St. Louis. Perry E Whitson, M.S. '54, has
He presented a paper on the me- returned to his position as teach~

thod at the American Chemical So- of music in the Pana, Ill., Schools,

ciety meeting in September in Mary E. Woolford, M. S. '54,

New York and will publish it in · continues to teach in a San Diegoj

the society's official journal. John- Calif., junior high. Her address is

son is completing his work in 3419 Richmond, San Diego 3.

chemistry at St. Louis University. Melvin Barche, '54, is a carto-

He lives at 5 North Twenty-first grapher with the U. S. A. F. His

St, St. Louis 3. address is R. F. D. 3, Box 593K,

After completing his work for Alexandria, Va.

the degree during the spring term, Ed Brennan, '54, expected to en-

B:ll Danley, '54, returned to his ter the Army soon after graduation.

position with the Lincoln, Ill., Even- He may be addressed in care of

ing Courier at a considerable in- his brother, Dr. R. J. Brenna•

crease in salary. He is also editing Philo, Ill.

a plant newspaper for the Lincoln Daniel Philip Brown, '54, was
pottery through an arrangement stationed at Fitzsimons Army Hos·
between the Courier publishers pital, Denver, Colo., last summerf
and the company. He may be addressed in care o

Hilah Cherry, ex-'54, married Glen L. Brown, Box 425, Effing·

2nd Lt. Robert Spaan last June 9. ham, Ill.

Lt. Spaan is a graduate of the Mildred (Midge) Seaman, '54,

school of Dentistry, University of and Stan Wallace were married

fast June. Wallace, who starred New Coaching Jobs been named assistant coach at
i.vith two University of Illinois Newman. He was formerly at Oak-
tnampionship teams, is one of the (Continued from page 15) land.
leading candidates for the start-
i11g fullback post with the Chicago rick's High School in Kankakee. Out-of-state positions have re-
Bears. The Wallaces have taken an Leonard Bujnowski, '50, will coach cently been taken by Charles E.
apartment at 839 W. Sheridan, at the Bradley-Bourbonnais High Anderson, '49; Virgil Sweet, '50;
Chicago, for the grid season. School. Bob Tipsword, '48, former- C J. Doane, '51; and Don Lee
ly employed as head coach at Bone, '51. Anderson will coach
Roy Eugene Shake, '54, is en- Casey, has joined the physical edu- basketball at Riverdale, Calif.
rolled for graduate study at the cation staff at Batavia High School, Sweet and Doane will coach at Val-
University of Wisconsin. His ad- where he will serve as head base- paraiso, Ind., Bone, who recently
dress is 2202 W. Lawn Ave., Madi- bal I and assistant football coach. took the master's degree from the
son 5. Colorado State College of Educa-
Phillip Ayers, a 1949 graduate, tion at Greely, will take over as
Thomas W. Shea, '54, is in the has moved up as the high school Sllperintendent and coach at La
Army Medical Corps at Ft. Sam coach at Cisne after serving five Veta, Colo.
Mouston, Tex. years as the junior high school
coach. Ayers took the master's de- Physical education majors who
George 0. Stricker, '54, is a gree from Peabody College, Nash- graduated in 1954 and who have
-=hemist in Chicago, where his ad- ivlle, Tennessee, in 1953. either gone into the armed services
tlress is l 037 E. 73rd St., Chicago or are scheduled to do so shortly
19. Jack Frost, '52, will assist in a:-e Gail Borton, Chuck Edgington,
football and basketball and coach Jim Fredenberger, Maurice Hemp-
Gerald Bushue, '54, is principal track at East Richland High School hill, Robert Lee, Bob Mieure and
of an elementary school at Flora, in Olney. Ed Baltmeskis, '53, has Jack Vick.
Ill.
Family Victory
J. Randall Coleman, '54, is a
graduate student at Southern Cali- Putting Mom through was a family undertaking for the Bill Skad-
fornia University, where he has an dens. Here all six little Skaddens pose following commencement exer-
assistantship. His address is 426 cises in August while Mrs. Skadden, the former Dorothy Armes, hugs
S. New Hampshire St., Los An- that diploma. Bill is a nationally known lecturer and Redpath Bureau
geles 5. representative. The family home is in Springfield, where Dorothy is now
teaching.
Don Decker, '54, was at Camp
thaffee, Ark., two weeks after PAGE TWENTY.SEVEN
June commencement, and Mrs.
becker, '54, was at 1120 Adams,
Charleston.

