Eastern Alumnus Vol. 9 No. 3 (December 1955)

Editorial . . . The Eastern Alumnu

Sportsmanship vs. Published in June, September, December and March by Eastern lllin
State College, Charleston, Illinois
The Cu It of Success
VOLUME 9 DECEMBER, 1955 NUMBER
The re-print below is not occa-
sioned by Eastern's 1955 record in Entered May 14, 1947, as second class matter, at the post office
football, which we consider good Charleston, Illinois, under authority of the act of Congress, August
by any honest standard. The article 1912. Yearly subscription rate $1.50; two years $2.25; three years $3.
merely struck your editor as a Renewals, $1.00 per year.
worthwhile piece of writing. What
do you think? STAN ELAM - ---------------- - ----------------- - ------- Ed"

From Sydney J. Harris' "Strictly K. E. HESLER -- - - - --------- - ----------------------- Sports Ed'
Personal" column in the Nov. 30,
1955 Chicago Daily News, by per- Editorial Board
mission:
Libby Cochran, '51; Hal Hubbard, '49; Hal Middlesworth, '
I LIKE that football coach Elenore Moberley, '49; Louise McNutt, '35; Jack Muthersbough, '48;
who stood up at an alumni Francis Palmer; Eugene Price, '48; JilJl Roberts, '46; Mrs. Russell Shriv
dinner and wryly said; "Last '09; Elsie Sloan, '24; Helen Stapp, '23; Alex Summers, '36; Dr. E.
year, when we lost six games, Taylor; Roy Wilson, '36.
it was 'my' team; this year,
when we're winning, it's Hail and good cheer, fellow Bubeck, '48. Her husband is
'your' team." alumni! James Giffin, '46, a member of
Eastern business education depa
The cult of success- which These greetings come from your ment. June taught for several yea
is our real national religion, new Alumni Association officers- in the Kansas, Ill., schools befo
no matter what we may pro- June Giffin (secretary • treasurer), settling down as a housewife a
fess on Sundays - has pro- Merve Baker (president), and Don mother of Jon at the Giffin ho
foundly changed not only our Hutton (vice-president}.
approach to life and to work, 1718 Tenth, Charleston. At Ea
but our approach to games as In the absence of reindeer or ern June was a high honer stud
well. It is the winning, rather other motive power, the guy boost- in business education and a me
than the playing, that counts ing at the rear is Stan Elam of the ber and officer in Delta Sigma E
with us. Alumni Office. silon.

*** Mrs. Giffin is the former June (Continued on page 3)

MY INTEREST in organized ful acceptance of results" in that, despite his loss, Lee was
sports is minimal because American sports. Even in in- a greater general (and a finer
most of the sportsmanship has dividual contests, it is ex- man) than Grant.
gone out of it. Webster's de- tremely rare to hear a fighter
fines "sportsmanship" as "in- admit that the man who beat Such value.s have been
volving honest rivalry and him was a better man. We all but lost in the modern
graceful acceptance of re- seem to feel there is some dis- worship of success for its
sults." grace in being beaten, where- own sake. We forget the
as true sportsmanship knows glory that can be contain-
If a professional base- that the only disgrace lies in ed in a noble failure, and
ball team, or a college foot· winning dishonestly or losing we forget ,that enough
ball team, continues to lose by such vices as laziness and money can buy almost any
games, its adherents rarely cowardice. team enough power to win.
ask themselves if the team
is doing the best it can with *** I resent the alumni who
the available material. want a winning team "at all
ALTHOUGH m y political costs," because some costs are
There is invariably a loud sympathies are with the North too high to pay for victory.
cry for a change of manage- in the Civil War, no fair- If the basic idea of sports-
ment, a change of players, a minded person can read a his- manship is trampled in the
change of any sort which tory of that period without a race for power, then the tro-
would produce a "winning" thrill of appreciation for the phy is just another tarnished
team . The so-called fans are gallantry o.f the outnumbered testimonial to man's insatiable
distended with pride and South; nor can anyone doubt vanity.·
vanity, not with a sense of
loyalty to a dogged team play-
ing gallantly against heavy
odds.

There is virtually no "grace-

PAGE TWO

Contracts Let for New Loborotory School

(Continued from page 2) Building To Follow Original a new classroom building at Illi-

Mervin Chester Baker, '40, was Plan Despite Short Appropriation. nois State Normal University, has
one of Eastern's most versatile· and
accomplished athletic stars in the A $1,500,000 Laboratory School announced that it will be impossi-
late '30s. He has since become one will be built at Eastern Illinois State ble to begin work there until late
of the state's most respected College in accordance with the April, 1956, for the same reason.
coaches. In three years at Charle- architect's original plans, according
son High he has completely revers- to an announcement made in late Despite this late start, the com-
ed the trend in football, developing November by Alexander Summers, mittee expects that the Eastern
the runner-up team in the big '36, chairman of the Teachers Col- Laboratory School can be occupied
Eastern Illinois League last year lege Board building committee. ir. the fall of 1957.
11nd the title-winner this year in an
undefeated season. His basket- "At first we thought it would be The new building will care for
ball teams also bear the Baker label necessary to negotiate some of the some 600 south side children in
of unity, confidence, and victory. alternates with low bidders in or- Charleston in double grades from
~rs. Baker is the former Becky der to stay within the one and one- kindergarten through nine . It will
half million dollar appropriation," have an auditorium, workshops for
oolford, who also attended East- said Summers. "This would have home economics and woodworking
ern. The children are Libby, 7; Ken, meant leaving part of the building classes, a swimming pool, and
5; and Jan, 3 . various other special features.

Don Hutton, '48, is now vice unfinished. However, when the Members of the Board building
resident in charge of sales for
rosperous Midwest Homes, Inc., a rchitect (Childs and Smith of Chi- committee are Summers, chairman;
construction company with home
ffices in Mattoon, Ill., and a dis- cago) recomputed some of the fig- Clarence Ropp, Normal; Chauncey
lay development in Charleston .
ures, it was found that the four · Watson , DeKalb; and Carl Dunbar,
n's work keeps him in touch major contracts can be awarded to Macomb.
ith the company's three main
lants and sales offices in five the apparent low bidders without
ates. Mrs . Hutton is the former
ajorie Tefft, '48, a member of c h a n g e ." Club Bonus
·gma Sigma Sigma. The Hutton At its November 21 meeting in
ildren are Gaye, 7; and Pete, 4.
eir address is 98 Mcleod, Char- Chicago, the Board turned down
ton.
Elected to positions on the .Asso- Senior Receivesall bids and called a conference
·ation Executive Committee are with low bidders to re-plan the
alt Warmoth and Joe Snyder,
th ex-'39. Warmoth operates a building.
w campus restaurant, "Walt's,"
Ful_bright AwardThe Board met at Normal, Ill.,
ted at the corner of Fourth and
ant, and owns the Ko-op building on December 4 to award contracts Four years ago a Ramsey High
to Hart and Reilly of Mattoon, gen- School senior, Marshal I Durban, at-
Lincoln. His personal acquaint- eral construction; Brinkoetter and tended a Fayette County Eastern
eship among Eastern students Sons, Inc., Decatur, plumbing; State Club at the suggestion of
the past twenty years is proba- Ideal Heating Co., Chicago, heat- alumna Winnie Bolt Berner.
exceeded only by the college ing and ventilating; and the Square
ns. Snyder was of course presi-
t of the Association last year. Deal Electric Co., Urbana, electrical On December 6 of this year,

knowledge of alumni affairs work. Bids by these companies Durban visited another Fayette
I make his services on the Exe-
·ve Committee particularly wel- total $1,451,855. The balance of Club meeting . Now a senior at

ssie Doty, '15, of 402V2 E. the appropriation will cover archi- Eastern, he told about his selection
roe, Delphi, Ind., took the B. I
Ed. at Butler University in the tect's fees and various contingen- to receive a Fulbright Award
mer of 1954.
cies. which will pay all of his expenses

Awarding of contracts for paint- for a year of study and travel in

ing, asphalt tile, acoustical tile, site Europe and Asia. An honer student

preparation, and furnishings will in languages, Durban wants to im-

await an additional appropriation prove his German and will spend

which the Board will seek in Janu- some time at Innsbruck in Austria.

ary of 1957. The Board will then He hopes to travel in Russia and

call for new bids on these contracts. India. Upon his return to the

The Board building committee States, Durban will write a mas-

doubts if substantial work can be ter's thesis at the University of

started on the new building before Michigan.

late spring, due to an acute short- "Mrs. Berner was the best teach-

age of structural steel. Summers re- er I had in grade school," Durban

ports that the Felmly-Dickerson said. "I'm. also very proud that I

Construction Company of Bloom- could study in the fine Eastern

ington, which has the contract for foreign languages department."

PAGE THREE

Buzzard Tells Tau Kappa Epsilon 'Showboat'
Parents about
School Needs

Approximately 750 parents Winning Homecoming parade entry in the Class A division.

braved inclement weather to at- Tekes, Tri Sigs, Business Club
Win Homecoming Honers
tend a Parents' Day football game
Tau Kappa Epsilon won first in of the house decorations contest
at Eastern on October 29 and over the Class A division of what most Sigma Sigma Sigma was first wit
Homecomers regarded as the most a scene entitled "We Can Can I
SOO stayed for post-game refresh- beautiful and elaborate parade in diana." The Delta Zeta's "Over th
ments and a program sponsored recent Homecoming history at East- Rainbow" was second and Sigm
by the Student Association . A rec- ern. Tau Gamma's version of "Bali Hai,
ord 1300 parents made reserva- for which the fraternity converte
tions but rain and cold cut attend- The fraternity, which is now lo- its front lawn into a tropical isle
ance. cated at the corner of Seventh and was third.
Lincoln, entered a well-executed
President R. G. Buzzard wel- version of "Showboat" to cop the In the Class B division of th
comed the group and outlined first prize of $75 and trophy. Dick parade contest, the college Busi
developments on campus over the Adams, a junior business educa- ness Club won first with its brigh
past year. He warned that the col- tion major from Champaign, was red locomotive operated by Case
lege may be forced to call upon the Teke float chairman. Jones . This float had the highes
parents for support when Eastern total of points among all parad
faces budget problems created by Only a few points separated the entries . The Newman Club wo
rapidly expanding enrollment. He first four float entries in the judges' second in this division and Campu
also announced that the Teachers totals. Winning second was the Fellowship won third.
College Board has proposed fine Delta Sigma Epsilon sorority with
arts buildings for the four teachers a float based on "Swinging on a Tau Kappa Epsilon, first plac
college campuses. This type of Star." It featured a billowing cloud winner in Class A, also won th
building was first sought by East- topped by a small girl on a swing. comedy float competition. Thei
ern to ease housing problems in Third place was won by Sigma Pi entry was titled , "Pluto Says, Go
music, art, and speech. Eventually, fraternity with "Three Little Go, Go ." The Sigma Sigma Sigm
he said, Eastern hopes to erect a Words," featuring swans of assort- sorority entry, "Without a' Song,
vocational arts building also, and ed sizes. Sigma Tau Gamma's "Stars was second and the Delta Zet
develop two year terminal curri- and Stripes Forever" won honor- "Lost Chord" was third.
cula in such fields as industrial arts. able mention.
In the unorganized houses
Joe O'Del I of Loogootee served In the organized houses division sion of the house decorations co
as master of ceremonies for the petition, the W. M. Endsley hous
awarding of prizes following the gins; Mrs. Mary Falk, Stewardson; was first, the Gamma Delta hou
regular program. Oldest parents L. L. Cowger, Mattoon; and Mrs. second, and the J . A. McNutt hous
were J. W. Lowry and Fred Brown, Jennie H. Burke, Oakwood. third.
Charleston, and Mead Marshall,
Martinsville. Youngest were Mrs.
Neal Travis, 35, of Tuscola, and
Mrs. Nema Mood, 36, of Hinds-
boro. George Smith of 2827 W.
Avenue 34, Los Angeles, came the
farthest to attend Parents' Day.
Harry Peterka of Charleston had the
largest number of children (three)
attending Eastern. Eleven parents
ot students now attending were
·Eastern students themselves. This
group included Homer Henry, Rob-
inson; Mrs. Joyce Neal, Mattoon;
Maurice Muchmore, Charleston; 0.
K. Meyer, Barrington; Harry Hig-
gins, Sumner; Mrs. Ethel Great-
house Beal, Mt. Carmel; Conrad
Sherrick, Greenup; Mrs. Harry Hig-

PAGE FOUR

Zeigel Reports House Decorations Winner
ood Placement

Year for Eastern

Salaries up $175; Larger Per-
ntage of 1955 Grads Take
eaching Jobs.

"The percentage of Class of
1955 graduates accepting teaching

sitions increased significantly
his year," accord ing to the annual
eport of the Bureau of Teacher
lacement, headed by Dr. William
. Zeigel .

Nearly 63 per cent of the total Tri Sigs do the Can Can to win decorations based on "Over the
f 214 graduates took teaching in Homecoming house decorations. Rainbow" and Sigma Tau Gamma
Delta Zeta won second place with w as third with a "Bali Hai" entry.
sitions, as compared with 54
r cent last year. The Bureau's Casey at the Throttle
eport broke this down to show
at 79 per cent of the women and
3 per cent of the men accepted
sitions. Military service account:

for only 22 men this year as
mpared with 54 last year.

Salaries were up about $175, the
verage for ·inexperienced teachers

ing $3,467 per year.

The number of calls for teachers
eived by the Bureau continues
climb. A peak of 11,789 was
ached, but there were no candi-
ates available for 7,656 of these.
ore than 120 different school ad-
inistrators called one or more
mes at the office in search of
acher candidates. Dr. Zeigel visit-
Eastern graduates in 45 Illinois
mmunities.

Because of the high number of
cancies received for which the
reau has no qualified candidates,
. Zeigel encourages alumni to
register. The fee is only one
liar for the year. This year there
re, in addition to the 214 sen-
s, some 300 alumni registrants.

E. C. Bradford, '07, retired at This locomotive brought · the is a story on the Business Club's
3 Midhurst Rd., Baltimore, Md., Business Club- its sixth consecutive parade-winning tradition.
ites that he is enjoying life by Class B first . Elsewhere in this issue
eling and taking it easy. Mr. PAGE FIVE

ford has been president of the
Shield Boys Club, is on the
ation Army Board and the. Gun-
der Youth Camps Board, is
etary of the Towson Optimist
b, and is an elder trustee of the
byterian Church.

Panthers Open with .3 Non-League Wins

First Six Coach Carey Fields Varsi
Squad with Height, Shooting Ab
ity, and Strong Bench.

