Eastern Alumnus Vol. 9 No. 4 (March 1956)

The Eastern Alumn

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

VOLUME 9 MARCH, 1956

Editorial . Entered May 14, 1947 as second class mater, at the post offi
Charleston, Illinois, under authority of the act of Congress, August
1912. Yearly subscription rate $1 :50; two years $2.25; three years $3
Renewals, $1.00 per year.

STAN ELAM ---------- - -------------------------------- E

Do Our Homecoming K. E. HESLER ------------------------------------- Sports E

Plans Need Change? Editorial Board

Send Your Ideas! Libby Cochran, '51; Hal Hubbard, '49; Hal Middlesworth, '
Elenore Moberley, '49; Louise McNutt, '35; Jack Muthersbough, '48;
Planning has already begun for Francis Palmer; Eugene Price, '48; Jim Roberts, '46; Mrs. Russell Shri
the 1956 Homecoming, which will '09; Elsie Sloan, '24; Helen Stapp, '23; Alex Summers, '36; Dr. E.
be held October 19 and 20. Taylor; Roy Wilson, '36.

The Alumni Association Execu- On Feb. 21 Look magazine featured Carolyn Wilson, '54, in an
tive Committee and the Faculty precedented 16-page feature, "What Is a Teacher?" In the cover ph
Alumni Committee have wrestled Carolyn and two less well-known educators examine an advance c
with the problem of making the of the magazine sent by Roy Wilson, '36, of the N. E. A. Carolyn is
day more attractive for alumni, for second grade teacher in the Garfield School of Decatur, Ill. She was
whose benefit (presumably) Home- lected to represent the nation's young teachers as the climax of a h
coming is held. that began last August.

Here are some specific sugges- Carolyn told a meeting of the Macon County Eastern State Club
tions that have been made. Your late February how it feels to become a celebrity overnight. She appear
editor will welcome comments, pro on two New York television shows, including the Gary Moore show, a
or con. had a flood of fan mail, including a request from servicemen in the Yuk
for pinup pictures.
1. Alternate the parade and
house decorations by years, so (The unknowns in the cover photo are Decatur Superintend
that every other year the parade Lester Grant, left, and President R. G. Buzzard of Eastern, right.)
time can be used for a worthwhile
alumni assembly, a time when you cular table you will be likely to It seemed evident to the Exec
can actually f:nd some of your old meet a contemporary.
friends. In recent years, it is said, tive Committee that the changi
there has been no single event at 4. Forget, at least one year, the
which alumni can count on finding tradition of a name band for the nature of the college puts new d
classmates. (An incidental advan- dance. Close the dance to all but
tage would be the easing of de- alumni, students, faculty, and their mands on the ingenuity of Hom
mands on organization time and friends. Turn up the lights so they coming planners. Some tradition
finances .) cc:n recognize each other.
events can no longer be successfu
2. Make the assembly a time for 5. Hold a banquet (if a place
honoring outstanding alumni. In- can be found) Saturday evening because the increased size of t
vite perhaps 20 for a given pro- and ask for advance reservations. college is making it impossible f
gram, introducing each and per- Have a worthwhile banquet pro- a student to know all his schoo
haps asking some of them to ad- gram, with alumni and college of- mates or even his classmates, b
dress Homecomers. Select these ficials bringing messages to the cause fraternal or qepartmental
successful persons to represent guests. organizational loyalties have r
different years, so that every placed class loyalty, because n
Homecomer will recognize at least 6. Eliminate departmental, club, single meeting place will accomm
one. fraternity, and sorority get-to- date all of the alumni who retur
gethers that compete with any of
3. Hold the alumni coffee-regis- the events planned for a large Won't you help by letting u
tration hour Saturday morning in alumni group. know which of these · suggestion
the auditorium of Old Main instead you think are worthwhile, or b
of the front hall. Set it up by making new and better ones? ·
"eras," so that by going to a parti-

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Turn First Earth for Lab School

"Money in the bank" began to look more like a laboratory school after this event took place on· January
3. As the ALUMNUS goes to press, workmen are completing forms for the footings, and much of the site
reparation is finished. Shown wielding the spades above are, I. to r., Dr. Stuart A. Anderson, director of stu-
ent teaching; Alexander Summers, local Teachers College Board member; and President R. G. Buzzard.

astern State Club Meetings Senior-Grad Art Show

lanned for Early Spring To Be Held In May

Eastern State Club meetings are his "funny stories" talk. Dean Till- A senior and graduate student
ing planned for early spring in man is the Sangamon County art show has been scheduled for
hampaign, Edgar, Crawford, president. The Crawford County May 8-27 by Dr. Carl Shull, direct-
ontgomery, Effingham, Sanga- Club will meet on April 12, with or of the Paul Sargent Gallery at
on, Christian, and Lawrence Dr. Carl Shull giving an illustrated Eastern. Graduates interested in
unties . talk on native art of the Pacific, showing their work should write
Definite dates have been set in where he spent two years. Mrs. Dr. Shull in care of the college.
Roberta Musgrave is Crawford
e instances. The Champaign president. The new Lawrence The April show (April 4-29) will
ub will meet at the Coach and County Club expects to meet on feature the wood sculpture of
erubs restaurant on March 27. April 30 to hear President R. G. Joseph Goethe and an exhibit of
Buzzard discuss Eastern and its work by underclassmen at Eastern.
part of the program, Dr. Ewell future. Temporary chairman for
wler of the college industrial the Lawrenceville meeting is Wen- this year are those of Cook, Fayette,
s staff will show colored slides dell Lathrop. Montgomery County Madison, and Macon.
the campus, including a review alumni will meet at Hillsboro on
Homecomings for the past ten March 22. E. H. Baumgartner of Alumni of Vermilion, Douglas,
ars. Champaign County presi- Fillmore is president. Clark, Jasper, and Shelby Counties
nt is Ernest Cramer. The Sanga- have not met for from two to five
n County Club will meet at The Among clubs which have al- years.
ready held at least one meeting
them Air in Springfield on It is proposed to call meetings of
ril 5, with Dr. Don Alter giving California alumni in Los Angeles on
June 16 and San Francisco on June
21.

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Editing Experience Is Tops, Say News Chief

Eastern Student Publication Es- W-a-ah!
tablishes Unrivaled 'Family Tradi-
tion' Over Forty Year History; Wins
20th Straight Medalist.