Robert G. Foltz, '54, entered the
Army on August 23. He may be
addressed in care of Forrest Foltz,
Oakland, Ill.

Zane S. Porter, '54, is at 613 E.
Eighth St., Alton, Ill. He is a
t:hemist doing ammunition re-
search with Olen Industries at East
Alton.

Dale E. Rcbinson, M. S., '54, is
head of the industrial arts depart-
ment at the Edwardsville, Ill., Jun-
ior High.

Tom Schreck, '54, entered the
Army in August. He may be ad-
dressed in care of W. D. Schreck,
1300 Charleston Ave., Mattoon,
Iii.

Juane·e Carlyle, '54, lives at
2615 Budd St., River Grove. Ill.,
t.vhere she is teaching in the high
ISchool.

Elva Mae Ragsdale, '54, is
teaching this year at Logansport,
Ind., where she may be addressed
at 1403 E. Market St.

Placement Office Lists Former Student Is
Air Force Show Emcee

Registrants and Positions A former Eastern student madel
a very ~l)ccessful appearance on

Ed Sul livan's "Toast of the Town~
By September 15, the total of Herren (nee Dorcas Buehler), '5 l, televis'ion show last July 25. He is
teacher placements reported by the e:ementary vocal music, and Wil- A/ 2c Jerry Van Dyke, who is mas-
Eastern Placement Bureau for the liam A. Herren, '51, junior high ter of ceremonies for the Air
year 1954 had reached 276, ac- social studies, both Monticello; Force's 1954 "Tops in Blue" world
cording to Dr. William H. Zeigel, Mrs. Gladys Smith, '54, grade 6, show. This service show had its
Mattoon; Nancy Hampton, '53, premiere performance before
director. speech correction, Urbana; Marvin President Eisenhower. For two
Most encouraging feature of the W. Bennett, '52, elementary princi-\ months it toured AFB's in the U. S.
pal, coach, science, Bone Gap; On September 4 the group de-
record, according to Dr. Zeigel, is Harold A. Miller, '48, junior high parted for Alaska, from whence it
the fact that beginning salaries principal, Latham; Evalyn F. Smith, will proceed around the world,
continue to advance. The average '53, art and crafts, senior high, appearing before half a million
for l l 0 inexperienced teachers Champaign; James F. Brubeck, '53, people in a year-long tour of Air
placed to date is $3,340, an in- business, Litchfield.
Force Bases.
crease of approximately $125 over Ettajane Pullen, '53, grade 2, Van Dyke was on the Easterri
lc:st year. The average for all de- Farmer City; Elizabeth DePew, '53, campus in the fall of 1951, joining
gree graduates placed by the Bur- M. S. '54, vocal music, Dwight; the Air Force that winter. His homel
eau is $3,627. This includes a num- Dorothy VanDyke, '54, home ec- is at Danville, Ill., where his
ber of administrative positions or:omics, Oblong; Charles Arzeni, father is connected with the Dan-
taken by experienced teachers, '48, Tougaloo College, Tougaloo, ville Industrial Supply Co.
most of whom have the master's Miss.; Willis Weber, '48, superin- Jerry won the emcee assignment
tendent, Mt. Zion; John R. (Dick) through a series of successful try4
degree. Adams, '51, coach, geography, outs against professional enter~
The Bureau has a total of around Henry Ford Community College, tainers in the Air Force ranks.
Dearborn, Mich.; Mavis Matson
600 persons registered for posi-
tions this year, the highest num-
ber in recent years. Suitable candi-
dates for numerous vacancies re-