Demonstrating a strong benc

and plenty of come-from-behin

spirit, the Panther cagers open

the season December 3 by defea

ing highly-regarded Illinois We

leyan 92-89 in an overtime

Bloomington .
1 Down 13 points late in the fir

half, the Panthers came back fa

to defeat the pre-season favorit

of the College Conference of Ill"

nois.

Since the opener, the , Panther

have also overpowered Frankli

College 98-81 and Morningsid

College 89-75.

Starters for Coach Bob Carey ar

forwards Charles Session, 6-4 so

homore from Terre Haute, Ind.

and Dean Brauer, 6-3 senior fro

Staunton; center Bob Gosnell, 6-

senior from Lawrencevi Ile; an

guards Lloyd Ludwig, 6-3 junio

from Effingham; and Frank Wolf

6-0 sophomore from Benson . Joh

Milholland, 6-0 sophomore guar

from Westville, is making a stron

bid for a starting role.

In the Illinois Wesleyan clash

L. to r., rear-Dean Breauer, Bob Ludwig. Kneeling - John Milhol- Milholland came into the game lat
Gosnell, Charles Session and Lloyd land and Frank Wolf. in the first ' half and finished th
game with 16 points on eight ba

kets. His scoring came as the Pa

Junior Varsity Boasts Winning thers fought to overcome ·the Tita
lead.

Grid Record; Cops Four of Six Ga mes Others on the potent Panth
bench are Jim Hlafka, 6-3 seni

Eastern's junior-varsity football Junior-varsity Scores guard from Gillespie; Curt Perr
squad, coached by Hop Pinther, El 6-1 sophomore guard from M
Opponent Opp. Carmel; Jim Monge, 5-11 soph

won four of six outings during the 19 Illinois Normal 16 more guard from Roanoke; Dav

1955 season. 15 Illinois Normal 19 Murphy, 6-3 sophomore forwar
The junior Panthers split a pair 6 • Southern Illinois 13 from Robinson; Neil Admire, 6

of contests with Southern and Illi- 13 Southern Illinois 7 junior center from Gillespie; an
nois Normal and won single con- 20 Western Illinois 6 Jerry Porter, 5-9 junior guard fro
16 Washington Univ. 13 Mattoon.

tests from Western and Washing- Twenty-two games and a hol

ton University. Dr. Jay B. McGregor, former day tournament are on the 195
dean of men at Eastern, is now 56 ~astern schedule. Eleven gam
Pacing the victorious B-team dean of students at the Municipal will be played at Lantz gym.
gridders were center Dave Decker, University of Omaha, Nebr. Mc-
Champaign; ends Ken Christiansen, Gregor was dean at Cornell Col- On December 28, 29 and 30 t
Rossville, and Ken Greeson, Deca- lege, Mt. Vernon, la., for many Panthers will compete in t
tur; and halfback Dean Hamilton, Quincy Holiday Tournament

Lovington. years. (Continued on page 7)

PAGE SIX

Gridders Improve Record; Record Breaker

Lose Close League Contests

Interstate Conference N a m e s two blocked Eastern kicks and ran Dean Brauer, sharpshooting Pan-
sher, Anderson to All-Star Team; each for touchdowns to eke out a ther forward, set one scoring rec-
uad Chooses Anderson 'Most 14-7 victory. Both enemy scores ord and tied another as he paced
aluable.' were made by a substitute guard. Eastern to a 98-81 victory over
Franklin College. The senior from
The 19'55 Panther gridders made A week later, Eastern shut out Staunton hit 17 baskets and four
strong bid to move up in the winless Northern 14-0 before tack- free throws to break Tom Katsim-
nterstate Intercollegiate Athletic ling ever-powerful Central Michi- palis' single game field goal rec-
onference rankings, but three gan at Mt. Pleasant. The Chippewas ord of 15; and the 38 point total
nference losses by narrow mar- netted 20 points in the first period tied the Kat's single game mark
ins kept them in the second divi- and went on to win 48-14. set in 1951 against Central Mich.
ion.
Back on the home field to close Feb. 4-lllinois Normal
Altogether, the Panthers won out the season against Western, Feb. 18-Millikin
ne and lost five in league com- the Panthers again were the vic- Feb. 24- Western Illinois
tition and completed the season tims of a blocked kick. With the
ith a record of three wins and score tied 7-7 late in the fourth Away Games
'x losses. period, Eastern attempted to punt
from its own 23, bvt the Leather- Eastern 92, Illinois Wesleyan 89,
Only two of Eastern's losses necks blocked the . kick and re- OT
ere by decisive margins. These covered on the Eastern· 16. Three
ere the 40-7 loss to a power- plays later Western pushed across Dec. 8-Franklin College
den Evansville squad and a 48- the final score of the game and Dec. 14- lndiana State
won 13-7. Dec. 17-lllinios Normal
defeat at the hands of Central Dec. 28, 29, 30-Quincy Tourney
ichigan. Although the Panthers failed to Jan. 10-Millikin
Coach Maynard O'Brien's eleven come through with a winning sea- Jan. 27-Northern Illinois
son, their determined efforts were Jan. 28-Western Illinois
ned the season with a 15-0 Feb. l 0-Eastern Michigan*
utout of Kalamazoo College but (Continued on page 9) Feb. 11-Central Michigan
t the following Saturday to Feb. 16-Southern 111 inois
ansville. (Continued from page 6) Feb. 20-Wabash College
Plunging into llAC competition
ainst Illinois Normal at Normal, Quincy, Ill., against such teams as *-Formerly Michigan Normal.
stern yielded two touchdowns Rockhurst, Illinois Normal, North
d a field goal to the Redbirds in Dakota, St. Ambrose, Iowa Wes-
leyan, Kirksville, and Quincy.
first quarter for a total of 16
ints. The Panther defense then Eastern opened the home season
December l 0 against Morningside
ened and held Normal score- College of Sioux City, la . First
s for the final three quarters, league game on the schedule is
a December 17 clash with Illinois
the damage had been done, as Normal at Normal.
Panthers were able to score
y two touchdowns. Final score Only season tickets will be re-
Illinois Normal 16, Eastern 13. served in Lantz gym during the
In a 26-13 loss to Southern, the 1955-56 season . All admissions to
thers were in contention until single basketball games will be on
in the fourth period when the a non-reserved basis . All varsity
ukis recovered an Eastern fum- games get underway at 8 p.m.
deep in Eastern territory to set
an insurance score. Home Games
llowing a 33-13 win over In-
a State in a non-conference Dec. 10- Morningside College
ecoming game, Eastern took Dec. 19-Anderson College
a tough Michigan Normal squad Jan. 6- Eastern Michigan*
incoln Field . Although out-play- Jan. 7-Central Michigan
the Hurons on the field for Jan. 13-Northern Illinois
t of the game, the Panthers suf- Jan. 19-lndiana State
Jan. 21 - Beloit
in the touchdown depart- Feb. 1-Southern Illinois
t when the Hurons recovered

PAGE SEVEN

Harriers Repeat os State Champions

Fall Before Powerful Michigan Undefeated in 15 DuaI Meets

Entries in Conference Meet. Eastern's cross country squad right, Fred Gore, Danville; Ji
The cross country championship displays its trophies for the 1955 Edmundson, St. Elmo; Jim Mitchel
season. The harriers repeated as Newton; Chuck Matheny, Pari
of the Interstate Intercollegiate state champions, stretched their second row, Dick Storm, Matteo
Athletic Conference has again dual-meet winning streak to 15, Michael Harvey, Paris; Wesl
proved a most elusive target for and placed third in the llAC meet. Walker, Danville; and Coach Cli
Eastern's harriers. ton White.
They are, front row, left to
Again, as in 1954, Coach Clif-
ton White's distance runners cap- · - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - -
tured every event they entered
prior to the conference meet. Th is greatest era of cross country ex- Eastern's four dual victori
season, Eastern won four straight cellence. came over Northern, Illinois No
dual meets and successfully de- mal, Southern, and Western.
fended its state cross country title, The fifth and sixth members of
but in the league meet at Ypsilanti, the six-man team competing in the Season Rresults
Mich ., the Panthers ran third be- league meet were Michael Harvey El Opponent
hind Michigan Normal and Central of Paris and Wesley Walker of 26 Northern Illinois
Michigan . Danville. 21 Illinois Normal
22 Southern Illinois
The dual victories in 1955 In the state meet at Charleston, 19 Western Illinois
stretched Eastern's consecutive dual the Panthers finished runners in State Meet-First
win string to 15 over the past first, sixth, seventh, eighteenth and llAC Meet-Third
three years. Chuck Matheny, Paris twenty-fifth places to capture the
senior, was the individual winner victory with a score of 57. Loyola A half dozen former Easte
of the four dual meets and the of Chicago was second with 62 State High athletes won letters
Illinois Intercollegiate Cross Coun- and Wheaton was third with 70. Charleston High's championshi
try Association meet. Matheny's winning time was football team this fall.
18 :36.
But in the llAC meet, Matheny,
defending individual cross coun-
try champion of the conference,
ran thirteenth. In 1954, Matheny
won the league run at Normal by
running the three and three-quar-
ters mile course in 19:46. At
Ypsilanti, he ran a course of the
same length in 20:57.5 . John Kil-
cullen of Northern won the 1955
meet in 19:47. Finals of the 1955
meet game Michigan Normal, 35;
Central Michigan, 59; Eastern, 92;
Illinois Normal, 105; Northern,
124; Southern, 136; and Western,
138.

Four seniors on Eastern's six-
man squad ran their final race at
Ypsilanti. Seniors are Chuck Math-
eny; Jim Edmundson, St. Elmo;
Jim Mitchell, Newton; and Fred
Gore, Danville. As freshmen, these
four runners had finished second
in the league; injuries kept Eastern
out of the league meet in their
sophomore year; as juniors they
finished second; and in their final
season they finished third.

Yet, despite their inability to
capture the league crown, the four
provided a nucleus of four differ-
ent squads that gave Eastern its

PAGE EIGHT

(Continued from page 7) Typical Finish

warded by two places on the first The insert was necessary in this front. Tying for second are Michael
am of the all-conference eleven. photo of the finish of the Southern- Harvey, Jim Mitchell, and Jim Ed-
Selected to the all-star team were Eastern cross country race at mundson. All but Harvey are sen-
ackle Ray Fisher and quarterback Homecoming because, as usual, iors.
ary Anderson. Fisher, junior from Chuck Matheny was well out in
harleston, was an outstanding
rformer at the right tackle posi- Fisher, Charleston; Bob Gilpin, At- 13 Southern Illinois 26
n and made approximately half 33 Indiana State 13
wood; Marvin Hamilton, Lovington; 14
the tackles on plays coming 7 Michigan Normal 0
rough his side of the line. A Bill Hardin, Carlinville; Roy Hat- 14 Northern Illinois 48
28-pounder, he is a speedy run- 14 Central Michigan 13
r and especially effective in rush- field, Champaign; Clarence Jasper, 7 Western Illinois
9 the passer.
Anderson was the league's lead- Cisco; John Keiser, Mt. Olive; Jack
9 passer, completing 32 of 112
empts for 363 yards and three Kempher, North Chicago; Chuck
uchdowns . In nine ' games he
mpleted 45 of 147 passes for Larson, Winnebago; Ron Leonard,
76 yards and seven touchdowns .
e was selected as the most val- East St. Louis; Carl Magsamen, John Alter Dies
ble player on the team. After Brain Surgery
Darrell Brown, junior halfback Tolono; Bill Moutray, Decatur; John
m Oakland, led the Eastern John Alter, son of Dr. and Mrs.
even in rushing, carrying 54 Murphy, Atwood; Bill Neibch, Donald R. Alter, died Sept. 5 in
es for 277 yards . In league com- Barnes Hospital at St. Louis follow-
tition he carried for 229 yards Newman; Pat Price, Charleston; ing surgery for a massive brain
43 carries to rank ninth among turner. John, who would have been
I llAC backs. Louis Strack, lvesdale; Bob Thrash, a senior at Eastern this year, was a
Fullback Roger West topped the member of Kappa Pi, honorary art
uad in the scoring department. Tolono; fraternity, and of Phi Sigma Epsi-
e Wyanet junior scored two lon. Both Dr. and Mrs. Alter teach
Gene Ward, Champaign; Jon at Eastern.
chdowns and kicked 13 points
er in 17 tries for a total of 25 Ware, Tuscola; Roger West, Bill Crum, '50, developed one
ints . of the state's leading scorers in Don
In league play, Eastern was out- Wyanet; Bob Williams, Atwood; Payton ~t Villa Grove High School
red l 04-68 by its opponents. this fall .'
stern opponents held a 161-123 Ray Wurtsbaugh, Danville; and
ring margin for the season. ;
Top pass receivers for the Pan- Vincent Zuber, St. Marie. Football
rs were ends Bob Thrash and PAGE NINE
II Neibch and halfback Darrell manager awards went to Maynard
own. Thrash, senior from Tolono,
ught 12 tosses for 158 yards and Laub, Kewanee, and Mark Scheu-
o touchdowns. Neibch, a fresh-
n from Newman, also caught 12 rich, Champaign.
sses, netting 132 yards. Brown
k 11 passes for 125 yards. 1955 Football Scores
Eastern led its opponents in first
wns by a l 07-99 margin. Out- El Opponent Opp.
hed 1654 yards to l 056 yards
the opposition, the Panthers 15 Kalamazoo College 0

in passing 791 yards to 639 7 Evansville College 40
ds.
Thirty members of the Panther 13 Illinois Normal 16
ad received letters. They are
ry Anderson, Litchfield; Don Ar-
d, Charleston; Fritz Brotherton,

ners Grove; Darrell Brown,
kland; Winston Brown, New Or-
s, La. ; Henry Carter, Gillespie;