A typically nostalgic passage in
John P. Marquand's So Little Time
refers to "the curiously vivid sense
of brotherhood" that oftentimes
springs up among men who work
for the same· newspaper.

Such a fraternal sense exists
among students who have staffed
the Eastern State News over its
forty-year h i story , particularly
among those who bore the burden
of responsibility for its weekly ap-
pearance during those four de-
cades.

Word came on March 15 that the '<> <7;;,'fr>
'News' has won its 20th consecu- WbJ
tive Medalist award from the Co-
lumbia Scholastic Press Association. NEWLY DISCOVERED TIN-TYPE DEPICTING THE BIRrn OF THE "NORMAL
Medalist is the highest rating given.
srnooL NEWS~' NOVEMBER 1915. ED M· GliRDY Is SAYING, "RUSH
The loyalty and enthusiasm en- CO8L0U6"1NPSRA-TFHEOR,UERRNPIEAC.E6S'A'-u_T~ WANOD
gendered by News editing was HER TO THE PRrss. BOYs:·-rou~
sufficient to cal I forth replies to .BELLS ·A.M. -. -OTl1ERS .PRESENT WERE
some 30 of 34 questionnaires sent IVAN BEAN G081.E. .'
to News editors. (There have been
40 different editors, not counting The above cartoon appeared in a special edition of the 1935 News
the current chief, Jim Garner. Two edited by Alex Summers to commemorate the 20th birthday of the stu
are deceased, and the Alumni Of- dent paper. It was drawn by Harold Whitacre, now a draftsman for th
fice has no current address for Fisher Body Co. of Flint, Mich.
one who did not graduate .)
possible - with faculty, students, to rely on my own judgment an
Almost to a man (and woman), and merchants ." This was written
the respondents agree that "no by Dr. Charles Prather, a professor to organize-and to accept respon-
other college experience, with or of finance at the University of
without academic credit, could Texas and author of many works sib ility. My husband insists that th
match editing the paper." Here are on money and banking . Dr. Prather
some quotes, taken almost at ran- was awarded an honorary doctor outstanding achievement of m
dom from the replies: of pedagogy at Eastern's Golden
Anniversary commencement in career is the ability to sit down
"I suspect that if I hadn't edited 1949.
the News for a couple of years I open any newspaper, scowl at i
would never have gone into news- "As you know, I had had about
papering, although I was prepared five years of newspaper experi- and growl - 'What a lousy rag
to start teaching . In addition, I feel ence before I became editor ...
I received a tremendous mental But I sti 11 feel that the work on the Look at this stupid editorial pag
stimulus from working on the school paper was of great value.
paper - especially in connection The association with Francis W. and the proof-reading .. . !' " Th
with Franklyn Andrews, a real sti- Palmer helped give direction to
mulator." This came from Hal Mid- my work. He's tops ." This is from author is Audree McMillan Riddell
dlesworth, who has devoted his Bob Black, now a member of the now teaching language arts and s
entire career to journalism and is staff of the Department of Exten-
now baseball-football writer (maj- sion Teaching and Information, cial studies in the Bloomington
or leagues and Big Ten) for the Cornell University. Ind ., Junior-Senior High .
Detroit Free Press.
The distaff side: "Perhaps the "A continuous period of lear
"(The value of the experience) main thing that this experience
lay chiefly in the contacts it made gave me was confidence in my- ing . .. Just about tops in pleasan
self. I've been too busy to analyze
if it was false confidence. I learned memories of my years at Eastern.
Dale D. Coyle, personnel counsel!

with an occupational exchange

Chicago. ·

One of the interesting communi

cations from former editors-an

we're sorry so few can be quoted

comes from Ivan Goble, who says
in part:

"In September, 1915, Ernes

Bails, Eddie McGurty, and mysel

decided that Eastern 111 inois Stat

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Originator help and guidance of H. DeF. Wid- Reformer
ger, who acted to repress our na-
tural exuberance.

"Although we had the official
blessing of the college and sub-
mitted out text to Mr. Widger for
approval, we at times had certain
difficulty in filling the four pages
w~ich Bob Prather set up for us.
Looking back more than 40 years,
I consider that the paper was not
such a bad effort after all and that
the students received the type of
news they liked. It was a lot of
fun.

"It is a great pleasure to me to
know that the newspaper which
the three of us worked so hard to
establish continues to be a part of

Winner

Ivan Goble edited the first Nor· Sportswriter Hal Middlesworth
al Schools News. He is now a reorganized the News, started it on
igh official with Goodyear . long contest-winning career.

o r m a I School deserved and them continue to write on a more-
hould have a newspaper. With- or-less extra-curricular basis. A
ut a great deal of difficulty, we good example is Harold Emery, a
Id the idea to Dr. Livingston C. teacher of sixth grade in the West
ord, at that time president, and Gate School, West Palm Beach,
roceeded to take subscriptions Fla. Harold, who edited a Louisiana
nd advertisements. weekly newspaper for two years,
has written about 500 short feat-
"We finally worked the deal out ures and fillers, mostly on science
at Ernest should be business man- and nature. They have been pub-
er, Eddie sports editor, and I lished in various juvenile publica-
itor-in-chief. We s tu m b I e d tions and in newspapers. But his
rough the years 1915-16 with the

Practitioner Repeater

Alex Summers, now a T. C.
Board member, won the first Med-
alist rating for the News in '35-'36.

experience led Roy the life of students at what you Jim Roberts had the longest edit-
Ison directly to his present key now call Eastern Illinois State Col- ing stint of all, guiding the News
ition in the educational world. lege." brilliantly for three years.

After a term at Eastern, Goble PAGE FIVE
went on to the University of Illinois
and served a year as night editor
of the Daily lllini. Today he is man-
ager of sales, Western Hemisphere·
Division, Goodyear Tire and Rub-
ber Export Co., Akron, 0 . He has
spent many years in Europe and
South America while in the export
business.