ported to the Bureau are not avail- Kile, '47, social science, English, Mich.
Marshall; Edith McDowell, '29, Janet Beagley, '53, librarian,
able, however. home conomics, Waterman; Paul
In all , 118 members of the Class Wheeler, '53, physical education, Litchfield; Ralph Fitch, '54, indus-
driver education, health, biology, trial arts, Cumberland High, To-
of 1954 have reported accepting Monroe, Mich.; Dan Ferree, '52, ledo; Alice Wisner, '54, home ec-
teaching positions. Many members physics, chemistry, algebra, Che- onomics, Piano; Anna Butler
oi" this class will enter graduate noa. Brown, '50, English, Spanish, Cum-
school, at least 16 of them. Thir- berland High, Toledo; Nadine
ten have reported being married Berdena M. Bragg, '51, business, Sperandio, '53, speech correcti~
and not seeking jobs. About 51 lndianola; Donald Montegomery, Glenview; Marjorie E. Sexson, '50,
have entered or will soon enter '52, industrial arts, Whittier, Calif.; speech correction, Aurora; Dale D.
military service. Barbara Funkhouser, '54, home ec- Stretch, '52, industrial arts, Hills-
onomics, Chesterton, Ind.; Robert
Positions reported by the Bureau W. Allen, '52, industrial arts, geog- boro; Barbara Weerts, '54, home
not previously published in the economics, Milford; Dorothy Ap-
Alumnus follow:

Charlotte Miller, '54, grade 3, raphy, Carlyle; Eldon G. Bickers, pleman, '53, social studies, homd

Watseka; Patricia Maurer, '51, '54, grade 8 and principal, Beason; economics, Decatur; Patricia Ann

business, Ogden; Ray Carrell, '52, Glenn F. VanBlaricum, '52, ele- Casey, '54, grade 3, Decatur.

industrial arts, Nokomis; Russell mentary principal, Momence; Leo C. Baker, '44, principal,

Pierson, '47, science, math, coach- Yvonne Fehrenbacher Thormalen, grade 6, Metcalf; Robert F. Beals,

ing, Ridge Farm; Al Gregor, '49, '54, grade 6, Paris; Mrs. Dorothy '51, civics, American history, Ef-

senior problems, biology, Ogden; Skadden, '54, art, grades 4-8, fingham; Robert G. Flick, '52, Eng-

Charles D. Anderson, '49, grade 5, Springfield; Mariann Dana Young- lish, Sycamore; Barbara Wilson,

Arlington Heights; Thelma Finkle- er, '54, English, speech, Mason '49, home economics, Mt. Carmel;

dey, '49, elementary, Rockford; City; Drury Dean Long, '54, Eng- John T. Lackey, '54, Spa~ish, ~e;·
Richard Allison, '52, speech correc- lish, speech, Mexico, Mo.; Alice ico, Mo.; Dorothy Shiley, 5 '
Cook Lauher, '52, homemaking, homemaking, general science, '?9j
tion, Pana.

Glen W. Temple, '52, grade 7 physical education, Deland; Vern den; Robert Calvin, '54, phys1ca
departmental, Louisville; Virgil R. Wagner, '51, coach, physical ed- education, health, and coach, }\!~
Sweet, '50, coach, physical educa- ucation, Albion; Roy L. Gilbert, '51, komis; Randall Josserand, 5 ~
tion, health, Valparaiso, Ind.; Rob- vocational auto mechanics, East grades, Wonderlake; Kennet

ert E. Douthit, '50, upper grade Moline; Howard Edinger, '52, phy- Bidle, '53, English, StewardsOf'lt
music, Danville; Mrs. William A. sical education and health , Ubly, Cecilia Shay, '54, grade 4, Decat~