ard Current, Urbana; Ray

Portrait held since 1928. Areola. But she knows all too we
"Although headlines such as what Thomas Wolfe meant by 'Y
of can't go home again.' Her home
'Miss Haley Paritcipant in Educa- here.''
an tional Event' and 'School .Official
Gets State Honor' were commoh, The Saginaw News also
Alumna Miss Haley always felt her first con- mented editorially upon Mi
siderations were the students and Haley's departure under the hea
Too often, perhaps, Alumnus their teachers. "She Had Served Nobly:"
"Portraits" have been devoted to
Eastern graduates who are not "She would like to see Saginaw "What advice would Nelle Hale
teachers. This time we are honor- minimum salaries for teachers leave to oncoming generations
ed to draw a portrait of ohe of raised from $3,500 to near $4,000. teachers in public schools educ
Eastern's highly successful teach- tion? Our impression is that Mi
ers . She is Miss Nelle Haley, one of "'You have to compete,' she Haley has been extremely succe
11 members of the Class of '01, explains. ful in her long years of admini
the second to to be graduated from trative service to Saginaw publ
E.I. She is now living in retirement "As for the youngsters, Miss schools because, by example, s
at Areola, Ill., where she went to Haley applauds a trend toward inculcated in generations of teac
high school. elimination of set grades in favor ers a confidence that comes on
of 'levels.' Under this system, chil- of thorough understanding.
For the information contained in dren work at their own speed and
this article, we are indebted to Miss are less governed by arbitrary "If that is the hard way, it
Mary Margaret Toole, '28 '45, of standards. also the best way. Perhaps that
223 Reyneik St., Saginaw, Mich. one bit of advice that Miss Hal
She is one of a considerable num- "'As long as you have a fourth might leave. For over the yea
ber of Eastern graduates employed grade, a teacher feels each child as Miss Haley has advanced in a
in the Saginaw system, largely be- should be reading in the fourth ministrative responsibilities, s
cause of the influence of Miss reader and doing so much arith- has 'kept touch' and in so doi
Haley. Miss Toole says: metic,' Miss Haley explained . 'If has never lost that intimate kno
we would only take children for ledge of the progress as well
"I am enclosing some clippings what they are we would have bet- the problems surrounding teac
about one of Eastern's really great ter schools.' ers and their young charges.
teachers.
"Oddly enough, it wasn't her "Nelle Haley has been stro
"At a dinner given in Miss love of ·children which decided on 'visiting,' as she chose to call ·
Haley's honor two years ago, Mr. Miss Haley upon a career of teach- There is no substitute for intima
Lord's paper on what makes a great ing. She wanted to be a milliner, contact and first-hand knowled
teacher was read by the superin- but decided that wasn't dignified of the success or shortcomings
tendent of schools in Saginaw, Mr. enough . Once in teaching, how- one's administrative decisions. Mi
Chester F. Miller. Miss Haley was ever, she stayed. Interspersing
a friend of Mr. Lord ." teaching jobs with schooling for (Continued on page 11)
herself, she worked up the scho-
Last June the Saginaw News lastic scale to a master of arts de-
used this story under the head, gree from Columbia University
"Nelle M. Haley Says Farewell to Teachers College ...
Saginaw:"
"One of her strongest beliefs is
"Next year's kindergarteners that teachers cannot be good if
won't know a gentle-voiced lady they don't attempt to better them-
who for 34 years delighted in look- selves, both as educators and as
ing over small shoulders at frac- people.
tions and spelling lessons.
"Although it was the dignity of
"Nelle M. Haley left yesterday teaching which first appealed to
to make her home in Areola, Ill. her, Miss Haley now says she
She retired last month as director thinks one of the finest contribu-
of elementary education for Sagi- tions of modern education is in-
naw public schools, a post she had formality in the classroom. Small
children sitting perfectly still are
not very happy in school, she ex-
plained.

"In 1921, when Miss Haley came
to Saginaw as supervisor of ele-
mentary grades for West Side
schools, classroom situations were
strict and formal, she remembers

"This week Miss Haley will be-
gin renewing old friendships in

PAGE TEN

(Continued from page 10) Look to Feature Carolyn

aley never forgot that fact. It is Wilson as 'Teacher of Year'
e source from which she has
rawn her alert awareness of and Picked Carolyn Wilson, an Eastern grad-
ely interest in progr~ss of the uate with the Class of 1954, is to
lementary school program. Carolyn Wilson, '34 be the subject of a Look Magazine
"Miss Haley has performed on article on the typical young teach-
ill another front of education Allard Joins Faculty er of America.
hich other less dedicated mem-
rs of her profession are wont to Maurice Allard of E. St. Louis, Miss Wilson is now teaching sec-
irk. She has kept abreast of her Ill., began teaching i,n the music ond grade at Garfield School of
eld-within academic environs, department at Eastern this Sep- Decatur and lives at 959 N. Main
d outside where she served dili- tember. He holds the bachelor of Street in that city with her sister,
ntly and aggressively in numer- music degree from Indiana Univer- Marjorie, a teacher at Roosevelt
s related agencies . It takes but a sity, 1953, and the master of arts Junior High. The Wilson sisters are
lance at Miss Haley's long list of in music education from New York natives of Windsor, Ill.
iliations with professional ·asso- University, 1954. He has done con-
ations, learned and technical so- siderable private teaching. Look photographers spent a
ties, and at her advanced study week in Decatur to get com-
grees to know why she succeed- copy of the "wall paper" edition plete "candid coverage" of Miss
of the Vicksburg, Miss., Daily Citi- Wilson's teaching activifies.
in her career. zen dated July 2, 1863.
Date of the feature release has
"Performance of the caliber and The land grant certificate gives not been determined.
ication demonstrated these title to forty acres of land, for
which the grantee paid $50. The A Decatur Herald reporter learn-
ng years by Miss Haley could lottery ticket was one of those used ed that Miss Wilson was selected
nly be maintained at this level by Louisiana for a few years to in this manner: Look first went to
supplement tax income. The "wall the National Education Association
an unflagging interest. Children paper" edition is one of those offices in Washington, D. C. to get
d their education have been printed during the Civil War siege information on Midwest schools.
elle Haley's life as well as her of Vicksburg when the supply of
e work. There are many with ad- newsprint ran out and wall paper "The n.ational office spoke very
1ce and willingness to give it, was used. highly of Illinois schools and of
t Miss Haley will be remember- Vernon L. Nickell, state superin-
for her readiness to live it. Sagi- Mr. Winkleblack is a former tendent."
Eastern student, having attended
profoundly indebted to in 1909. His son, Robert, is an At Nickell's office in Springfield
Eastern graduate. Look got the names of four typical
lumnus Donates Illinois school systems. The maga-
zine representative narowed the
istorical Papers field to Decatur and, after inter-
viewing a number of young teach-
Walter Winkleblack of Ashmore ers there, selected Miss Wilson.
wnship, Coles County, has do-
"This does ~ot mean that Miss
ed a collection of items of his- Wilson is the best or the most
beautiful young teacher, although
ical interest to the History Mus- we certainly think she is better
than average," the magazine of-
m collection at Eastern Illinois ficial said.

te College, according to Dr. "She was selected because she
arles H. Coleman, professor of seems to be a typical young teach-
ory. er and is very expressive."

Dr. Coleman stated that the col- Miss Wilson is in her second year
ion, given December 11, will of teaching in Decatur. She atte·nd-
placed in the display cases in ed Teachers College at Columbia
m 38 of Old Main . University, New York, last sum-
mer.
ms included are a certificate
itizenship dated November 2, At Eastern she was a member of
; a federal land grant certifi- Delta Sigma Epsilon, of A.C.E., and
dated October 10, 1839; a of the Lincoln Hall Council.
tsiana state lottery ticket dated
Over a year ago Look featured
ber 13, 1887; a framed copy Eastern's H o m e Management
e April 15, 1865, issue of the House baby in a four-page spread.
York Herald, carrying the
s report of the assassination of
ident Lincoln; and a framed

PAGE ELEVEN

Business Club Establishes All-Time Great Lantzma

Winning Tradition by Retires from Business

Using Business Methods Sumner G. Wilson, a member
the Class of '15, recently reti
from the dairy business for hea

By Jim Giffin, '46 mechanical contrivances necessary reasons. He has operated a fa
to turn the wheels, mount the near Butler, Ill., in Montgom
The Division B championship tro- swinging bell, and anchor the car- County since 1915 and has b
phy awarded the Business Club for bon dioxide fire extinguisher se- one of the state's leading Holst
its prize-winning float in the Home- curely in such a way that each pull breeders. He sold 65 head of t
coming parade was the sixth such on the handle (by remote control) producing Holsteins at auction.
distinction awarded the Club in would release a noisy whoosh of
six successive years. "smoke" and "steam." The Wilsons attended the Cl
of '15 reunion and visited with r
The colorful "Casey Jones" loco- Characteritically, float building atives in Charleston over the Ho
motive · entry collected a greater for the Business Club has become coming weekend. The Wils
number of points than any other a business, involving the principles have three daughters, Mrs. M
parade entry in either Division A common to good business manage- garet Kern of Skokie, Mrs. Eil
or B. In addition, it drew the plau- ment. Before a single tack was Traver of Arlington Heights, a
dits of visitors and college obser- driven or a wire stretched on this Mrs. Helen Joy of Palo Alto, Cal"
vers alike for its novelty, color, and year's entry, the idea took shape There are eight grandchildren.
performance. in the form of a toy model, from
which elaborate scale drawings At Eastern Wilson was an Al
Just as the Business Club has were dimensioned to provide for State quarterback on the earl
grown in membership over the the design of the float and permit Lantz teams.
years, so have its floats grown in the use of the jeep that carried it.
size and quality. First of the long Only after scale drawings were Buzzard to Education Confo
string of winners was the "Woman complete in every detail was the
in the Shoe," entered by the Club project started. Those who helped President R. G. Buzzard was o
in 1950. Next was a huge turtle. build the frame were skillful inter- of the delegates to the Whi
Its head and legs moved realistical- preters of scale drawings, as well House Conference in Washingto
ly as it lumbered down town and as good carpenters. D. C., November 28 through D
back in the 1951 parade, followed cember 1. Reporting to the Eas
by a string of children. In 1952 the Dr. Clifford Fagan initiated the ern faculty, he stressed the fa
brilliant colors of "The Wizard of long string of successful floats as that while the conference vot
Oz" drew the approval of the sponsor of the Club in 1950. For two to one in favor of federal ai
judges for first place. In 1952 a the last five years Roy Max has to education, it was the consens
huge bronze bust of President Buz- served as sponsor of the Club. So that such aid should be used pr
zard commemorated his 20 years closely has he worked with the stu- marily for buildings. "Delegat
of dedicated service to Eastern. dent float builders each year that thought that most of the proble
it is said he can recite from mem- discussed could be met and ove
So carefully was the bust plan- ory p(actically every exterior di- come by the individual states wi
ned that it was necessary for Presi- mension of a jeep-the traditional the exception of some areas whic
dent Buzzard to make two "sit- vehicle for the floats. He was as- lack adequate finances. These
tings" while the Club float "techni- sisted in his advisory capacity this gions should have federal aid," a
cians" took measurements. The year by Author Hughes, Eastern cording to Buzzard.
president's profile was then done alum and newcomer to the busi-
in true proportion. Wire provided ness department faculty. Enrollment Hits 2009
the foundation on which the mas-
sive life-like bust was shaped. The personnel of the Oldsmobile Winter term enrollment reach
Construction of the float took the Garage, where the Club floats have 1,866 full time students as of D
days and nights of many persons. been built for the past several cember 9, according to Registr
years, look forward to each year's Newell Gates. The total on-campu
"Kickapoo Joy Juice" was the production with a great deal of enrollment is 2,009, when 14
subject of the 1954 entry. A huge anticipation. The Club is grateful part-time students enrolled in th
smoke-black kettle that lumbered to Harold Blackford and members Extension Division are added. Fa
along the parade route with a rea- of his staff for their interest and term enrollment was 2,060.
listic touch of steam and bubbles patient understanding while the
effervescing from the surface of students take over a large area of
the "brew" was the result.

Those who enjoyed the "Casey his quarters. But Mr. Blackford sup- club may use his quarters for flo

Jones" locomotive entry for 1955 plies a sufficient motive for win-. construction so long as the floa

would have appreciated seeing the ning-with his admonition that the wins first place!

PAGE TWELVE

It's Been Forty Years Imagine My Surprise . . .

I Alum Finds Tour
Di rector Is Eastern
English Professor

Attending the Class of 1915's Mrs. Earl Runyon Wilma Nuttall, '36, a teacher in
rtieth anniversary luncheon were Sophia Reed and the Robinson, Ill., High School and
. to r., rear table) Emma Freeman, obscured), Mrs. H. R. Girhard (Shir- adviser to student publications,
rdon Cook, Ruth Linder, Maurice ley Money), Mrs. Adolph Antshel wrote a headline for her news
ampton, Mrs. Hampton (Nell (Martha Heidler), Mr. Antshel, Mrs. note: ~'Eastern Alumna Meets East-
lch), Mrs. Coan Holsapple, Mr. Herschel Cline, Mr. Cline, Mrs. S. ern Faculty Member on Tour of
olsapple, (I. to r., front table) E. Thomas, Mr. Thomas. Also at- Europe." The story follows:
s. Ross J. Traylor (Elizabeth Mc- tending but not shown were Mary
utt), Mr. Traylor, Mrs. Wilfrid Newlin and Mr. and Mrs. Sumner As members of an Olson Cam-
ichael (Kate Linder), Flossie Doty, Wilson. pus Tour to Europe this summer,
we first learned to know our tour
eporter Rounds Up taught 37 years in Akron. director on board the Queen Mary.
Imagine my surprise to learn that
lass of '15 Mates "Katherine Hudson (Mrs. Walter he was a member of Eastern's
Balch) writes from Los Altos, Calif., faculty, Dr. George Rommel, who
that she could not come but asks knew many of my friends on cam-
pus.
Shirley Money (Mrs. H. R. Gir· to be remembered to everyone.
The- tour itself was wonderful-
) '15, who organized the "Agnes Evinger (Mrs. V. C. Sal- England, Holland, Belgium, Ger-
many, Switzerland,' Italy, France,
ieth reunion of her class with lee) of St. Louis wrote that she Monaco, Austria. We didn't waste
a minute-thanks to the planning
help of Mary Linder and Nellie could not come because of a brok- which was done to help us-and
eh (Mrs. Maurice Hampton) of en arm but sent her love to the we thoroughly enjoyed it all. As a
rleston, has written the follow- class. Latin teacher I especially was inter-
ested in Rome, but as one fellow-
letter to the Alumni Office: "Bernice Corzine . (Mrs. Herman tourist said, "We haven't been any-
where yet the Romans didn't get
he Class of 1915 had a won- Cooper), our president of 1915, there first.'' My only regret was
ul reunion on October 22. We could not come but sent her love that I couldn't stay longer-now I'm
yed it so much we would like and regrets that she could not be hoping to go again some day.
eet every year. We thank you with us.
the Buzzards and all who aid- Farm Bureau friends of Herschel
in showing us so wonderful a "Martha Cressler of Decatur was H. Cline, '15, sent a letter to his
not wel I enough to come but hopes classmate, Miss Mary Linder, to be
used at the Class of 1915 reunion.
we all had a happy day talking It reads, in part:
low I will try to write the over old times.
"We wish to express our esteem
items. "Clara George (Mrs. G. F. Pat- and high regard for him and our
appreciation of the fine job he is
e lost member of the class rick) of 210 S. W. Beacon Blvd., doing. He has been with us now
n found. The former Louise Miami, Fla., wrote, 'Forty years, for almost fifteen years."
r has lived in Akron, Ohio, can it be? Tell all those at the re-
union that I would love to see Mr. and Mrs. Cline live on R. R.
1920 and is still teaching them.' l, Springfield, Ill.
Her address is Mrs. Harry
Mr. Cline's daughter, Erma
nnelly. 616 Schocalog Rd., "Frank Kibler and wife seht their Jean, attended Eastern, where she
met her husband, Bob Humes. The
20, 0. very best wishes but had gone to Humes now live in Detroit.

e Hanks gives us this in- visit their daughter in the West. Phi Sigma Epsilon dedicated its
ion and also says, 'It would Mrs. Kibler has been ill. new home Saturday, December 17,
at 1509 Second Street in Charles-
derful t-Q see all my old "I fear I c;im not a · ; v~ry.; good ton. Eastern's oldest fraternity, the
again.' Miss_ Hanks has · reporfer, but I have done; my ~t.'' _Phi Sigs are the -first- to build a
house designed for fraternity liv-
ing.