Most of the News editors have
found a way to use their editorial
and writing experience, as can be
surmised from the table that ac-
companies this article. Some of

Year Editor Present Occupation Address News Adviser
H. DeF. Widger
1915-16 Ivan B. Goble Mgr. Dist. Sales, Western Hemis- C/ O Goodyear Tire and
Rubber Co., Akron, 0 . Widger
phere Div., Goodyear Tire and Widger
R. R. l, Bangor, Me. Miss Beryl Inglis
Rubber Co. Manteno, Ill. Inglis
E. R. K. Daniels
1916-17 J. Edward McGurty Deceased . 502 S. Lynn, Champaign, Ill. S. E. Thomas
John H. Hawki n:; L. F. Ashley
Entomolgist, Univ. of Maine. 1015 Minnesota Ave., Ashley
1917-18 Lyman Ritter Edwardsville, Ill . Ashley
Staff dentist, ? Ra:ph Haefner
2200 Parkway, Austin 3, Tex. Haefner
Manteno State Hospital 514 Hillside, Elmhurst, Ill . William Schneider
C. H. Coleman
1918-19 Charles Allen Prin ., Univ. H. S., 201 McKinley Ave.,
Edwardsville, Ill. Franklyn Andrews
Prof. ed., U. of Ill. R. R. 3, Box 582, Andrews
W. Palm Beach, Fla . Andrews
1919-20 Truman May Farm Adviser, Madison Co. 2501 Belvedere Ave.,
Charlotte 5, N. C. Andrews
1920-21 Oliver McNeilly (non-graduate) ? Andrews
1921-22 Charles Prather Prof. finance, Univ. of Texas 5308 Leno Rd ., N. W.,
1922-23 Dale D. Coyle Personnel counselor, Washington 15, D. C. Andrews
occupational exchange Lucas Lodge, Winona, Minn.
1923-24 Elsie Sloan Dean and teacher of English, Andrews
high school 572 W. Cambourne, Andrews
1924-25 Harold Emery Teacher, West Gate School, Ferndale 20, Mich. Andrews
W. Palm Beach 1204 Oak St., Danville, Ill. Andrews
1925-26 Dean Hammond Sa les man
6103 Clearbrook Dr., Kevin Guanagh
1926-27 Helen Woodall ? (lost) Springfie ld, Va .
1927-28 Maurice Sullivan Park naturalist, National Francis Palmer
CapiJal Parks 505 Wabash Ave., Mattoon, Ill.
1928-29 Genelle Voight Housemother, Lucas Lodge Palmer
(Mrs. Harry (boys' dorm) 551 Dayton Ave., Palmer
1929-31 Jackson) Indianapolis, Ind.
1931-33 Harold Middles- Baseball-football writer, 6 Orchard Dr., Palmer
worth Detroit Free Press Charleston, Ill. Palmer
Paul E. Blair Postal employee Palmer
42 Radford Village, Palmer
1933-34 Roy Wilson Asst. dir., press and radio rela- Radford, Va.
tions & dir. National School Pub. Pa~mer
1934-36 Alex Summers Rei. Assn ., N. E. A. 2603 CL, Univ. of Pittsburgh,
Sales, Progress Mfg. Co ., Arthur; Pittsburgh, Pa.
1936-37 Walton Morris Schooley-Summers Oil Equipment 130 Pasa Robles,
and Stan Elam, Patternmaker, International Har- Jackson, Miss.
vester. Kankakee, Ill.
co-editors Public relations and alumni, 1001 S. College Ave.,
EISC Aledo, Ill.

1937-38 Stanley Elam Prin. high school; supervisor, 1190 Green St.,
Robert C. Gibson student teaching (Radford Col I.) San Francisco, Calif.
Deceased 34 Elm St.,
1938-40 Reba Goldsmith Asst. prof. ed., Univ. of Trumansburg, N. Y.
1940-42 Edward Weir Pittsburgh Windsor, Ill.
Asst. agency dir., Miss.-La.,
1942-43 James Hanks State Farm Ins . Co. 331 S. Rosewood Ave.,
Dir. MacCormac Bus. Coll. Kankakee, Ill.
1943-44 Donald Mead Editor, The American Shetland 350 Harrison;
James Roberts Pony Journal Charleston, 111.
1420 Seventh,
1944-46 James Roberts (See above) Charleston, Ill .
James Hanks 809 Jackson,
1 9 4 6 -4 7 (spring, '46) Copywriter for Beaumont & Charleston, 111.
1946-48 Eugene L. Price Hohman, Inc., advertising Ottawa, Ill.
Dept. of Ext. Teaching and
(fall term) Information, Cornell Univ. 1424 N. Eleventh,
Robert W. Black Teacher and sponsor of publica- Springfield, Ill.
tions, high school P. 0 . Box 334,
1948-49 Elenore Moberly Teacher, high school, Oak Lawn, B:oomington, Ind.
Ill. 307 W. William,
1949-50 Robert Sterling Editor, Charleston Courier Champaign, Ill.
8200 S. Blackstone,
and Harry Read, Asst. dir. pub. rel., EISC Chicago, Ill.
co-editors

1950-51 Ken Hesler

1951-52 Jack Rardin Asst. ed., Charleston
Daily News
1952- 53 Bill Danley Editorial staff, Ottawa
Republican-Times '
1953-54 Bob Bain (fall) Teacher, Lanphier H. S., Spring-
Audree McMillan field, Ill. & reporter, Springfield
(now Riddell) Journal-Register
Teacher, Bloomington, Ind.
1954-55 Clare Emmerich Instructor, Univ. of Ill.
(now Barkley)
and Bob Borich Teacher, Morgan Park Military
Academy