PAGE TWENTY-EIGHT

Jerries E. (Gene) Rea, '54, voca- berger, '51, instrumental music, ael, '48, math, coach, Tuscola; Joan
tional machine shop, Bloomington; Stewardson-Strasburg; Mrs. Caro- Wills Maudlin, '54, general science,
Robert Sterling, '51, civics, Kanka- line Schauberger, '55, elementary biology, Georgetown; Virginia
kee; C. Wayne Willi?ms, '50, math, vocal music, Stewardson-Strasburg. Randolph, '54, grade 2, Park For-
guidance, Champaign; H. W. est; Henry F. Kirts, '54, science,
510wn, '50, M. S. '53, elementary Charles V. Bartimus, '49, grade physics, Grayville; Lou Ann Hinton,
teaching, Antioch; James Knott, principal, Seward; Mary L. Curtis, '53, homemaking, physical educa-
'49, coordinator of office occupa- '54, grade 2, Mattoon; Nellie Pres- tion, Kenny; Manson Couch, irreg-
tions, Bloomington; Gloria McHat- cott, '50, primary grade, Calumet ular, principal elementary school,
ton, '54, grade 7, Chicago Ridge. City; Ralph J. Seibert, '50, social Watson; Joan Sudduth, '54, home
studies, Clinton; Joe C. Stone, '50, economics, Henning; David Mc-
Dale Carlson, '51, general sci- physical education and coaching, Queen, '54, bookkeeping, general
junior high, Bloomington; Mrs. business, assistant coach, LeRoy;
ence, chemistry, biology, Bismarck; Grace Lamkin, '54, grade 5, Mat- Earl W. Benoche, '50, social sci-
Maurice Taylor, '41, social studies, toon Unit, Humboldt; Russell Car- ence, physical education, St. Pat-
Urbana; Lynn Swango, '52, science, ter, elementary art, Springfield; rick High School, Kankakee; M.
i;ePue; Don Henderson, '52, his- Harold J. Hankins, '51, coach, Bell- Allen Kirchberg, '54, math, Hop-
tory, coach, physical education, flower; Elizabeth Lambird, '37,
Kankakee; Virginia Burmeister, '49, language arts, social studies, Wash- kins, Mich.
science, Bellwood; Clara Pritchett, ington; Robert Tipsword, '48, phy- Helen Harrington, '46, English,
sical education and coach, Batavia;
'50, Griggsville; Clovis T. (Toby) William C. Hammond, '51, physi- Charleston; Reita Olmstead, '52,
Scott, '40, coach, Georgetown; cal education, social science, coach, grade l, Lincoln; Richard Olmstead,
frank Morse, '47, principal, grades Reelsville, Ind.; Joe Summerville, '50, business, Charleston; Jack D.
i and 8, Alvin; Stella M. Baldrey, '54, industrial arts, assistant coach, Frost, '52, physical education and
Newton; Bertha E. Mathias, '47, coach, East Richland High, Olney;
'54, grade 2, Charleston; Kathryn 1-:omemaking, Miami University, John Wargo, '50, science, Clinton;
frame, '54, grade 4, Litchfield; Oxford, 0. Kathryn Staub, '54, grade 8, Casey;
Gerald L. Barthel, '50, social sci- Ed Baltmeskis, '53, biology, physi-
ence, language arts, Urbana; Anna Marilyn Roland, '54, grade l, cal education, assistant coach,
Ramsey; Opal L. Cougill, '54, Newman; Francis Onorati, '54,
J. Sparks, '54, home economics, grades 5, 6, Cumberland Unit, To- chemistry, physics, math, general
ledo; Robert E. Drew, '51, grade science, Rankin; Jeanette Baker,
Kansas; Lyle L. Knott, '47, princi- 6, Kankakee; Lavon A. Houston, '52, bookkeeping, business, Mat-