PAGE THIRTEEN

Keeping I•n touc

Nora Overholser (Mrs. W. H. H. Munkelt: husband of Mrs. Shri- and dramatics at Proviso.
Beam), '05, of Charleston, writes ver's classmate, Beryl Coffman, '09. Lois Strawbridge (Mrs. Harv
that she is doing the things she
always wanted to do but hadn't Maude Cottingham (Mrs. H. E. Skadden), '13, of 210 Walnut, Da
time. "I'm especially interested in Martin), 'l 0, died in November in ville, Ill., has two children and tw
trying out recipes and find a lot University Heights, 0., where she grandchildren. A daughter, Rut
of pleasure in anticipating the re· taught for many years. A graduate is with the Chicago Tribune.
suits," she says. of Clark University with the mas- Don is an assistant professor
ter's degree, Mrs. Cottingham was commerce at the University of Ill
Christina Dunbar (Mrs. Archer nationally prominent in the field of no is.
Edwin Sauer), '06, died on October geography and was the author of
19 in Morrison, ill. After a brief a junior high geography textbook. Mary Springer (Mrs. L. K. Jae
teaching career, Mrs. Sauer lived son), '13, is president of the Pre
in Morrisonville with her husband, Mary C. Pendergast (Mrs. Floyd byterian Women's Association an
who preceded her in death. Brookman), 'l 0, of 35 Ewing St., church choir director at Gran
Peru, Ind., has been teaching Eng- Tower, Ill. The Jacksons have eig
Jessie Martin (Mrs. Mark Kear- lish to a class of displaced persons. grandc;hildren. Mrs. Jackson writ
ney), '07, died last January 25. She The class is sponsored by Peru civic that Edith Miller, '13, visited h
had lived for many years near groups. Its members plan to apply this summer.
Ramona, Calif., where her hus- for citizenship papers soon.
band was engaged in farming. Mabel Furness Merkwa, 'l
Frank A. Lindhorst, '12, of 242 married Fred N. Johnson in 1951
Agnes Barrett (Mrs. Clarence E. Churchill, Stockton 4, Calif., has She has taught in the Josephi
Wehrle), '07, has taught in the San- published a series of teaching County, Oregon, schools
doval, Ill ., High School since 1945, helps for a course of study on the 1946.
with the exception of 1952-53. New Testament in the Adult Bible
She has three children and four Course Magazine. He has also pro- Myrtle Smith, Vandersall, '14,
grandchildren. duced for January release a film- 741 Hillsdale Ave., Akron 3, 0
strip, "This Is Your Church," for use spent two months touring Euro
Ella LaRue (Mrs. Carson H. in the upper elementary grades. last year.
Beane), '08, has a new address, Dr. Lindhorst is a professor of reli-
121 Glen Mawr Dr., Ambler, Pa. Jessie Bidle (Mrs. T. E. Bellotte
'15, died on November 4 in Tucso
Emiline Verna Howe (Mrs. Bryan
E. Apple), '09, died last April 30. The ALUMNUS regrets that it has been impossible, for space
Mrs. Apple was a Robinson, Ill., reasons, to use all of the hundreds of interesting news items re-
resident at the time of her death. ceived this fall. We will try to print the remainder in March and
She lived most of her life in Craw- hope that succeeding events will not have made them obselete or
ford County and taught in the rural inaccurate.
schools there. She leaves a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Martha Jane Hale, Robin- gious education at the College of Ariz. Surviving her are a daughte
son. the Pacific. Mrs. Elizabeth Boyers, four gran
children, and a sister, Mrs. Haz
Lida Hostetler (Mrs. Russell Denna F. Fleming, '12, a profes- Gillespie.
Shriver), '09, now makes her home sor of political science at Vander-
at 1441 E. Edison St., Tucson, Ariz., bilt University, writes that during Lewis Hanford Tiffany, '15,
with her sister, Ruth Hostetler, who November he attended meetings 1606 Hinman Ave., Evanston,
has retired from her position at of the U. S. National Commission has received a National Scien
Eastern. Mrs. Shriver's son John, for UNESCO at Cincinnati, the Na- Foundation grant of $7,000 f
who attended Eastern, has moved tional Committee for the Woodrow 1955-56 to study green algae. D
to Chula Vista, Calif., where he is Wilson Centennial, Charlottesville; Tiffany has been head of the Nort
a draftsman for Furlow and Asso- and the National Council of the western University department
ciates. John's daughter Jean is AAUP, Washington. botany for many years.
private secretary to an attorney in
the same suite of offices as Glen Emily C. Reid, '13, of 513 Wal- Sophia Reed, '15, retired fr
nut St., Maywood, ill., directed Western Michigan College, Kai
"Time Out for Ginger" (which East- mazoo, two years ago. She va
ern produced at Homecoming) as tioned in Hawaii last December.
the fall production of the Proviso
Township High School junior class. Irene Couchman (Mrs. R. G. B
Miss Reid teaches senior English zard), '16, suffered a knee in ju
in a fall on Nov. 28 and was in t

PAGE FOURTEEN

Carle Hospital at Urbana for some Golden Anniversary
time. The Buzzards moved into
their home at 1711 Seventh St., Eight members of the Class of cafeteria. Not shown is Nelle
Charleston, in October. 1905 and several guests celebrat- Compton Fulton, who came later.
ed a golden anniversary at the Dr. E. H. Taylor, only living mem-
Russell Howard Anderson, '16, 1955 Homecoming . They are pict- ber of Eastern's original faculty,
published articles in the historical ured here with their anniversary
society journals of Illinois and cake at a luncheon in the college was a special guest.
Ohio and in the Ohio State Arche-
ological and Historical Quarterly McGill started work for the Indian Force.
last year. He is now head of the
Service in 1934. She is now director Vernon Barnes, '21, Rushville,
ivision of social studies in a new
junior college at Pensacola, Fla. of the Indian hospital at Pine Ill., sent the Alumni Office a check

Ruth Thomas, '17, a missionary Ridge, South Dakota, wh ich has for $25 in October. The money is
'n Portuguese East Africa, died Oct.
21 of complications arising from a been run by the U. S. Public Health to be applied to the Widger Mem-

aralysis . Miss Thomas went to Service since last July. The Indian orial Fund. "I have known few men
Africa in 1917 and, except for
visits to friends and relatives in Service is going through big chan- I liked better, or who were better

ast St. Louis, remained there un- ges, she says, with education being teachers than Mr. Widger," Barnes
il her death . She was a teacher
n the Cambini Training School for greatly emphasized and with In- says.

ys at Gikuki, lnharnbane. dian families being placed in Chi- Mary Darling Bence (Mrs. Edgar
Dessie Richey, '17, was placed in
e new Oakland Park School of cago, Denver, and California. Miss Beard), '21, now lives at 1461 Alice
treator, Ill., this year as one of the
asic learnings teachers . Miss McGill sent samples of Indian pot- St., Apt. 50 l, Oakland, Cal if.
ichey has taught in Streater since
923. tery made at Pine Ridge to the Anne Laughlin (Mrs. Bernard
Mary Roderus (Mrs. Frank Kel-
g), '17, writes that her husband Alumni Office. Sm ith), '22, of 17 Edgewood Ave.,
ied a year ago on Dec. 1. Mrs.
ellogg has been back in regular Mae Hood (Mrs. Walter Teal), Rochester 18, N. Y., has a grand-
aching in the Charleston, Ill.,
hools for three years after many '19, writes that her first grandchild daughter, born recently to Dr. and
ears as a substitute. She has the
me position, fourth grade in the was born Oct. 14. Her name is Mrs. Mark Ortelee of Savannah,
ashington School, that she had
hen she quit teaching to be mar- Tamra Lee, the daughter of the Ga. Mrs . Smith's husband was re-
ed 20 years ago.
Elizabeth Kerr (Mrs. Henry W. Teals' second son, Thomas. Mrs. cently promoted to head of the
edrich), '17, writes that after her
sband retired a year ago they Teal lives at 1510 Herschell Ave., physical education department at
nt to Sunrise, Wyo., where Mrs.
iedrich finished out a year as Indianapolis, Ind. West High School, Rochester, N. Y.

her of home economics. When Margaret Ellen Feagan (Mrs. Carl Grace Markwell (Mrs. Myron
Friedrichs returned to Lomira,
ts., there was another home ec- H. Goff), '20, now lives at 1109 Meier), '23, '40, began her 31 st
mic job waiting for . her. In
oming Mrs. Friedrich renewed Sixth, Charleston, Ill. year of teaching in Brookfield, Ill.,
friendship with Mabel McKen-
Eckerle, '17, in Cheyenne. Elba M. Armstrong, '20, writes this fall. She is Camera Club spon-
Fred B. Western, '18, now lives
17 Grove St., New York 14, N. that, after 29 years as a substation sor and faculty adviser for the

1nnah Esther Williams, '18, operator, she has opened a part eighth grade annual.
last August 5 in Memorial
ital, Mattoon, Ill. She had time real estate brokerage at her Mary Pauline Bowman (Mrs. M.

n librarian at the Lakeview home, 14769 Telegraph Rd ., Flat C. Johnsen), '22, writes that she is
School, Decatur, Ill., for six
Rock, Mich. "Business is good ." teaching in the Toledo, 0 ., schools
rs.
rgaret McGill, '19, writes that Virginia Goodman (Mrs. Lyman and is back taking advanced his-

is "still with the Indians." Miss Hickle), '21, of Cullison, Kansas, tory at the University of Toledo.

spent a week at Wesleyan Univer- The Johnsen's daughter, Linda, is a

sity, Salina, Kansas, this fall, tak- freshman at the· University.

ing a course called "Introduction to Halleen Elliott (Mrs. William K.

the Five Spiritual Classics." She Thatcher), '22, is now at 380 Ber-

will teach it in her home commun- wick Rd., Oswego, Oregon.

ity. It was her third class of this Glenn Leonard Hackett, '18, '22,

kind at Wesleyan. The Hickles have died suddenly of a heart attack on

a son who has just returned home . Oct. 9 at his home in Park Ridge,

from a tour of duty in the Air Ill. He was 58.

'PAGE FIFTEEN

Virginia Blanche Shield (Mrs. of the Illinois Federation of Bar as an officer in the Air
Ora N. Essex), '23, writes that her Associations this fall. He will auto-
husband died of a heart attack on matically succeed to the presidency charge of the Castle AFB
Oct. 22 . Mrs. Essex lives at 315 E. in 1956. The district is composed
Merry Ave., Bowling Green, 0. Her of 17 Illinois counties, including Her daughter Leanne is a
daughter is teaching her first year Iroquois on the north, Sangamon
in Lakewood, 0. on the west, and Coles . on the Purdue graduate who is now a re
south. Brainard has been president
Wade A. Steel, '23, is superin- of the Charleston Rotary Club this istered pharmacist at Richmon
tendent of the Leyden High School year.
at Franklin Park, Ill. He took the Ind . Both girls were members
M. S. from the University of Illinois Corrine Leonhard (Mrs. R. B.
in 1935 and the M. Ed . at Denver Ellis), '25, of No. 6 Signal Hill Blvd., Mortar Board and honor studen
University in 1951. His home is at
4342 Emerson St., Schiller Park. E. St. Louis, Ill., writes that her son, Dorothy Root (Mrs. Arthur Win
L. Bruce, has completed his medical
Ruth Squires (Mrs. James L. training and is interning at Presby- sor), '26, of 1585 Hampton R
Weston), '23, has just completed terian Hospital, Chicago. The Ellises
also have a daughter, Mary Lynn. Grosse Pointe Woods 36, Mich
her fifth college year, but has not
earned the master's degree. "I Ted Barkhurst, '26, has been act- has been substitute teaching
have taken courses in which I am ing superintendent of the Great
especially interested," she says, Falls, Mont., schools since last Grosse Pointe. Mr. Windsor
"counselling and gu idance." The February, when the superintendent
Westons live at 2629 E. 38th St., had a heart attack. manager of the Enamel Wire Equi
Granite City, Ill.
Dora Frazier Smith (Mrs. David ment Division of the Michiga
J. Harold Snyder, '23, lives at A. Aronson), '26, writes that she
248 Locust St., Hammond, Ind., recently toured Europe "from the Oven Co. A daughter, Lynn, is l
where he is manager of residential Land of the Midnight Sun to the
Mediterranean Sea, as far north years old.
sales for the Northern Indiana as the tree line at Hammerfest, Nor-
Public Service Co. Mr. Snyder holds way, where we saw the sun at mid- Evelyn Nichols (Mrs. Rus
the B. S. in economics from the night." Mrs. Aronson took the M.
University ef Pennsylvania and has A. at DePaul University this August. Reynolds), '27, of 6606 Park Ave
studied at the Wharton School of She lives at 2626 E. 93rd St., Chi-
Finance and Commerce. He married cago 17, Ill . Richmond, Va., writes that sin