PAGE SIX

hobby is Bow and Swing, Florida's York conventions as highlights of -trying to learn how to write a de-
folk and square dance journal. This her career. "I'll never forget grop- cent editorial."
mimeographed, illustrated maga- ing blindly in a darkened Broad-
zine is mailed to square dance en- way theater and plopping down in · Dr. Charles Allen, like many
thusiasts throughout the state. the seat next to Dr. FWP just .in editors, recalls the people he work-
time to hear one of the play's char- ed with. "Gage Carman was a most
Former editors are, of course, acters say, 'All college professors congenial companion ... I learned
full of memories-pleasant and are immoral!' " a great deal about writing from
otherwise-of their college jour- him ... Bob Prather . .. a warm
nalistic careers. Bob Gibson remembers, with and enthusiastic fellow .. . the at·
pain and pleasure, the 40-page mosphere of the shop, relaxed and
Truman May, one of the early edition he and Stanley Elam edited friendly."
editors, recalls writing up football, in the spring of 1938. This ele-
basketball, and baseball games in phantine edition has never been Bill Danley took satisfaction in
which he himself played. "I didn't equaled, in sheer bulk. seeing a News editorial sugges·
have to make many concessions to tion (about the grade point aver-
GeneIle Voigt Jackson reports age as it applies to honors and
odesty, as I wasn't a very good her most vivid recollection: "Dur- high honors) adopted two years
player," he says. "But I believe I ing the football season of '28, I later by the· Dean's committee. "I'm
slipped in a few plugs when I was used this headline, 'Millikin Man- now inclined to admit it was a hol-
ages to Tie E. I.' The squad was low victory, but the formation of
aseba 11 ea pta in . . . I edited the furious, said they would be the the News-backed Student Associa-
arbler, too. When did I study? laughing stock of the Little Nine- tion was also rather encouraging
et's don't go into that." teen. I was actually afraid of Ruel at the time," Bill says.
Don Mead says, "I was stunned Hall, Sherman Gilmore, and Bill
hen I realized I had predicted the Stone. Marsden Grubb, business Jim Roberts, dictating a fast note
eath of Franklyn Andrews (1944) manager of the News, said he before taking off by plane for the
n a verse intended to counter a would square me with them. For- Cuban International Livestock Ex-
atirical barb he thrust my way. tunately for me, the boys did win position, where his group is intro-
the '29 championship. ducing registered Shetlands, said :
Here lies Professor Colseybur
ho doesn't know hot from cold Bob Bain, like many editors, re- "I suppose if I were to put my
About the life of earthworms- members best the "bull sessions at finger on one incident which could
et he has a heart of gold. the print shop ... the fun of swap- be termed, 'how I got where I am
ping ideas wi1h the boys." today,' it would be the time when
All the world will be longing Franklyn Andrews considered a
hen they carve upon his epitaph, Bob Sterling recalls as the most moment, and then allowed that it
"Here Iies Professor Colseybur, pleasant part of his editing experi- would be 0. K. if a desperate edit-
ho taught the world to laugb." ence "the development of friend- or, Gene Price (who needed copy
ships with some of the most unique above all else), printed a column
Harold Emery recalls an April personalities on campus. These which fellow neophyte Ray Metter
I edition which stated several people were invariably connected and yours truly had just concocted
mes that nothing in it was true. with the News." He· remarks on on the spur of the moment one
ut some articles were so realistic Harry Read and "his meticulous rainy Saturday morning in March,
at (when it was sent to Spring- headline writing and incessant de- 1942. At that time I had no inten-
Id by a clipping bureau) state of- sire to have a new style of make- tion whatever of becoming a pro-
ials descended on us to investi- up ... Ken Hesler working like hell fessional journalist, but hoped to
e the story . of the complete on Sat. a.m . . . . Leonard Prather follow Burl Ives' tracks to Broad-
ilure of the new power plant. a little unhappy because the sports
page was not locked up ... Hurt, way via ~1he stage production
whole staff was called on the big Bill, tough to get out of the
pet in Mr. Lord's office, where sack on Sat. a.m ." Bob states that route ...
his most interesting experience was
irate dignitaries from Spring- "working with Dr. Palmer. Here is Eugene Price, who has written
Id met us. I got the feeling that a fabulous person. He possesses for national magazines (including
. Lord was torn between hard-to- more newspaper 'know' and an un- some paragraphs for the New
e amusement and sympathy for derstanding of people seldom Yorker's Talk of the Town), com-
matched. I can't imagine gaining ments on his editorship of the
men who had been routed out journalistic experience from a more News as follows: "Invaluable. That
their sleep to get down to Char- learned person ." simple! Probably the most import-
on and investiagte." ant single thing was the lesson in
Walt Morris, also in kaleidoscope how to be self-critical , Editing one's
b Black remembers best the style, writes: "Headlines - dead- own stuff hurts the most but it's
ra" he published to scoop all lines - working ourselves into a also the most important thing one
r papers when the name of lather the night before the News can learn." He says his most inter-
ern Illinois State Teachers Col- came out-the homecoming issue- esting recollection was "working
was changed to Eastern Illinois a Medalist rating-meeting with with Ed Weir and Colseybur-they
Sigma Delta at the Andrews' home knew what they were talking
College (and the name of the -a column I tried to write weekly about. (It took a long time to learn
r to the Eastern State News).
, incidentally, became the (Continued on page 12)
r of a third daughter, Barbara
on March 14.
udree Riddell recalls the New

PAGE SEVEN

Panther Cagers Set New Scoring Records

Brauer Tops Finale

Katsimpalis'

One-Year Mark

Coach Bob Carey's Panther bas- Bob Carey, Eastern basketball coach, bids farewell to three senio
ketball team rolled through the who saw their last college cage action this season. They are, left to righ
1955-56 season with 17 wins and Jim Hlafka of Gillespie, Dean Brauer of Staunton, and Bob Gosnell
eight losses and made its mark as Lawrenceville, and Coach Carey.
the highest scoring quintet in East-
ern cage history. Brauer and Gosnell were regulars and Hlafka was the team's t
reserve. Brauer, who set a new one-year scoring record of 514 poin
Crucial losses to Southern and during the past season, was elected the team's most valuable playe
Michigan Normal kept the Pan- He and Gosnell were named honorary captains of the 1955-56 squad.
thers out of the NAIA District No.
20 playoffs and second place in the Panthers' 84-66 victory over from Lawrenceville, were
the Interstate Conference. Eastern previously unbeaten Kirksville, to the all-tournament team.
finished the league season in third Mo., for the championship of the
place with seven wins and five Quincy Holiday Tournament. The Panthers had an 8-1 recor
defeats. when the league season opene
Coach Carey's five took an 86- the only loss coming against I
In 25 games, Eastern scored a 70 first round win over St. Am- diana State at Terre Haute. T
total of 2278 points for a 91. l brose, downed Quincy 73-65 on its squad then hit its peak against t
game average, bettering the ·prev- home court in the semi-finals, and two Michigan members of the co
ious team high of 84.0 set in 1950- upset highly-rated Kirksville in the ference, downing Michigan N
51. The 91 . l mark was sufficient finals. mal 113-78 and Central Michiga
to rank Eastern sixth in offense l 08-75.
among the nation's small colleges. The Panthers were cold in the
Eastern also ranked eighth in the first half of the Kirksville contest, At the season's halfway mar
free throw percentage department hitting only 18 per cent of the their Eastern had a l 0-1 record and t
with a .711 average. shots; but Kirksville, also cold from league victories. Of the remaini
the field, held only a four point 14 contests, the Panthers w
New individual records were the lead as the second twenty minutes seven and lost seven, with fi
rule this season. Dean Brauer, sen- opened. Brauer and Milholland wins and five losses coming
ior forward from Staunton, set a then found the range, each scoring llAC action. One of the non-leag
new one season scoring mark of 13 points in the first ten minutes of victories was a 91-85 win over
514 points, breaking the old rec- the second half, to rout the Mis- loit.
ord of 500 notched by Tom Kat- souri five. Brauer set a new tour-
sim pal is in 1951-52. Brauer's 222 nament scoring mark of 79 points Eastern lost two games to Mil
field goals was also a new high, and a new field goal high of 37. kin, Southern, and Western a
topping the 186 sank by Bob Lee Brauer and Bob Gosnell, center, single contests to Indiana State a
in 1952-53. Michigan Normal.