pa l, science, Downs; Mervin W. '40, homemaking, Shelbyville; D. toon; Philip A. Young, '50, instru-
Smart, '54, math, physics, general Glenn Frame, '54, social studies, mental music, Buffalo; Willa Lane,
science, Herrick; Walter L. Scott, physical education, junior high, '45, typing, Charleston; Henry
'51, social science, coach, Toledo; Hillsboro; Mariann Frattura, '54, S1epping, '51, biology, guidance,
James F. Rue, '50, principal, speech, junior high math, Crete; Robert Peoria; Earl Chism, '51, history,
aitsonville; Marjorie Wilson, '51, Weppler, '52, industrial arts, Paris; coach, Toulon; Joan A. Powers, '54,
Erglish, Danville. George R. Miller, '48, principal business, Granville; Walter W.
high school, St. Elmo, Ill.; Charles Montross, '54, general printing and
lewis Jenkins, '47, machine Jenkins, '52, physics, general sci- vocational printing, Winston-Salem,
ence, biology, Roberts. N. C.; Janet Beagley, '53, librarian,
shop, auto mechanics, Riverside; Litchfield; Charles J. Younger, '54,
Mary Alice Rigg, '50, math, Mt. Ralph E. Ohm, '49, grade 8, grade 8, Mason City; Ralph Wide-
Mattoon; Mrs. Clara Foss Gray, '51, ner, '48, speech, debate, Shreve-
Vernon; Mrs. Tempa Nettleship, grade 4, Frayser, Tenn.; Lou Ann port, La.; Duane Beck, '47, principal,
't4, grade 3, Oak Lawn; Gail L. Hinton, '53, home economics, girls' Table Grove; Dellarose Dowler,
Lathrop, '50, social studies, Olney; physical education, Warrensburg; '51, Spanish, English, librarian,
John Dively, '54, junior high Eng- Randall Highsmith, '51, principal Cerro Gordo; Mrs. Eva Hood, '45,
high school, Palestine; Ruth Binga- homemaking, Hutsonville.
lish, social studies, Altamont; John man Simmons, '52, junior high,
H. Bell, '51, science, Homer; Frank Rantoul; Irene Cook, '51, grades l, Elaine Scanlan, '53, physical ed-
R. Pitel, '51, health, elementary 2. Springfield; Zada I. Mowrer, ucation, Brimfield; W. E. Fryer, '39,
'45, department of physical educa- instrumental music and departmen-
physical education, coach, Mascou- tion, Eastern Washington College tal teaching, Lawrenceville; Ruth
t~h; Libby Cochran, '52, home- of Education, Cheney; Carroll 0. Crum, '54, grade 6, M. South
making, Blue Mound; Ray Fischer, Endsley, '42, math, Lakeview Harvey, Mich.; Eula Durston, '54,
'54, speech English, Mattoon; Schools, Decatur; Noble Gardner, g;ade l, Vandalia; Carolyn Jo
Jeanne Bidle, '54, speech correc- '51, industrial arts, assistant coach, Miethe, '52, elementary music,
flon, Hillsboro. Palestine; Robert Stump, '52, Cumberland Unit, Toledo; Billy
speech correction, Mattoon. Williams, '52, business education,
Lee 0. Mieure, '52, industrial Louisville; Richard Perry, '49,
arts, math, St. Joseph; David Wil- James Paul Maxon, '54, grade 8, ville; Edith Olmstead, '47, English,
son, '52, industrial arts, physical Dupo; William G. Fellers, '54, com-
education, Cisne; Dolores Carpen- merce, Cowden; Kenneth E. Mich- (Continued on next page)
ter, '54, typing, shorthand, Taylor-
ville; Charles A. Wittnam, '54, bio-