Lois Bounds, a Purdue University Agnes Koscielny (Mrs. W. R. her husband's death in · 1948 s
graduate, and is the father of Armstrong), '26, won a -second
Donna, 19, a sophomore at Whea- Principal School Award in the 1954 has turned to a working caree
ten College; Diane, 13; and Chuck, Freedoms Foundation competition
for her ninth grade unit study of She is now supervisor of child ea
10. the U. S. S. R. The unit will be de-
Florence Sutton (Mrs. Frank C. scribed in the John Dewey Society at the city hospital in Richmon
publication entitled "Teaching for
Ogg), '23, writes that her oldest World Understanding," by the Her daughter, Barbara, became th
son, Frank, Jr., received his Ph. Spencer Press. Mrs. Armstrong is
D. in mathematics from Johns Hop- a consultant for the American Peo- mother of Russell Hartwell Jon
kins University this June. The Oggs ples Encyclopedia in the field of
live at 636 Wallace Ave., Bowling English. She lives at 916 E. Cantrell, last April.
Green, 0. Decatur, Ill.
Noble Courter Cusick, '27,
Helen Stapp, '23, of 422 W. Mrs. Gertrude Lynch Neff,
Eldorado, Decatur, Ill., was elected '26, of 209 State St., Charleston, Allendale, Ill., retired this year a
president of the Illinois Associa- Ill ., gave a copper enameling dem-
tion of Teachers of English this fall. onstration at the Des Plaines and ter 32 years of teaching, 28
Miss Stapp has taught English in Monmouth state meetings of A.A.
Decatur High School since 1931. U. W. with Neva Sloan, '27, this which were in the junior high

Harry Fringer,·'24, of 289 Allen- fall. Miss Sloan is state art chair- Mt. Carmel. ·
town Rd., Yardville, N. J ., is presi- man of A.A.U.W.
dent of the New Jersey Industrial Lora E. Anderson (Mrs. Earl Lee
Arts Teachers Association. He Mary Hodgin (Mrs. W. V. Bren-
teaches mechanical drawing and neman), '26, of Henley Rd ., South '32, writes that her husband, Eas
design at the Institute of Tech- Richmond, Ind., has two daughters.
The elder, Patricia B. Pearson is a ern '27, is principal of the Jeffe
nology, Temple University, Phila- 1951 graduate of Purdue Univer-
delphia . Mr. Fringer holds the doc- sity and teaches science at Atwater, son School in Bloomington, Ill ., thi
tor's degree from Rutgers, '49. Calif., while her husband serves
year. He was principal of the Was
H. Ogden Brainard, '25, a Char-
leston, llJ.·; ra<ttorney, was elected ington School for- many years.
vice president of the Third District
Doris Wilson, '27, of 721 Ce

tral Ave., Pittsburg, Calif., recent

ly took the B. E. degree from Sa

Francisco State College and i

teaching in Pittsburg.

Emily Heistand Lynch (Mrs. Cy

Bell), '27, has taken a position a

first proofreader for the Johnsto

Printing and Advertising Co. o

Dallas, Tex. Mr. Bell is assistan

manager of the Texas Bowlin

Center. The Bells live at 324 W

Seventh St., Dallas.

Lillian Tevault (Mrs. Don Bell)

'28, of R. R. l, Oaktown, Ind.

writes that "learning to drive

tractor and harvest corn hav

brought new zest in living. It'

been fun!"

Maude Ringo (Mrs. Paul

Bales), '28, is now living at 180

N, W. l lth Rd ., Gainesville, Fla .

Bertha Albert (Mrs. Eugen

.Cottle), '28, of Laramie, Wyo.

writes that she spent five week

PAGE SIXTEEN

in Sheridan, Wyo., early this sum- Peekaboo!
mer, where her husband was di-
rector of the University Field Sum- This is the fourth Baby North, hausen, who has been "grandma"
who arrived at the college Home to all four Norths, says that Virginia
er School. Later the Cottles drove Management House in early No- Kay is well-developed for her age
the West Coast, visiting in Ber- vember. Her name is Virginia Kay and continues to like an early
and on December 16 she will be morning breakfast.
eley and Portland and seeing the three months old. Dr. Ruth Schmal-
national parks. Mrs. Cottle teaches
n Laramie and serves as adviser to Lombard, Ill. ern campus in June, 1955, and has
Marguerite Wigner (Mrs. Bur- started work for the master's de-
e high school newspaper. gree. Her home is in Hoopeston,
dette Rardin), '32, of 203 . Ave. A- Ill. ·
Ray111ond Bales, '29, is employ- East, Barksdale AFB Sh reveport,
by the Griegoleit Co. of Decatur, La ., writes that her nephew, Larry Ra!pll 0. Cooper, '33, writes that
II., in the plating department. Wigner, played on the Michigan he has just completed building a
Sherman Gilmore, '29, is man- Normal football team against East- new home, "mostly one of those
er of the college book store at ern on Oct. 29. do-it-yourself jobs. Wonderful ex-
hio University, Athens. His ad- perience but one experience good
ress is 26 E. Washington St., Nellie Simmons (Mrs. Robert for a long time ." The Coopers live
thens. Prescott), '32, is cha irman of a new- at 811 Seventh St. N., Virg inia,
Julia Thomas Jahant, '29, is a ly formed curriculum committee at Minn .
nior at Eastern this year . Her the Calumet City, Ill., school where
aughter, Judith, is a freshman. she teaches. Her address is 17936 Burl A. Lugar, '33, now lives at
ey are living with Mrs. Jahant's Henry St., Lansing, Ill. 5400 Nowata Rd ., Bartlesville,
Oki a.
rents, Dr. and Mrs. S. E. Thomas. Helen Sayre Weber (Mrs. Clar-
John F. Miller, '30, was recently ence Beem), '32, of 9255 S. Ridge- Golden A. Flake, '33, was re-
ade a supervising principal in land, Oak Lawn, Ill., writes that she cently promoted to assistant pro-
e Belleville, Ill., Elementary is "mostly a housewife and moth- fessor of physics in the extension
hools . The Millers have built a er," but substitute teaches in five division of Purdue University. His
districts when needed. A son, Paul, home is at 806 S. Reisner, Indian-
w home at 711 S. Vi"e St., in is a sophomore in Oak Lawn High apolis, Ind .
lleville. School, where he plays in the band
Mildred Green (Mrs. Ralph A. and on the athletic teams. Bertha Dolton (Mrs. Miles Kit-
1ggoner), '30, now lives at 3272 chen), '33, received the M. S. in
Ruth Lippincott (Mrs. Leland Ed . degree at Indiana State Teach-
est 33rd St., Indianapolis 22, Keran), '33, returned to the East- ers College last June. She lives on
., where she is teaching.
Harry R. Jackson, '31, and Mrs.
kson, the former Genelle Voigt,
, write that they enjoy visiting
'th Dr. Ted Whitesell, '31, who
ned the faculty of Winona State
liege, Minn ., this fall. Mrs. Jack-

is teaching English in the
nona Senior High this year. Mr.
kson has taught . at Winona
e since 1936.

esley Haverstock, '31, of 847
oma Ave., Louisville, Ky., be-
e a grandfather on Dec. 5,
4. His granddaughter was born
Mrs. Joanne Haverstock Eddins,

was Miss Kentucky of 1949.
. Eddins is the wife of the Rev.
n Eddins.
1uline Josserand (Mrs. H. E.

rtson), '31, has been teach-
in the Plainfield, Ill., High

I since the death of her hus-
in 1952. Her address is 710
is St.
den Cutshall, '32, was invited
esent a paper, "Progress in the
ppines," at the annual meet-
of the National Council of
raphy Teachers in November.
all lives at 667 N. Elizabeth,

PAGE SEVENTEEN<

To Germany 8, Ind., last August. Dr. Wiley is dent at Murray State College, K
one of the authors of a book on A daughter is in third grade in

chemistry to be published shortly. ·Birds School in Lawrence County

He is presently working on another Don Cavins, '37, of 620 S. A

in the same series. tin, Paris, Ill., visited in the E

Virena Bennett (Mrs. Raymond this summer with Leallyn and FI

Treybig), '35, writes that she taught ence Clapp, Harold and Violet C

the son of Dr. J. Sherrick Fisher, a tingham, and Roy and Ruth Wils

former Eastern faculty member, in Dc·rothy Felkel (Mrs. Ly

second grade at San Diego State Wiley), '37, of 1285 Columbia St
.• College last year. Mrs. Treybig has Crete, Ill., has three sons, Chari

been a supervising teacher at San 8, Gregory, 6, and Terrance, 2. M

Diego State since 1948. Her hus- Wiley is superintendent of Sch

band is an accountant. District 201-U, Crete-Monee.

Bernice Walt rip (Mrs. Harry Sadie Abraham (Mrs. Mauri

Cole), '36, has taught first grade in McCoy), '37, and her husband bo

the Rardin, Ill ., School since 1952. teach at Rose Hill, Ill., and thei

Mr. Cole is a locomotive engineer eleven year old son attends th

on the Nickel Plate R. R. same school.

Merrill Dunn, '39 Dean 0. Gray, '36, of 2946 Pine Alice Reynolds (Mrs.
Gully, Houston 17, Tex., writes that Zimmerman), '37, moved into

he and Mrs. Gray adopted a girl new home at 902 Kingsley, No

R. R. 2, Robinson, Ill. in July, 1954. "She is a Republifan, mal, ·Ill., last year and took a pos
Frances Quigle (Mrs. Raymond being born on Mamie and Ike's an- tion in the sixth grade in the Nor
niversary." mal Unit. Mr. Zimmerman has bee
Carpenter), '33, has done substi· released from military service an
tute teaching and private teaching Roy K. Wilson, '36, of 6103 is also teaching in the Normal Unit
for the past two years in Bement, Clearbrook Dr., Springfield, Va ., The Zimmermans have four eh·
Ill., where she makes her home . writes that sons of two Eastern dren in school and a 2 V2 year ol
grads played on the pennant-win- daughter at home.
Vivian Thompson, '34, of 211 ning Little League baseball team at
Fayette, Edwardsville, Ill., com- Springfield this past se·ason. Roy Charles Johnson, '37, teache
pleted the master's degree at In- and Ruth's son Robert, 11, played history, directs audio-visual
diana University this summer. first base. The team's catcher was sponsors the senior class, an
William Wood, l 0, son of Cmdr. coaches golf in the Paris, Ill., Hig
Kenneth Duzan, '34, of 2112 and Mrs. Harry Wood. Harry coach- School. He holds the master's d
Dewes St., Glenview, Ill., writes ed the winners. gree from Indiana State.
that it is good to be back in Illi-
nois after several years in the East. Marietta Jane Orndorff (Mrs. Millard L. Yount, '38, of Chri
He teaches math at the new Glen- John Murphy), '36, has taught first man; Ill., specializes in the initial
brook High School. Gerald Royer, grade at the Woodrow Wilson M. L. Y. All five members of hi
'35, also moved to Glenbrook this School in Peoria, Ill., since the re- family use them . The children ar
year. cent death of her husband. She has Miriam, 13, Mark, 9, and Marvin
two sons, James, 6, and David, 4. 2.
Loren H. Petty, '34, of R. R. l,
Clay City, Ill., worked for the Illi- Elizabeth Spears (Mrs. Louis Richard Bromley, '38, bega
nois Crop Improvement Associa- Williams), '36, of Fillmore, Ill., has work as curriculum coordinator i
tion last July. Petty teaches agri- taught 11 years in the Ramsey the Sheboygan, Wis ., schools las
culture in the Clay City High Schools. She has five children. She August. He was curriculum coordi
School. says, "I am working on a bachelor's nator in Superior, Wis ., for si

Harold Cottingham, '35, writes as time permits." years. The Bromleys live at 142

that he spent the summer in Bos- Cecil Elam, '36, a teacher in the N. Fourth St., Sheboygan.

ton, teaching at Boston University Morton High School and Junior Wilfrid D. Kelley, '38, of 292

for six weeks . En route he visited College at Cicero, Ill., has taken a Washington St., N. E. Albuquerque

Roy and Ruth Wilson in Washing- furnished flat at 2235 Scoville N. M., was appointed senior pla

ton ; Jack McClel land, ex-'31, also Ave., Berwyn, with two other sin- ner in the City of Albuquerqu

in Washington; Leallyn and Flor- gle men teachers. Planning Department last July 1

ence Clapp in Providence, R. I.; Thomas W. Cummins, '36, is tak- He is now acting head of the de-

and met James and Frances lkna- ing clinical pastoral training at Ter- partment and his chief assistant i

yan in the U. N. Building in New rell State Hospital, Terrell, Tex., for a former major in government an

York . Cottingham teaches at Flor- an institutional chaplaincy. His ad- minor in geography at the Univer

ida State University, Tallahassee. dress is P. 0. Box 58, Terrell. sity of New Mexico, where Kelley

Martha Ames (Mrs. Paul Wiley), Maxine Pinkstaff (Mrs. Ivan taught geography for many years.