Katsimpalis' single game scor-
ing mark of 38 was tied and then
bettered during the season. Brauer
totaled 38 points against Franklin,
Ind., early in the season to tie the
record, but John Milholland, soph-
omore guard from Westville, set
a new high of 40 points against
Illinois Normal. In tying and break-
ing the mark, both Brauer and Mil-
holland hit 17 field goals, bettering
the single game high of 15 held
by Katsimpal is.

Milholland registered the third
highest total of points for one sea-
son as he hit for 545 points. He is
the first Panther sophomore to go
over the 400 mark.

High point of the season was

PAGE EIGHT

Sophomore Ace Tracksters Open at Bradley Relays,

Prepare to Defend State Title

Eastern's track team, best small- holland, Westville; Jim Mitchell,
Newton; Dave Murphy, Robinson;
col lege contingent in Illinois last Harold Pelsyznski, Danville; and
Roger West, Wyanet.
season, opens its 1956 schedule
The Panthers lose distance run-
April 14 at the Bradley University ner Clint Byrd of Princeton; hurd-
Relays at Peoria, Ill. ler Jerry Biggs of Mattoon; and
Chuck Smith of Midlothian in the
The Panther track and field unit, javelin event.

coached by Maynard "Pat" O'Brien, The 1955 squad went undefeat-
ed in five dual meets, won the
loses only three lettermen from State College Meet and placed
third in the Interstate Conference
1955. Nineteen veterans are re- Meet behind Central Michigan and
Michigan Normal.
turning, including Ray White, win-
Five of the 19 returning letter-
.ner of the broad jump event at men set nine new Eastern records
last season. White twice set new
the 1955 NAIA meet at Abilene, marks in the broad jump and 120-
yard low hurdles. The men and
Tex. the records are: Winston Brown,
100-yard dash, 9.9; Ray White,
Other returning lettermen are broad jump, 23' 11 3-4", 120 high
Leo Beals, Newton; Jim Becker,
(Continued on next page)
Princeton; Winston Brown, New

Orleans, La.; Jim Bruce, Charles-

ton; John Byrne, Mattoon; Hank

Joh n Milholland, sophomore Carter, Gillespie; Jim Edmundson,
om Westville, became Eastern's St. Elmo; Ray Fisher, Charleston;
rst sophomore cager to reach the Fred Gore, Danville;
0 mark in one season as he fin-
hed the 1955-56 schedule with Mike Harvey, Paris; Bruce Knic-
total of 454 points. He also set ley, Newton; Ed Madix, Tuscola;
Chuck Matheny, Paris; John Mil-

new Eastern single game scor- scored league champion Western lespie; Frank Wolf, sophomore
g record by hitting for 40 points by six field goals but fell behind
ainst Illinois Normal. The old on free throws and dropped a 93- from Benson; Dave Murphy, soph-
ord of 38 was held jointly by 86 decision.
an Brauer and Tom Katsimpalis. omore from Robinson; Curt Perry,
Millikin downed the Panthers
The two losses most costly to twice during the season, marking sophomore from Mt. Carmel; Jerry
astern were an 87-83 defeat by the first time the Big Blue had ac- Porter, junior from Mattoon; and
complished such a feat since 1920.
uthern in Lantz Gym and a 109- In both instances, it was a case of Neil Admire, junior from Gillespie.
loss to Michigan Normal at cool shooting. Coach Carey's five
Season scores:

psilanti. A win over Southern at split with Indiana State, losing 80- El Opponent Opp.
arleston would have assured 77 at Terre Haute and winning 96- 92 Illinois Wesleyan (OT) 89
stern of second place in the lea- 76 on the home court. 98 Franklin College
ue, but the Panthers were cool 81
m the field during the first half Charles Session, sophomore for-
d trailed by as much a 19 points. ward from Terre Haute, led the 89 Morningside 75
t Ypsilanti, the squad could never team from the free throw line, hit- 77 Indiana State 80
t going, and the inspired Hurons ting for a .784 average. Brauer 90 Illinois Normal 84
n their only league game of the topped the field goal percentage 98 Anderson College 73
ason. Michigan Norma I's 109 leaders with a .424 mark.
ints were the most ever scored 86 St. Ambrose 70
ainst an Eastern basketball team. At season's end, Brauer was av- 73 Quincy College 65
e following night, however, eraging 21.4 points per game, a
stern bounced back to defeat new Panther high; Milholland was 84 N. E. Missouri 66
ntral Michigan 109-84 and set averaging 18.2; Session, 14.9; 113 Michigan Normal 78
Lloyd Ludwig, junior guard from
away-from-home high Effingham, 14.9; and Gosnell, 108 Central Michigan 75
11.2. 82 Millikin 85

As a team, the Panthers aver- 105 Northern 79

96 Indiana State 76

91 Beloit 85
91 Northern (OT) 82

83 Western 100

83 Southern 87

108 Illinois Normal 85

Against Western at Macomb, the aged .400 from the field and .711 90 Michigan Normal 109

m was without the services of from the charity line. Opponents 109 Central Michigan 84
auer, who had received a knee hit .385 from the field and .646
66 Southern 80
jury against Northern the prev- from the circle. 86 Millikin 92