logy, science, Plymouth; Zelma J.
~aker, '53, elementary art, Wash-
ington, la.; Nelson Grote, '50, gen-
eral metals, Skokie; Adrian Ernst,
'51 , elementary principal, grades
5, 6, Villa Grove; Glenn M. Schau-

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(Continued from preceding page) All Eastern Alumnae is being done through the regional
speech, Varna (Lacon); Patricia J. associations. Eastern's high stand-
Smith, '50, junior high art, Char- Eligible for AAUW ing in the North Central Associa~
leston. tion immediately won this ap-
All alumnae who hold the de- proval from the A. A. U. W.
Joe Kruzich, '49, industrial arts, gree from Eastern are now elegible
New Lenox; H. L. Behren, '50, jun- to membership in the American Miss Bland Heroine
ior high math, Decatur; Bradley Association of University Women,
Squires, '41, history, assistant according to President R. G. Buz- Of Train-Truck Wreck
coach, Elk Grove, Calif.; John S. zard. He quotes from a letter from
Adams, '50, science, Palestine; the national office of A. A. U. W., Mary June Bland, ex-'47, was
Ersie McCallister, '54, grade 5, dated June 24: the heroine of a truck-train wrecM
Western Springs; I. M. Haak, '50, which derailed nine passenger cars
intermediate departmental and "The Committee on Standards on the B~g Four Railway just east
coach upper grades, Hutsonville; and Recognition of the American of Mattoon in late September. Miss
Morris Tschannen, '50, business, Association of University Women Bland, who is a nurse in the East-
Roxana; Emmett C. Perry, '51, his- takes pleasure in informing you ern Health Service, was among the
tory and government, Kincaid; that the Board of Directors has first . persons on the scene. She
Helen Allen, '49, typing, short- voted that the degree listed from notified hospital authorities by
hand, general business, George- your institution will entitle the telephone and administered first
town; Frances Stevens, '43, home- women recipients to eligibility for aid to the injured. The truck driver,
making, Barrington. membership in the A. A. U. W." Gary Bryant, died. At the time of
the accident Miss Bland was only a
John W. Boyer, '54, social sci- Prior to this year, only graduates mile away, driving to Mattoon to
ence, East Peoria; Daniel House- who majored in certain approved address the Rotary Club on the
holder, '54, industrial arts, Olney; departments at Eastern were eligi- subject of the ten months she spe~
Dale C. Smith, principal high ble. Beginning July l, 1954, all in an English hospital last year.
school, Mooseheart; Richard Rowe, college accrediting for A. A. U. W.
'53, business education, Cumber-
land Unit, Toledo; John Sowinski, Successor to David
'52, world history, assistant foot-
ball coach, Springfield; Paul 0. A wom a n of her word, Dr. Ruth Schmalhausen brought one-week·
Grismer, '50, general science, old Amy "North" to the Home Management House in mid-Septen'tber·
Champaign; Donald L. McKee, '54, She is the successor to famed David "North", now living with his real
math, Petersburg; Thomas Hegger- mother. Amy is already at work teaching four home ec majors how to
ty, '39, math, history, physical ed- change diapers.
ucation, Ellsworth; George Mellott,
'54, band, grade and high, Ram-
sey; Ethel L. Cheeck, '54, grades l
and 2, Mattoon.

Joe S. James, '54, junior high,
Pleasant Hill; Nelle M. Gullett, '54,
principal and grade 6, Mattoon;
Jean Smith Hall, '54, grades 5, 6,
Litchfield; Charles C. Rumold, '54,
junior high science, arithmetic,
Mattoon; Gladys W. Hendershot,
'54, grade 3, Newman; Dorothy
Moran, '54, grade l, Mattoon;
Ruby I. Bethard, '54, grades l, 2,
Harvel; Dorothy Otey, '54, grade
2, Robinson.

Margaret Rhoads, '54, element-
ary, Marshall; Grace I. Thompson,
primary, Waukegan; Gertrude L.
Neff, '54, grades 4, 5, Mattoon;
Ada Doty lesson, '54, grade 5,
Mattoon; Linnie E. Austin, '54, phy-
sically handicapped children, Ef-
fingham; Elizabeth Baker, '54, jun-
ior high, Mattoon; O akle y Hower-
ton, '54, grade 6, Danville; Wil-
liam Hutton, '54, grade 6 , Villa
Grove; Omer Thomas, '54, junior
h:gh science, Mattoon.

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