'35, moved into a new home at Crawford), '37, of Flat Rock, Ill., Myron Tedrick, '37, superintend·

5621 Woodside Dr., Indianapolis has a son, Ronald E., who is a stu- ent of schools in Clark County, has

PAGE EIGHTEEN

selected Eugene R. Deverick, a Two alums sample the Library's president. In the foreground is
former Eastern student who taught Homecoming display of Eastern Leland Keran, '33, a canning com-
with Tedrick in the Casey, 111., yearbooks, which go back to 1909. pany sales manager at Hoopeston.
schools, as his assistant. At left is Harold Marker, '34, of Marker and Keran are both mem-
Charleston, a former Association bers of the Eastern Foundation.
Mary Phillippe, '38, of 2258 N.
Cleveland Ave., Chicago 14, Ill., spent most of the summer in Cali- to a wonderful guy." The Pates
has been employed in a govern- fornia . have two sons, 13 and 4 . She is
ment position in Chicago since active in church work, P.T.A., Boy
April, 1944. Forrest Lape, '39, of St. Peter, Scouts, and Girl Scouts. She is sub-
Ill., writes that his daughter, Iris, stituting in the local grade school.
Merrill Dunn, '39, is on a year's and ~on, Keith, are both attending
leave of absence from his duties Eastern. Iris is a senior and Keith a Warren Pulliam, '39, is now em-
as principal of the Schiller School sophomore. ployed at the Detroit, Mich., Ar-
of Centralia, Ill., to serve as prin- senal in a Civil Service position.
cipal of an American elementary Eleanor Jacobs (Mrs. Leon Holli- His address is 8012 Maxwell ·st.,
school in Darmstadt, Germany, un- day), '39, recently moved to Ros- Van Dyke, Mich .
der the Dependents' Education Or- elle, N . J., where her husband is
ganization. The school has an en- with the U. S. Steel Corp. as a dis- Iona Mowrer, '39, recently took
rollment of approximately 1,000, trict credit manager in Newark . She t he master's degree in physical
all children of American service- reports that she has taught in four education at Washington State Col-
men stationed in the Darmstadt states (Illinois, California, new Jer- lege and was appointed assistant
area. Dunn's wife, the former Mar- sey, and Kansas), and in every professor of physical education at
tha Jane Cox, '38, and son James, grade except kindergarten. She has Eastern Washington College of
9, expected to join him this fall. substituted in high school and Education this fall. Her address is
while in college _ taught some of 519 Fourth, Apt. A, Cheney, Wash .
Virginia Cayez (Mrs. Edgar Mr . Ashley's classes.
ood), '39, writes that she is rear- Leon Dale Goldsmith, '39, is a
ing a family of three, a boy and Laura Grothe, '39, and John Tay- captain in the Air Force and lives
o girls, at her home in Derby, lor were married last June 18. Mrs. on Sunset Drive, Rantoul, Ill.
ansas. As a hobby, she does Taylor is chairman of Section 11 of
tereo-camera photography and the Lake Shore Division of the I. E. Grace Kol'tum (Mrs. Ralph E.
lor work. "Camera clubs are very A. and was a delegate at the N. E. Nees), '40, of 1324 Michelson St.,
ctive here," she says. A. convention this year. The Tay- Long Beach 5, Calif., sends an
Beulah Hilgenberg (Mrs. 13. E. lors live at 119 S. Pine Ave., Arling- item for the It's a Small World
ark), '39, of 931 Princeton r..ve., ton Heights, Ill. Department: "I have the odd ex-
illings, Mont., writes that her perience this year of having a son
dest daughter, Dona, is at · Pu r- Helen Roberts (Mrs. Ralph Pate), of one of my sixth grade class-
ue University with her husband, '39, of 590 Maude, Orleans, Ind., mates in my third grade room-
ho has an assistantship · there. writes, "I've been married 15 years these many miles from our origin."
rs. Clark's youngest daughter,
pril, is in first grade this year. A
by son, Eddie Vincent, was born
the Clarks on Sept. 2.
Eileen Daugherty (Mrs. J. Marion
derson), '39, is principal of the
well School at Pana, Ill., this

r. She is also president of the
a Education Association.
Virgil Ira Bolerjack, '39, is prin-
1 of the Stonington, 111., High
ool.
orence Curry (Mrs. Ray Tay-

' '39, of Windsor, Ill., writes
her brother, Joe, is, for the
time in his life, bossing her.
returned to teaching this year,
all three of her sons are in
I, and Joe is the school sup-
endent.
le C. Smith, 39, writes that he
hired Dave Cohrs, '53, to be
tball coach at the Mooseheart,
High School, where Dale is
·pal. Mr. Smith and his wife

PAGE NINETEEN

Mrs. Nees is serving this year as ness education department of Betty Jean Gerard (Mrs. Chi
cha irman of a district committee to Maine Township High School. Faris), '42, is pictured in
set up a sequence in language arts Fleischmann's Yeast ads curre
from grades one through twelve. Joe D. Ward, '41, of 210 N. Cali- appearing in Cappers Farmer.
fornia, Danville, Ill., was recently Faris lives at 612 N. Fifth St., Ch
Bette Lou Bails (Mrs. J. K. John- made director of physical educa- leston, Ill. Mr. Faris operates a g
son), '40, of 771 Twelfth St., Char- tion at Danville High. He formerly age. The Faris' five children
coached the Danville track team Dana, 8; Sheila, 6V2; Mervyn, 2
leston, Ill., is the mother of Mark and taught in the industrial arts Marilyn, 1V2; and Stanley,
Barry, born Sept. 25. The Johnsons department. The Wards have a first
also have two daughters, Pamela child, Sara JoEllen, born July 17. months.
and Elizabeth. Mrs. Ward is the former Margaret
Long, '40. Dr. John S. Wilson, '42, of 3
Herschel Jones, '40, moved to a Poinsettia, Lake Jackson, Tex., w
new home at 5213 Armour Rd ., James H. Wyeth, '41, has spent recently promoted to group le
Columbus, Ga ., last spring . the past four summers as tennis er, Central Laboratory, Dow Che
coach and supervisor of one-half ical Co., Freeport, Tex.
Nina Tefft (Mrs. Dean Fling), '40, of a Jewish Boys Camp of 160 boys
is teach ing ninth grade math in the near Eagle River, Wis. He is in his J im Phipps, '42, coached
Big Spring, Tex. , Junior High . Col. thirteenth year as teacher of busi-
Fling is acting pilot training group ness in the Rantoul, Ill., High American Legion baseball tea
commander at Webb Air Force School, where he coaches the w hich took second in Cook Cou
Base. The Flings have three chil - frosh-soph basketball teams. He this summer. Phipps is baseb
dren, James, 12, Kathryn, 9, and is also employed as organist of the coach at Niles Township Hi
John, 3. First Christian Church in Rantoul. School, Skokie, Ill. His high sch
His hobbies include motor-boating team won second in the Suburb
James W. Coleman, 40, . of 133 and flying . Wyeth has a two-place League last spring.
S. Piatt, Bement, Ill., has a daugh- Luscombe Silvaire.
ter, Mary June, born Sept. 11. Betty Nash (Mrs. M. Evans Mu
Coleman teaches in a newly ex- Cleo Wood, '30, '41, a teacher roe), '42, lives at 809 W. Nevad
panded industrial arts shop in Be- in the Oak Park, Ill. , Schools, is Urbana , Ill ., and teaches English
ment. secretary of the West Suburban the St. Joseph High School.
Council of Social Studies and so-
Lana Davis (Mrs. Stephen Hul- cial chairman of the Oak Park Divi- Betty Markel (Mrs. Robert
chnik), '40, has a second daughter, sion, Classroom Teachers Associa- Magill), '42, writes that she enjo
Ava Ann, born last Dec. 29. seeing Margaret Weingand (M
Daughter Renee is seven . The tion. Allen Cress), '42, and Brigitta Kuh
Hulchniks live at 3112 Marshall, Ben H. Richardson, '41, of TAES, '42, who also live in Wichita, Ka
Mattoon, Ill. sas. Mr. Magill is station manag
Substation No. 19, Crystal City, for Continental Airlines. The Magi
Paul T. Stine, '40, is contributing Tex. , has published technical arti- home is at 2728 W. Seventeen
author to a new book entitled cles in each issue of the Journal of
"Guidance" by Arthur S. Locke. Wichita 12.
Educators will be surprised to learn Economic Entomology since i 952. Ellen Lee Henkle (Mrs. Edw1
that it is "the first comprehensive
treatment of the basic principles of His specialty is control of onion Perry), '42, of 8507 S. Fift
missile guidance," and has nothing thrips. Richardson is zone chairman Omaha 7, Nebr., writes that she
to do with teaching. Stine lives at of Lions International. He has two busy with Women's Club activiti
5900 Skyline Dr., S. E., Washing- daughters, Pam, 6, and Kay, 3. at the Air Force Base where C
ton 23, D. C. Perry is stationed, with Depen
Helen Myers (Mrs. Carl Lindsey), ents' Assistance (a volunteer orga
Brice Anderson, '40, is supervi- ization), as a den mother for Cu
sor of the tests and equipment de- '41, of Alvin, Ill., is the mother of Scouts, and with Sunday Sch
partment of the Potter and Brum- Ray Myers Lindsey, born last Feb. teaching . The Perrys have fo
field Mfg. Co., Princeton, Ind. He 8. The other Lindsey children are children : Eric, 12; Robin, 8; Roxan
writes that his department has re- Earl , 6, and Mary, 3. 6; and Christina, 3. Col. Perry i
cently been expanded and he now chief of pilot training at Off
supervises twelve men and has Eloise Rhodes (Mrs. Lloyd Bar- AFB. He recently spent 15 days i
added numerous testing devices. ger), '41, of Lerna, Ill., is charter England observing pilot trainin
president of the Coles County practice in the RAF.
Emily W. Smith, '40, of 132 V2 W. Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa, na-
Eighth St., Russell , Kansas, is a life tional women teacher's sorority. Kathryn Hill (Mrs. Chuck T
member of the N. E. A. ford), '42, lives at 1732 N. 22nd
Mary Lee Cox (Mrs. Ernest R. Springfield, Ill. Mr. Tedford b
Harley Culberson,· '40, coach at Miller), 41, writes that her hus- came an agency supervisor f
the O'Fallon, Ill., High School, has band was promoted to colonel in State Farm Insurance Companies o
now coached basketball for ten the Air Force last March . He is now Sept. 1. He is a member of th
years . His teams have won 208 and in charge of the Univac program Sangamon County and Illinois Stat
lost 85 games. at Gentile Depot, Dayton, 0 . Mrs. Bar Associations.
Miller is vice-president of the
Oliver· Wendell Brown, '41, of Woman's ctub in Fairborn, 0., Mary McCarty
421 Warren Rd ., Glenview, Ill., is where the Millers live at 501 Mc- badjes), '43, is
cha.irman of the nine teacher busi- intire Dr.

PAGE TWENTY

ames, born on Christmas eve, When Business Is Pleasure
954. Mr. and Mrs. Ambadjes live
t 1260 Boynton Ave., Bronx, N. Y.

Arlene Stanberry· (Mrs. Harley
osenberger), '43, and her hus-
and recently purchased a home in
amsey, Ill., where Mr. Rosenber-
er is now the city police officer.
e Rosenbergers have three dau-
hters.

Awanda Crackel (Mrs. Robert
iller), '43, is with her husband,
n Air Force major, in Manila. The
ddress is Hq Manila, Air Force
pot, APO 74, San Francisco,
alif.

William Humes, Jr., '43, is a
lesman with the Shell Oil Co.
d now lives at 1156 Weleba,

I Valley, Mo.

Rebert James Rourke, '43, is a One of the bigger receptions faculty; Nancy Lipscomb, Browns-
aining director for the Bankers held for Hornecomers each year is tcwn; Barbara Buckalew, Gays;
e Insurance Co. of Chicago and the Business Club coffee hour af- Marjorie Herman, Mt. Carmel; and
es at 501 S. Vail, Arlington ter the parade. Here are, I. to r., Author Hughes, faculty '.
ights, Ill. Jane Bibler, Mattoon; Cliff Fagan,
'46, is now in Germany with her
Evelyn Smithenry (Mrs. Joe Fag- has been promoted to assistant husband. The address is Capt. and
i), '44, moved recently into a professor of" mathematics at Mar- Mrs. E. R. Ochs, Sect. G-2, Hqs 7th
quette University, Milwaukee. He Army, APO 46, New York.
w home two miles west of Rob- rece ntly published an article in the
n, Ill. Mr. Faggetti was recent- Duke Mathematics Journal entitled Betty Leathers (Mrs. .Robert Pol-
promoted to farm adviser for "Irreducible Quintic Congruences." ley), '46, moved into a new home
at Hartsburg, Ill., on Sept. 5. The
awford Co. Mary Madeline Sluder (Mrs. Al- Polleys have two children, Robert
pha Perfetti), '45, now lives at 941 II, 4, and Eric Eugene, 9 months .
Lena El izabeth Smith (Mrs. Rus- N. E. 155th St., North Miami Beach,
i Daily), '44, of Tolono, Ill., Fla. Harvey W. (B'.11) Pulliam, '46,
ites that she and her husband is president of the Newton, Ill.,
nt on a 2,000 mile camping Wilma Jean Daily (Mrs. George Rotary Club and of a newly organ-
Tade), '45, writes that Mr. Tade re- ized Jasper Jobs Corp. The latter
with another couple last sum- ceived his Ph. D. in speech from the has already secured a new manu-
r. "One has not lived until he University of Illinois this fall. He facturing plant for the community.
ps in the Great Smokies and is academic dean of Greenville
College, Greenville, Ill. The Tades Wanda June Swinford (Mrs. Ross
the bears and coons," have two daughters, Mitzi, 6 V2, Bell), '46, is the mother of Susan
and Terry Nan, 1V2. Jane, born July 28. The Bells live
erna Fisher (Mrs. Carl M. at Windsor, Ill.
), '45, of 512 S. Fifth St., Co- Louise Homann (Mrs. Howard E.
Ogden), '45, of 713 V2 W. Washing- Joan Brannah, '46, who teaches
bia, Mo., writes. "Twin girls ton, Bloomington, Ill., is teaching at Belvidere, Ill., completed work
in September bring the total sewing to adults and teen-agers as for the M. S. in Ed. at the Univer-
a Singer Sewing Machine Co. em- sity of Illinois this summer.
three daughters- which should ployee. The Ogdens have three
this ex-clothing teacher busy daughters, 8, 7, and 5 years old. Mariorie Shook (Mrs. Alexander
A. Manz), '46, of 728 G. Ave., Apt.
some years." Mr. Sneed is an Elizabeth Ann Van Meter, '46, is 1, Coronado 18, Calif., lost her
tant professor of mechanical now Mrs . Vernon Cox of 4011 Cle- father this Sept. 23. Lt. (jg) Manz
ineering at the University of matis Ave ., New Orleans 22, La. was to be released from active
duty in the Navy on Dec. 6, when
elyn Knezick (Mrs. Ralph Han- Mary Jo Searby (Mrs. Ray Ochs),
' '45, of 2304 Marlyn Dr.,
kland, Wilmington 8, Del., is
mother of Karen Sue, a second
hter, born Aug . 30.

ens B. Hanneken, '45, mar-
Mary Miller, a social worker
tholic Charities in Milwaukee,
, on Aug. 30. Dr. Hanneken