s night. In the second meeting Top reserves with the squad 94 Wabash 78

Charleston, the Panthers out- were Jim Hlafka, senior from Gil- 86 Western 93

PAGE NINE

Wrestlers Rote Best in Eastern Mat Histor

Capture Five of
Eight Dua I Meets

Eastern's 1956 wrestling team Dr. John Masley, right, athletic director at Eastern, presents a troph
proved itself the best in the to Roy Hatfield, senior from Champaign, who captured Eastern's onl
school's history, winning five of individual championship at the 1956 Interstate Conference wrestlin
eight dual meets for the top sea- meet.
son mark since wrestling was
adopted on an intercollegiate basis Hatfield, winner of seven out of ten starts during the dual-me
in 1948. season, took the title in the 167-pound class. Eastern finished fifth i
the meet held at Lantz Gym.
However, the Panther matmen
ran into difficulty in the Interstate omore from Hettick; Keith Myers, (Continued from proceeding pag
Conference meet, finishing in sophomore from Mattoon; Bob hurdles, 14.9, 220 low hurdle
fifth place. Roy Hatfield, senior Nabors, freshman from Danville; 24.0; Ray Fisher, shot put, 49' O'
from Champaign, captured East- John O'Dell, senior from East St. John Byrne, discus, 138' 11 %'
ern's only individual llAC cham- Louis; and Vernon Vierk, freshman and Chuck Matheny, mile ru
pionship, winning the 157-pound from Lansi~g. 4:23.3.
title.
Season's results: The 1956 schedule:
In the dual season, Coach Harold April 14-Bradley Relays, Peoria
Pinther's squad got off to a slow El Opponent Opp. April 17-Chanute Field, home
start, losing to Southern, Illinois April 21-lllinois Normal, away
Normal and Northern. Then the 11 Southern 26 April 24-Southern, home
Panthers edged Western 20-18 at April 28-Northern, home
Macomb, dropped Notre Dame 17- 13 Illinois Normal 21 May 5-State College Meet,
11 at South Bend, Ind., and cap-
tured the three remaining victories 7 Northern 25 Macomb
with McKendree, Augustana, and May 9-Univ. of Louisville, away
Navy Pier at Lantz Gym. 20 Western 18 May 12-Western, home
17 Notre Dame 11 May 18-19-llAC Meet,
On an individual basis, Eastern 38 McKendree
wrestlers won 33 matches, lost 42, 20 Augustana 0 Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
and earned four draws. Eighteen 28 Navy Pier 11
of the 33 victories were by falls. IIAC Meet: Fifth 11
Hatfield finished with the team's
top record, winning seven of ten
matches, four of the victories on
falls.

Ray Fisher, defending heavy-
weight champion of the llAC for
the past two years, lost the title this
season to Ed Hayes of Southern.
Hayes defeated Fisher 3-2 in the
title bout. Fisher finished third in
the heavyweight bracket, losing
the second round to Frank Triumph
of Northern.

Bill Shadow, Mattoon freshman,
compiled a 5-3 mark in the 130-
pound class, while Bill Daniell,
Mattoon freshman; John Murphy,
Atwood senior; and Fisher each
won four matches. Murphy and
Hatfield topped the team in f_alls
with four each. Dave Decker, soph-
omore heavyweight from Cham-
paign, was victorious in his only
two outings.

Rounding out the Panther mat
team were Howard Current, jun-
ior from Urbana; Bill McKee, soph-

PAGE TEN

White's Baseball Crew Opens Eastern J-V Squad
In Twin-Bill with Big Blue
Wins 7, Loses 5

Coach Rex V . Darling's junior-

Eastern's 1956 baseball season runs. At the same time, the East- varsity cagers finished the 1955-

gets off to a quick start March 29 ern pitching staff was compiling a 56 season. with seven wins and

when the Panther nine hosts Milli- . 2.88 earned run average. five losses and averaged 73.5

kin University in the first of three March 29-Millikin (2), home points per game.

consecutive doubleheaders. Quincy March 30-Quincy College (2), Top scorers for the season were
freshmen Dave Birchfield of Kan-
College comes to Charleston for home

two games March 30 and Navy March 31-Navy Pier (2), home kakee, 173; Ken. Christiansen of

Pier is on campus March 31 . April 3-Millikin (2), away Rossville, 134; Ed Wolf of Benson,

The six games are the prelude to April 6-St. Mary's, home 113; Fritz Brotherton of Downers
a schedule of 27 games set for the April 7-St. Mary's (2), home
1956 season . April 10-lndiana State, away Grove, 73; and Ernie Session of
April 14-Central Michigan (2), Terre Haute, Ind ., 69.
Ten lettermen are back from
the 1955 team that won 12 and home Other regulars with the B-team
lost 13 during the season and com- April 18-Michigan Normal (2),
piled a 4-8 mark in Interstate Con- were freshman Don Stillwell and
ference competition for a seventh- away Charles Vaughn of Taylorville; Don
place ranking. April 21 - Washington Univ., home
April 24-Lewis College, away Adams of Kankakee; Kent Smith
April 28-Southern (2), away
of Georgetown; Bill Neibch of

Newman; Larry Curran of Cerro

Returning are infielders Tom May 5- Northern (2), away Gordo; and sophomore Floyd

McDevitt, senior from Effingham; May 12-Western (2), home Storm of Stewardson.

ill Parmentier, senior from Gilles- May 15- Washington Univ., home Season scores:

pie; Gene Cornell, junior from Mat- May 19-lllinois Normal (2), home El Opponent Opp.

on; Irving Rousell, sophomore 79 Chanute Field 66

rom New Orleans, La.; and Frank 87 Indiana State 81
67 Illinois Normal 79
Tennis Team Setolf, sophomore from Benson;
88 Millikin 59
nd outfielders John Keiser, soph- 68 Chanute Field 77

more from Mt. Olive; Lyle Sey- 66 Indiana State 56
78 Baltimore Lumber 55
For 14-Meet Cardert, sophomore from Sullivan;

im Monge, sophomore from Roan- Coach Rex V. Darling's tennis 101 Producer's Dairy 76
team opens a 14-meet tennis sched- 79 Southern 76
ke; Nathaniel Brown, sophomore ule April 14 when it plays host
rom New Orleans, La.; and catch- to an Indiana State squad. 70 Illinois Normal 73
r Rudy Gonzales from Chicago.
Four lettermen are back from 55 Southern 62
McDevitt was the leading hitter the 1955 season. They are juniors 77 Millikin 81
the llAC last season and was Lloyd Ludwig of Effingham and
amed to the second base position Phil Stuckey of Effingham, and Brauer, Milholland
n the league all-star baseball sophomores John Conley of Flora
am. and Jim Ward of Mattoon. On All-llAC Team

Big problem for Coach Clifton The Panther netters suffered one Two Eastern cagers, Dean Brauer
hite will be reorganization of of their leanest seasons in 1955, and John Milholland, have been
e mound and catching staffs. winning four of 12 dual matches named to the Interstate Conference
ne are first string pitchers Ken and finishing fifth in the Interstate al I-star team.
udwig, Jack Kenny, and Lyle But- Conference meet.
n and catcher Jesse Orvedahl. Brauer, a senior forward from
e Panthers also need a replace- April 14- lndiana State, home Staunton, was selected to the first
ent at first base for Gary Ander- April 17-Millikin, away team and Milholland, a sophomore
guard from Westville, was chosen
"We have an experienced out- April 20-Southern, home to the second five.
Id and, with the exception of April 21-lllinois Normal, home
rst base, an experienced infield," April 27-Concordia (St. L.), away Named to the first five are for-
id Coach White. "Our defensive April 28-Blackburn, away wards Dean Brauer, Eastern, and
ay should be good, · but we're May 1-lndiana State, away Fred Marberry, Illinois Normal;
ing to have to get more hitting May 3-Greenville, home center Chuck Schramm, Western;
an we did last season." May 5-Washington Univ., away and guards John Olson, Northern,
May 8-Southern, away and Joe Johnson, Southern.

Last season the Panthers left May 11 - Western, away Marberry, the league's leading
scorer, was the only unanimous se-
9 men on base in 25 contests as May 12-lllinois Normal, away lection. His 353 points in 12 games

y lost four games by one run, May 15-Millikin, home (Continued on next page)

e by two runs, two by three May 18-19-llAC Meet,

ns, and one each by four and six Mt. Pleasant, Mich.

PAGE ELEVEN

Three Veterans Back News Chiefs Laud while and satisfying one; and Dr.
Buzzard, who made a reality of m
For 1956 Golf Season Editing Experience dream of a public relations office
for Eastern, gave me the inspiration
Three lettermen, two soph- (Continued from page 8) for the work I am doing today. The
omores and a junior, form the responsibility Franklyn Andrews
nucleus of the 1956 Panther golf that ten adjectives don't make a placed on his student editors, and
team. The Eastern golfers compiled news story ten times better.)" the great personalities (including
a 0-7 record last season and rank- Franklyn Andrews) we came to
ed seventh in the Interstate Con- Clare Emmerich Barkley (Miss know through the Sigma Delta
ference. Emmerich married Bruce Barkley, meetings and discussions are the
a University of Illinois senior in most pleasant recollections of my
Returning are Norman Chap- English, on Feb. 5) recalls "rela- college editing career."
man, sophomore from Decatur; tionships with good, interesting
Rodney Day, sophomore from Ar- people, and legends about the Former editors gave the Alum·
thur; and Grant Waggoner, junior News of former years. It seems the nus many news notes concerning
from Shelbyville. paper was bigger and better, staffs the writing careers of their staff
more original and efficient, editors members. Unfortunately, lack of
Eight dual meets are on the sharper." space prevents using this material
1956 schedule. The Panthers open also.
April 14 at Illinois Normal. Alex Summers says that "editor-
. ial experience gained on the News Two Eastern Grads
The schedule:
April 14-lllinois Normal, away increased my value in industry as In Sectiona I Fina Is
April 17-Southern, away a public relations and advertising
April 21-lndiana State, home agent for the company. It stimulat- No Eastern alumni took basket-
April 28-Millikin, away ed the interest which led to my ball teams into the super-sectionals
May 4-Southern, home local history hobby, and ultimately in the 1956 state high school bas-
May 8-lllinois Normal, home to my services with the Illinois ketbal I tournament, but several
May 12-Millikin, home State Historical Society." were strong contenders until eli-
May 15-lndiana State, away minated in sectional play.
May 18-19-llAC Meet, Of those editors who made their
teachers college education and Ron Landers, '55, took his Pleas-
Mt. Pleasant, Mich. News editorial experience the ant Hill team to the finals of the
foundation for a career, perhaps Quincy sectional before losing to
the happiest example is Roy Wil- Quincy, and Jack Miller, '49, coach-
ed the Pontiac team which lost to
son, assistant director of press and Bloom Township in the finals of
(Continued from proceeding page) radio relations for the National the Kankakee sectional.

set a new single season scoring Education Association in Washing- Two teams coached by Eastern
graduates lost out in the opening
mark for the league. ton, D. C., since 1946 and director round of the Olney sectional. Mat-
toon, coached by Andy Sullivan,
The selections marked the third of the influential National School '46, lost to St. Anthony of Effing-
ham, and Centralia, guided by Jim·
time that aII-conference honors Public Relations Association since mie Evers, '35, fell to Lawrence·
ville. Brownstown, coached by Bill
have gone to Schramm, once while 1951. Roy works closely with press Myers, '53, fell to Taylorville in the
first round of sectional play at De-
playing for Northern and twice associations, national magazines, catur.

since transferring to Western. The newspapers, and radio and televi-

award was the second for Brauer sion in their coverage of education.

and Marberry. His work brings him into contact

Making up the second five are with the nation's leading personali-

forwards Glenn Stuart, Central ties. For example, it was Roy Wil-

Michigan, and Seymour Bryson, son who obtained a message from

Southern; center Don Nikcevich, President Eisenhower paying warm

Western; and guards John Milhol- tribute to Addie B. Over, one of

land, Eastern, and Lupe Rios, his teachers, when six education

,Western. Lloyd Ludwig of Eastern, organizations recently held a "Gold

a junior guard from Effingham, is Key" dinner honoring the Presi-

one of nine players receiving spe- dent and Miss Over. Such events Plan for 1OOO at Annual

cial mention. dramatize the importance of the College Day April 17

Brauer, an all-llAC forward as teacher in American life. It was Eastern's annual College Day
a sophomore, netted 21 0 points also Roy who pointed George will be held this year on Tuesday,
in 11 games. He missed the West- Leonard of Look magazine "Illinois- April 17, according to Dr. Ned
ern game at Macomb because of a ward" for the Look feature on Schrom, admissions director who is
knee injury. Milholland took fourth alumna Carolyn Wilson (no rela- in charge of the event.
in league scoring honors with 247 tion to Roy).
points in 12 games. Last year more than l ,000 stu·
Roy writes, "Franklyn Andrews dents from approximately 70 high

opened the adventurous doors of schools attended. About the same

Richard Walker, '54, of l 09V2 journalism for me; colleagues like number is expected this year.