PAG:: TWENTY-ONE 11

the family expected to move to gue St., Danville, Va ., is president Waren), '48 , has a daughter, Cy
Champaign, Ill., where he will of the Danville Education Associa- thia Ann, born March 7. T
complete h is M. S. in agriculture. tion. The Clarks have two boys, 7 Warens live at Roberts, Ill .
and l, and a girl, 4.
William Morris Wise, '47, of Mary Lou Luck (Mrs. Carl Ro
4931 Kirk, Skokie, Ill., has been Sam Taylor, '47, writes that land), '48 , of Farmer City, Ill .,
elected a school board member. "Jerry and I have three children
He is employed with the American (no linemen- all petite cheerlead- the mother of Kurt, born May 2
Medical Association. ers)." Taylor is sales manager for
the Pacific Indoor Advertising Co. 1954, and Max, born June 1
Paul Barnes, '47, has been ap- and lives at 914 Bixby Rd., Long
pointed special agent for the Lin- Beach 7, Calif. 1955.
coln National Life Insurance Co. He Albert A. Cacherat, '48, of 3
lives at 1619 S. Clay, Jacksonville, Angelo Isola, '47, now lives at
Ill. 149 N. Ridgeland Ave., Oak Park, Miam i St., Park Forest, Ill ., is buil
Ill . ing a new home in Olympia Fiel
Harold Schultz, '47, of 17834 Ill . He was recently elected pr
Escanaba, Lansing, Ill., is the father Catherine McQueen (Mrs. Rich- dent of the Olympia Fields Ci
of Janet Ruth, born Oct. 19. Mr. ard McConnell), '48, writes that
Schultz coaches and teaches at 1955 has been a big year for her. Association .
Thornton High. Mrs. Schultz A daughter arrived on Feb. 16. In Albert Buren McClure, '48, is
teaches adult typing classes at August the fam ily moved into a
Thornton , in the evenings. new home at 413 W. 44th Pl., insurance agent in Atlanta, G
Griffith, Ind . where the address is 1777 Cah
Mary Jane Richards (Mrs. Leland St., N. W.
Watson), '47, is the mother of three Dean Jenkins (Mrs. F. V. Hark-
boys and th ree girls, the oldest ness), '48, has a new position as Earl Thompson Sheffield, '48,
eight and the youngest one. She seventh grade teacher at Belmont,
writes that her sister Jean married Calif. The Harknesses live at 265 a Civil Service employee in Che
Frank Moody of Charleston in Buckingham Way, San Francisco enne, Wyo. , where he lives at 131
September and that Esther Cun- 27. W. l 8th St., Trailer Village.
ningham Brumley, also '47, has a
th ird baby girl, born a day before Don Davisson, '48, M. S. '54, Morris Dean Warner, '48, h
Mrs. Watson's last baby. had a good year in football at the left teaching and has purchased
Collinsville, Ill ., High School. The interest in the Rio Grand Develo
Dennis Gephart, '47, is teaching Collinsville team won seven and ment Co., which does residenti
in the new DeAnza Junior High at lost two. The powerful E. St. Louis developing and building. His ho
Ontario, Cal if . He serves as On- team beat them 21-18 and Belle- is at 507 E. Third, Roswell, N. M.
tario's representative with the Cali- ville won 12-8. Davisson expects
fornia Teachers' Association. two of his players to enrol! at Ea rl William Jones, 48, of R.
Eastern . 1, Piqua, 0., is a salesman f
T. Richard Fisher, '47, is in his Westinghouse Electric.
second year as a teacher at Appa- Jack Muthersbough, '48, of 4020
lachian State Teachers College, Gables, Amarillo, Tex., is working Geo rg e H. Crawford, '48,
Boone, N. C. Dr. Fisher and Mrs. part time as desk man for the 3216 Waggoner Ave., Evansvill
Fisher, the former Charlotte Green, Amarillo Globe-News in addition Ind ., has been district oil scout f
are parents of a third child, Mary to his Air Force duties. Mrs. Muth- Carter Oil in Evansville since 195
Charlotte, born Oct. 2. ersbough, the former Arlene Mrs . Crawford is the former Ma
Swearingen, '48, is teaching third Alice Stewart, '47.
Marjorie Marie White, 47, is now grade at South Lawn.
Mrs. D. L. Berry of R. R. 2, Apopka, Bob Black, '49, who is now wi
Fla. She is teaching in Apopka. John Hammond, '48, is the the Information Service of Corn
father of Jarrell Bruce, born Sept. University, gives his address as
Donald L. Shawver, '47, writes 25. Another son , Johnny, is l 1h. Elm St., Trumansburg, N. Y.
that he and his wife, the former Hammond is an insurance adjuster
Clara Alice Seaman, and their three and a junior law student in the Allan Corbin, '49, of R. R.
sons moved into a newly purchased evening division of the Indiana Ottawa, Ill ., is director of the onl
home last May. Dr. Shawver University Law School. He lives at marching American Legion Chor
teaches economics and marketing 3126 Keswick, Indianapolis, Ind. in Illinois. He teaches reading i
at the University of Missouri. the seventh and eighth grades
Al Eckert, '48, and Mrs. Eckert, Ottawa. The Corbins have
Eileen Schutte, '47, of 5330 N. the former Nancy Clapp, ex-'49, and daughter.
Lockwood, Chicago 30, Ill ., has are the parents of Carol Ann, born
moved from Antioch High School to Oct. 5. Carol has a brother, James, Donald E. Johns, '49, is a r
the new Elmwood Park High, 7, and a sister, Grace, 5 . The Eck- search engineer with the Furna
where she teaches business educa- erts live at 1305 W. Seminary, Electric Co. of Batavia, Ill . He liv
tion and is chairman of the depart- Bloomington, Ill. He has a new at 420 W . Harding . Rd ., Lombard.
ment. She writes that "we pioneer- position as math cr itic teacher in
ed for five weeks of school with University High at ISNU . Paul Gibson, '49, of 219 E. Fir
no electricity or heat." St., Mt. Carmel, Ill., received t
Madeline Doyle (Mrs. Ernie master's degree at the Universi
Kent Clark, '47, of 237 Manta- of Missouri in the summer of 195
A son, Gregory Paul, was born
Aug. 15, 1954.

Ralph E. Ohm, '49, of 1600 Pia
Mattoon, Ill ., writes that his daug
ter Susan had a first birthday o
Dec. 16.

PAGE TWENTY-TWO

Richary E. Perry, '49, of 2902 From the Homecoming Play
76th Ave., Elmwood Park, Ill., is a
speech correctionist and backfield Ginger (Carol McCann) tells Out for Ginger." At right are Mr.
football coach in Leyden High Tommy (Gregg White) who is the Carol (Larry Hart), the maid (Pem
School, Franklin Park. He holds the better football player in a scene Martin), and Mrs . Carol (Pat Paris).
master's degree from the Univer- from the Homecoming play, "Time
sity of Illinois.
Roosevelt is the former June Jack, Country Club Dr., Kankakee, Ill. ,
Robert Sink, '49, is assistant a Southern Illinois University grad- is superintendent of salaries with
oach at Areola , Ill., where the uate. The Roosevelts live at 1602 the U. S. Rubber Co. at Joliet, Ill.
ootball team this year posted its Jackson, Commerce, Tex.
cond straight undefeated season Lloyd !.chin, '50, is a student at
nd won the Okaw Conference Nelson Grote, '50, received the Oklahcma A. and M., Stillwater,
itle. M. Ed . at the University of Missouri Okla ., where he lives in Veterans
1his sum mer and was promoted to Village.
Virginia Burmeister, '49, a teach- director of the adult evening
r at Roosevelt Junior High, Bell- schoo l, Niles Township High Richard Lee Comstock, 50, of
ood, Ill., vacationed with a friend Sc hool, Skokie, Ill. Tina's Trailer Park, R. R. 3, Somer-
ville, N. J ., is a division office man-
Florida and Havana, Cuba, af- Paul Byers, '50, M. S. '54, of 115 ager for the H. L. Gentry Construc-
r summer school at Northwestern. Clarke Ave., Peoria, Ill., began tion Co.
teaching business at Peoria High
Marilyn Miller (Mrs. Earl Snear- Scheel this fall. The Byers have a Ja me·s D. Boone, '50, is coach-
y), '49, of 115 Fraser Dr. W., daughter, Marcia Kay, born June ing at Wyanet, Ill.
esa, Ariz ., is the mother of three 16.
ildren,_Eddie, Phillip, and Peggy Pe-ggy June Gharst (Mrs. Robert
nn. Mr. Snearley is a field worker William Thiel, '50, of 5715 S. Dc·cker), '50, is teaching in the
ith the Baker Caster Bean Co., Kenwood, Chicago 37, Ill., has l<ansas, Ill., High School.
emoting castor beans as a new been appointed for the second year
op in Arizona and California . as N. A. A. U. men's volleyball Shirley Thornton (Mrs. Harold
committee chairman . He attended Sf nebaugh), '50, is the mother of
Frances Joan Rogers, '49, mar- the N. A. A. U. convention at Karen Ann, born last April 11 . The
d Joe Rescinito recently. The Louisville, Ky., early th is month. Stinebaughs live at 2811 Telaford
scinito address is 217 W. North, Dr., Dallas, Tex .
lesburg, Ill. D. D. VanBlaricum, '50, of 3325
Mayhew, Dallas, Tex., recently Glenda Stombaugh (Mrs. Charles
John Wargo, '50, is principal of took a position as office manager F. Blakely), '50, is a secretary in the
Lane Grade School at Clinton, with the Mobley and Speed cement Perceptual Development Labora-
contracting firm in Dallas. tories, 115 N. Merrimac, Clayton,
., this year. Mo.
Duane Crawford, '50, graduated
Kathleen Hedges (Mrs. Oswald from the Missouri School of Mines Wm. Lester Courter, '50, who is
nti), '50, is the mother of Susan in 1952 with a B. S. in petroleum now in his forty-fourth year of
rol, born Sept. 24. The Piuntis engineering. He is now an assist- teaching, is the grandfather of Har-
ant petroleum engineer with the riet Hipsher, a sophomore at East-
in Peotone, Ill. Ohio Oil Co. Last April 26 the ern. Sourter is principal, teacher,
Kathleen Nelson (Mrs. Harold Crawford became parents of and coach in the Lancaster, Ill.,
Kathryn Ann. ' Grade School.
he), '50, is teaching at the
stminister Junior High, West- Haro·ld Carpenter, '50, of 444 Bob Winkleblack, '50, M. S. '54,
ister, Colo., this year while her chides The Alumnus for reporting
that Norma Winkleblack, secretary
and finished his work at Colo-
University. The Sprehes have
aughter, Karla Sue, 2.

illiam Helmling, '50, of Paris,
is the father of Toni Marie, born
. 16.
vid R. Firebaugh, '50, attend-

e 1955 Homecoming, driving
his home at Amarillo, Tex.
him was Mrs . Firebaugh, the
er Lorraine Creath, '51, and
two children. Firebaugh
s at the Air Force Base in
illo.
rge Allison, '50, and Mrs.
, a former student, are par-
f Wayne George, as of Sept.

I Roosevelt, '50, is the father

k Brent, born Aug. 14. Mrs.

PAGE TWENTY-THREE

Royal Splendor

;/

scene for Miss Young is the daughter of Mr. both alumni . Jim Garner,

Homeco m ing Q ueen Joan Young. and Mrs. Delbert Young of Decatur, ed itor, is at Joan's left.

to President Buzzard, is Jack Win- Mae Ogg of Findlay, 0., a Stephens Charles, Mo . An overnigh~ gu
kleblack's wife. "Norma married College graduate, were married recently was Dr. Harold M. Cavi
me, not Jack Dean." Bob reports Sept. 3 . The Luthers Iive at 118 E. of the Eastern faculty, who was
that his principal recent achieve- Edgar Ave., Findlay, where he is route to a convention in Missouri.
ment was loafing all summer. He's an oil company employee.
teaching in the Mattoon, Ill., Com- James R. Davis, '51, was recen
munity Unit now. Ronald. Neupert, '51, is teaching ly promoted from assistant to pri
industrial arts and art in the Gib- cipal of the Chrisman, Ill., Hi
Coralie Wetherell, '50, of 1509 son City, Ill., High School, plus School.
S. Seventh St., Springfield, Ill., be- eighth grade arts and crafts. It is
gan teaching in the Springfield the first art course of its kind in the Lowell V. Grigg, '51, was relea
system th is fall. system. ed from the Air Force on Sept.
moved to Pekin, Ill., on Sept. 5, an
Elmer David Dalton, '51, expects Walter L. Scott, '51, is principal began teaching in the Pekin Hig
to complete the M. S. at Eastern of the Jewett, Ill., Grade School in School on Sept. 6 . Grigg
next June . He is superintendent of the Cumberland Unit. four years in the Air Force.
the Newton, Ill., Consolidated
Grade School . A son, Kent, is a Joan Madden (Mrs. David W. Virg inia Gregoire (Mrs.
junior at Eastern, and Mrs. Dalton Fra~k), '51, is the mother of Vicki Smith), '51 , has two sons, Robe
is enrolled in an Eastern extension Jo, born Sept. 29. Lt. and Mrs. Wayne, 2, and Bradley Alan, bor
class at Newton. Frank live at 29 W. Bel Air Ave ., Aug . 18. Mr. Smith finished hi
Aberdeen, Md. w ork at Eastern on Dec. 1.
Jerry Curtis, '51, of 46 Isabella
Dr. Decatur, Ill., writes that he Donald Dean Smith, '51, and Frank Pitol, '51, a teacher an
moved into a new home last Mrs. Smith, the former Mary Lee coach at Mascoutah , Ill ., moved i
March and has a new member in W ilson, '52, have moved to 1159 to a new home in Mascoutah thi
his family, a future Eastern grad, Clayton, Apt. A, Denver 6, Colo. fall. Mrs . Pitol is the former P
Stephen " Pat" Curtis. Jerry coaches Sta nley, '53.
and teaches in Decatur. Den L. Bone, '51, writes that his
· Valeta Metcalf, '51 , is teaching football team won five of its first Marilyn Meyer, '51, of 5722
home economics at the Lincoln six games. He is superintendent Maryland, Chicago 37, began wor
Bible Institute, Lincoln, Ill. and coach at the LaVeta, Colo., in the pathology lab at the Coo
High School. County Hospital on Sept. 1 as a ti
James D. Welker, '51, moved sue technician.
from Palestine, Ill., this summer to Thomas H. Woodyard, '51, is
Dundee, where he teaches biology teaching at McNary, Ariz. Rebert Climer, '52, M. S. '53, b
in the high school and coaches gan teaching music in the Robi
freshman football and basketball. Noble Gardner; '51, is coaching son, Ill., Consolidated Schools o
in the Palestine, Ill. , High School. Oct. 31.
John M. Luther, '51, and Patricia
Jean Ann Helmerich (Mrs. Rich- Marilyn Newlin (Mrs. John Fo
PAGE TWENTY-FOUR ard V. Taber), '51, and her husband tier), '52, of 3163 Stevely Ave.
manage the St. Charles Hotel, St.

Long Beach, Calif., writes that Mr. Maxey), ' 52, is the mother of an- in Belleville, Ill.
Fortier, ex-'51, is now selling Ford other son, John Francis, born April Paul Arnold, '52, a teacher of in-
rucks in Long Beach. 14. Mr. Maxey is a graduate stu-
dent in special education at the dustrial arts at the McLeansboro,
Shirley Coleman (Mrs. Paul Bur- Univers ity of Illinois and Mrs. Ill., High School , did most of the
), '52, teaches homemaking in Ma xey is taking French, "for fun!" lab :::ir on a new home at McLeans-
foe address is A-44, Stadium Ter- boro into w hich he and his fam-
e Cumberland High School. The race, Champaign. ily moved this fall. Mrs . Arnold is
urnetts live at 800 V2 Edgar Ave ., the former Mary Cole. The Arnolds
attoon . Mr . Burnett is now w ith James E. Johnson, '52, is now have two daughters, Susan, 4, and
teaching physical education at the Sandra, l V2.
mmercial Transports, Inc., Belle- Central Needle Trade High School
ille, 111. in Manhattan , N. Y. His address is De nna Sue Hankins (Mrs. Harold
536 W. 1015 St., New York 31, Hank:ns), '52, a teacher at the
Loren Grissom, '52, is teaching N. Y., c/ o Young, Apt. 28. O' Fallon , Ill. , High Sch:::iol, was ap-
the University High School, Ur- pointed basketball chairman for
na, Ill., and attending the Uni- Mary Louise Piper, '52, is teach- the southwestern district of Illinois
rsity of 111 inois. ing at the Navajo Mission, Farm- this fall.
Maralyn N. Davis (Mrs. Charles ington, N. M.
regory), '52, writes that during Paul Sobol, '53, of 4 Jac into
ugust she served as official dieti- Bobby K. Cox, '52, and Mrs. Cox, Way So., San Francisco, Calif., left
an at the new St. Anthony's Mem._ the former Jeanne Barth, '51 , have teaching for a position as plane
ial Hospital in Effingham. Now a son, Keith Barth, born Oct. 21. overhaul mechanic w ith United Air
e's official "dietitian" at the Lines in San Francisco this year. The
regory residence, 2030 Noble Russe.II H. Heckel, '52, is teach- Sobols are parents of a new son,
1-ie., Springfield, Ill. Son J. D. is ing at New Buffalo, Mich . He ex- P. Reginald.
e year old. pects to receive the master's from
William Garrett, 52, of Flavet, M ichigan State next summer. Sylvia Michlig (Mrs. Dean Met-
I., Apt. 249-B, Gainesville, Fla ., ter), '53, is the mother of Kathleen
working toward the Ph. D. in Margery Potter (Mrs. John Wil- Ann, born Sept. 26. Dean is f inish-
glish at the University of Florida . son), '52, is the mother of Cythia ing his work at Eastern and living
e writes that Jim Rowland, '53, Jane, born last March l 0. Mr. Wil- in Apt. l 4B, Campus City.
also doing graduate work there. son '51, is now stationed with the
W. M. Ashley, ' 52, and Mrs. Air Force at Anchorage, Alaska, Richard N. Reynolds, '53, and
hley, the former Roberta Martin, where the Wilson address is 1372 Ma r:ie Louise Alfidi, a senior at
-'54, are parents of Shannon Lee, Richardon, Vista Rd ., Apt. 304. Eastern, were married Nov. 26.
rn Oct. 18. The Ashleys live at Mr. Reynolds was recently dis-
17 Bataan, Hobbs, N. M. Jim Kehias, '52, married Betty charged from the Marine Corps,
Glen W. Temple, '52, married Jean Gaines last July 20. Mrs . where he served as a second
na Wolfe of Louisville, Ill., last Kehias attended Eastern for three lieutenant, and is now farming
arch 4. Mr. Temple teaches in years and graduated from the Uni- near Charleston, 111 .
uisville High. versity of Kentucky in 1950. She
Robert T. Parker, ' 52 , of 512 V2 was formerly secretary to the vice- Wanda Hardway (Mrs. Norman
Fifteenth St., Mattoon, Ill., and president of Sangamo Electric in Champion), '53, is the mother of a
ma Shelton were married last Springfield, Ill. Mr. Kehias holds a second baby girl, Angela JoAnn,
ly l. law degree from the University of born June 29. Cindy is 2. The
Neva Buckley, '52, writes that Illinois and is now employed as Champions live at 2809 Shelby
e m ployee - plant - commun ity rela- Ave ., Mattoon, Ill.
is the only woman band direc- tions consultant for General Elec-
ever to take a band to a festival tric at East Orange, N. J., where Betty Jo Moore, '53, of 2042
the Northwestern University the address is Apt. 711 , 60 S. Waterbury Rd ., Lakewood, 0 ., was
pus. Her Grant Park Schools Munn Ave. recently promoted at the N. A. C.
nd participated with 4 ,300 high A. Laboratory from math analyst
ol band members this fall. Donald E. Rogers, '52, of 644 to mathematician.
John Horsley, '52, lives at 724 Linden Ave ., Hayward, Calif., is
Fourth St., Vandalia, Ill. The coaching in Alameda, Calif. James A. Lynch, '53, is now
sleys have two daughters, Carol teaching science in the Roseville,
n, 2, and Diane Sue, l. Dwight Baptist, M. S. '52, is Ill ., High School.
elba Strange, '52, and Neil V. spending a semester on the Uni-
ing were married Aug. 13 in versity of Michigan campus with Vito N. Vitulli, '53, of l 0437
Catholic Church of Hollywood, 150 other government internal Watertown Plank Rd ., Milwaukee,
, and now live at 18 Ronald revenue agents, taking graduate Wis., is a junior at the Marquette
, Miami Gardens, Hollywood. courses in such fields as corporate University Medical School.
statements and accounts. He writes
Huning is a career man in the Dr. J. M. Thompson of the Eastern Carol F. Pullen, '53, has been
ine Corps. Mrs. Huning teaches business department that he is the stationed in . the Panama Canal
ce in Ft. Lauderdale. only agent from the state of Illi- Zone with the Army since Novem-
izabeth Worland (Mrs. Richard nois in the class, which includes ber, 1953. Mrs. Pullen, the former
men from every state in the Union Ettajane Jones, '53, joined him last
and Hawaii. Baptist's home is now June and has a fourth grade posi-
tion at Fort Kobbe, C. Z. They hope
to be home in June, 1956. The ad-

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Panther Loyalty

Eastern's 75 - piece marching Homecoming football game, won
band performs at half-time of the by the Panthers . Dr. George West-

dress is 7440th AU, Hq Det., Ft. working with a CPA and attending at the Harris School in
Amador, C. Z.
Northwestern University. Ill.
Ray Fischer, '53, · is a teacher of
speech and dramatics in the Mat- Earl Snack, '53, of R. R. 1, Sidell, Charles 0. Boyles, '53, a teach
toon, Ill., High School. His wife,
Delores, died last May 12. Ill., was discharged from the Army of English at Albion, Ill., died N

Merle Pollard, '53, is an under- on Nov. 22. 22 of self-inflicted wounds.
writer with the Maccabees Life As-
sociation and lives at 147112 Ward Sarajean Jones, '53, is teaching Stuart Ruwe, '53, was appoint
St., Jacksonville, N. C.
in Aurora, Ill., where she ljves at · executive secretary of the Chamb
Ray Tipsword, '53, is attending
Southern Illinois University and 519 Downer Place. of Commerce in Belvidere, Ill.,
lives at 817 S. Marion St., Carbon-
dale, Ill. Arthur lecnogle, '53, of 715 Aug . 30. The Ruwe's have a bab

Reginald Replogle, '53, is a Preston Dr., N., Calexico, Calif., is daughter, Michelle, born June 5.
bookkeeper with the Midwest
Bldg . Co. of Charleston, Ill. president of the Calexico Teachers Dave Smith, '53, is teaching i

John McDevitt, '53, was releas-· Association this year. He teaches · grade school at Sidney, ·111.
ed from military service in Sep-
music in the Calexico schools. Yvonne Fehrenbacher
tember. He is teaching biology at
Effingham, Ill., until March 1, when Merel F. Pollard, '53, was dis- James Thormahlen), '54, is t
he will play professional baseball
with a Pittsburgh Pirates farm charged from the Marine Corps on mother of James Albert, born Ju
team .
July 28 and is employed with The 2 . Mr. Thormahlen is a Standar
William R. McMullen, '53, of
2016 Sedgwick, Chicago, ill., is Maccabees, one of the oldest life Oil salesman in Paris, Ill.

insurance societies in the country, Don Jehling, '54, may be

at Jacksonville, N. C., where his dressed at Hq Btry 14 AAA

address is 147V2 Ward St. He is Fort Myer, Arlington 8, Va.

a district manager of on-the-job Betty Louise Newlin, '54, join

training and a life underwriter . He the Ouaker Oats Co. last March

hopes to open a new district office a home economist in the compan

in central Illinois next year. Chicago research laboratory. H

Martha Jean Baker (Mrs. James address is 815 W. Leland Ave

F. Hayes), '53, teaches third grade Chicago 40, Ill.

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Rita Vacketta (Mrs. Jack Swank), mentary school position at Dune- Phyllis Miller, '55, married Ralph
'54, is the mother of Judith Ann, din, Fla., after completing the mas- Haas on June 6. She is teaching
born Sept. 23 . The Swanks live at ter's degree at the University of grade five in Key West, Fla., where
1227 N. Walnut, Danville, Ill. Florida in August. Her address is her husband is stationed with the
1569 Bayshore Blvd., Dunedin. Navy. She expects to be home near
Phillip Thornton, '54, is teach- Sidell, Ill., after February, 1956.
ng sixth grade at the Hewett Robert G. Foltz, '54, writes that
about 80 per cent of the men as- Elaine Myers (Mrs. Ernest Min-
hool in Taylorville, Ill., and work- signed to his unit in guided missle son), '55, has taken a speech ther-
ng toward the master's at the Uni- work at Fort Bliss, Tex., have at- apy position in five elementary
ersity of Illinois . Mrs. Thornton is tended or graduated from college. schools of Tulsa, Okla., while her
"The barracks are new and air con- husband works toward his master's
e former Carole Ann Simpson. ditioned and we have the best in commercial art and advertising
mess in the brigade." Tom Schreck, at Tulsa University. The Minson ad-
Phyllis McDermith (Mrs. Robert '53, and Foltz live next door to one dress is 2717 E. Fifth Place, Tulsa 4.
fee), '54, writes that her hus- another.
Gary Gebhart, '55, has an assist-
nd was recently transferred to Carolyn Girl (Mrs. Robert L. antship in the Counseling Center
pilot with United Airlines in Gonderman), '54, is a speech cor- of Kansas State College, Manhat-
icago. He had been a flight en- rectionist in Danville, Ill., where tan, Kan., where he is studying for
ineer in Denver. The McAfee ad- the Gondermans live at 115 Payne. the master's degree.
ess is Box 938, Warrenville, Ill.
Jeanne Bidle, '54, of 432 Well- Victoria Waller, '55, is teaching
Nelson McMullen, '54, has been ington, Chicago 14, 111., is a speech home economics in the Palatine,
rking in the provost marshal's correctionist in the River Grove, Ill., Ill., High School. She lives at 239
ice at Columbus, Ga., where he School. She is working toward the S. Greenwood, Palatine.
stationed while in the Army. master's in speech correction at
. McMullen, the former Pat Northwestern. Wayne Goldenstein, '55, is
jor, '53, is teaching in one of teaching industrial arts and social
Dcrls Windle (Mrs. Cecil Draw- science in the Danville, Ill., High
Columbus elementary schools. hon), '54, is the mother of Cecilia School. His address is Ogden, Ill.
Lynn, born Oct. 13. The Drawhon
Julia Post (Mrs. Duane - Bruce), address is 245 Villa St., Elgin, Ill. Harlan Newbold, '55, Box 252,
, writes that Duane, '51, is Palmyra, Ill., is instrumental music
tropolitan Life representative for Mar;crie Weller (Mrs. James supervisor of the Northwestern
ola, Ill., and five nearby Harrington), '54, and Mr. Harring- Community Unit No. 2 at Modesto,
ns. The Bruce's son Anthony ton, '54, are teaching in San Jose, Ill.
ane was born June 19 (Fathers Ill . They write that they have met
y). several Eastern grads in the Peoria Audree McMillan (Mrs. John
area. Riddell), '55, is teaching language
Dana K. Johnson, '54, was re- arts and social studies in the
ntly moved to the key station in Leo K. Ruley, '55, is now pastor Bloomington, Ind., Junior-Senior
of the Bunker Hill Church of God at High. Mr. Riddell is studying at
Far East Network in Japan as Buda, Ill., the leading church of Indiana University. The address is
ucer-announcer . His address is that community. The church organ- P. 0. Box 334, Bloomington.
East Network, 8213th A. U., ization is nearly a century old but
613, San Francisco. the building is almost new. Earlene Petty, '55, and Ernie
Cimo, Jr., were married recently.
Eldon Bickers, '54, is principal Dane C. Henderson, '55, has They are living in Windsor, Ill.,
the Beason, Ill., Grade School. been appointed head of the indus- where Mrs. Cimo teaches . Mr.
George W. Woodyard, '54, of trial arts department at the Pana, Cimo is finishing his work at East-
Ill., High School. ern.
N. Plum Grove, Palatine, Ill.,
ived the master's degree in Francis X. Vogel, '55, is working Kenneth Ludwig, '55, entered
nish from New Mexico A. and toward the master's at Eastern . He the Army on Nov. 9 . He and Mrs.
A. last January . After a semes- is a faculty assistant in remedial Ludwig, the former Jeanne
of graduate work in Spanish reading. Stuckey, '55, both took teaching
uistics at the University of llli- positions in Neoga, Ill., this fall
, he took a language position John Dowling, '55, is teaching and Jeanne continues there. His
alatine High School. social studies and coaching in the address: Pvt. Kenneth Ludwig, US
"ldred Seaman (Mrs. Stan Wal- junior high at Armstrong, Ill. 555510972, Co. C, Third Platoon,
5th Heavy Tank Bn., 6th Armd Div.,
' '54, is now at 359 Sheryl Townsend Barlow, '55, is teach- Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
., Ft. Eustis, Va . She is a clerk- ing industrial education at the
t at Ft. Eustis. Mr. Wallace Augusta, Ill., High School. Donovan Swann, '55, has been
employed as a tooling draftsman
football this season with Carl York, '55, and Mrs. York, in the Methods Engineering Dept.
:Eustis team and serves as an the former Clara Kingery, '55, are cf Gar Wood Industries of Mattoon
ant coach. parents of a son, Mark Amos, born 111., while awaiting a draft call'.
Oct. 11. Mr. York teaches indus- His home is in Charleston.
n Carr (Mrs. Larry Mizener), trial arts at the Pittsfield, Ill., High
js the mother of a second child, School.

born last May. Debbie is now
Mr. Mizener operates the
in Charleston, Ill.

Hardin, '54, took an ele-

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