S. Cross, Robinson, Ill., is the Hal Middlesworth, Paul Blair, Alex The Eastern Illinois Schoolmas·

father of James Douglas, born Summers, and Stan Elam made the· ters' Club co-sponsors the College

Sept. 30. adventure an eminently worth- Day program.

PAGE TWELVE

Music Camps To They Played under Lantz

Start Next June

Eastern's fourth annual Summer Former Eastern athletes were among 40 alumni at an Eastern State
Music Camp will be held in three Club meeting at Edwardsville in February. Retired Athletic Director C. P.
one-week sections · beginning June Lantz was a guest. L. to r.-Harley Culberson, '40; Ed Leamon, '27; Dr.
17, according to Dr. Leo J . Dvorak, Lantz; Frank Pitol, '51 ; Harold Hankins, '51; Dick Hutton, '47; and Truman
music department head. May, ex-'22.

The first section will be devoted State College Alumni In the afternoon, a panel com-
to chorus training, with Arthur L. posed of presidents of the seven
Dedner of Iowa State Teachers Col- To Discuss Mutua I institutions included in the Joint
lege as guest conductor. Alumni Coun\cil will discuss the
Problems April 7 ways in which joint alumni action
Two weeks of band instruction can help state-supported higher
are scheduled, with Forest Morti- Alumni from the seven state-sup- education. The last item on the
boy of Davenport, la ., in charge of ported colleges and universities of agenda will be a discussion by
the first and Nilo Hovey, Butler Illinois will meet at Allerton Park Allan Laflin, director of public re-
University, directing the second. Saturday, April 7, to hear a discus- lations and alumni at Western, of
Dates for band groups are June sion of the thinking of the Illinois methods of disseminating infor-
24 to July l and July l to 8. Higher Education Commission ap- mation on the problems of the
pointed last year by Governor schools.
Students attending the summer Stratton . The meeting has been
camp sessions are housed in the called by the Joint Alumni Council. The JAC is made up of five rep-
college residence halls . Band and resentatives from almuni associa-
horus rehearsals are conducted in Representing the Eastern Asso- tions of each of the seven member
ciation will be Don Hutton, '48, institutions: Eastern, Western,
a huge tent on the southeast cam- vice-president; Maurice Foreman, Northern, Normal, Southern, and
'27, a member of the JAC execu- the University of Illinois.
pus. Cost per student per week is tive committee; and two members
$17. of the Alumni Association Execu- · Briggs on Retirement
tive Committee: Walt Warmoth, ex-
More than 400 high school stu- '39, and Ogden Brainard, '25. Al- Dr. Thomas H. Briggs, who
dents from 86 Illinois communities ternates are Don Tingley, '47, Bet- taught English at Eastern from 1901
attended · the 1955 camp. Dr. ty Reat, '48, and Sarah Fredenber- to 1911, is the author of an article
Dvorak urges early registration this ger, '37, '46. in the Educational Forum for No-
vember, 1955, entitled "On Retir-
ar because of some limitations in Donald McKenzie, staff director ing." For many years after leaving
overall size and in instrumental and for the Higher Education Commis- Eastern, Briggs was professor of
vocal balance. sion, will address the meeting fol- education at Columbia University,
lowing an introduction to the work N. Y.
Eastern ites Meet of the Joint Alumni Council by
Stanley Elam, chairman of the com- Grace Ewalt, business manager
t Honorary Dinner mittee which planned the meeting. and registrar at Eastern from 1906-
McKenzie and Dr. Richard Browne, 29, died at Eaton, 0., last Nov. 28.
Virginia Cottett Snyder, ex-'38, vice-chairman of the Commission She is survived by three sisters,
w Mrs. H. D. Eifert, 705 W. Vine and e xecutive off icer of the Teach- Mary Ewalt, Mrs . Bess Emerson,
t., Springfield, Ill., received the ers College Board, will answer and Mrs. Fannette Poutz.
omas A. Edison Foundation questions after McKenzie's talk.
ward for her most recent book
t a New York dinner on Feb. 6 .
n a letter to Dr. Kevin Guinagh of
stern, she says, "When the award
as given, who should come up,
aming broadly, but J . Stanley
lntosh (Eastern, '35)." At Eastern
lntosh was president of Sigma
u Delta when Mrs . Eifert was
riting nature columns for the
stern State News. He is now in
w York on a year's leave of ab-
nce from his work w ith the Mo-
n Picture Association of America
Washington to serve as execu-
e director of Teaching Film Cus-

ians, N. Y., an M. P. A. A. affi-
e. The Mel ntosh address is 7813
atford Rd ., Bethesda, Md .

PAGE THIRTEEN

Let's Go Field

Educators agree that you can't beat a well-conducted field trip for bring-
ing home the realities of geography and history. In this article Al Brown
traces the history of Eastern's Prairie State Field Study program, from
the time it was introduced by the man who popularized the college field
study-President Bu:z:zard-to the Northeastern Tour planned for next
August.

By Dr. Albert W. Brown, Acting Within the lifetimes of most per- So many persons were waitin
sons now employed at the elemen- for the East or West Coast tri
Head, Geography Department, tary, secondary, and college level, that one bus headed for Bost
a major change has taken place in 1927 in lieu of repeating th
and Director, Prairie State which makes our country and, in Illinois trip. Many field trippe
some cases, the world itself a usa- thrilled that year as they sa
Field Studies, EISC ble laboratory to complement mountains and the ocean for th
classroom teaching. All-weather first time. Many had never befo
Higher education is sometimes roads now penetrate into regions experienced travel in a larg
which formerly were inaccessible metropolitan area or an enviro
criticized for being too ivory tower, except for the most hardy explor- ment far different from what the
ers. Comfortable and dependable were accustomed to in the Cor
too academic, too for removed buses can explore in a day what Belt. The eastern trip with tw
would have been a two-week ven- buses was repeated in 1928, 1929
from the reality which it is trying ture by horse. We have at last be- 1930, 1931, and 1933.
to understand. Whether or not this come so highway-oriented that
criticism is justified may be debat- clean, pleasant, and economical By 1932, enough interest ha
ed, but we do know from our ex- facilities exist in nearly all parts developed that the trip. heade
periences as both students and of the country where organized westward. It coincided with th
teachers that the more real an ex- groups may rest with even more final week of the Olympics. Th
perience can become, the more comfort than might be experienced following year, two buses went a
meaningful, more interesting, and at home. far east as Mt. Desert Island an
more understandable it is, then the Quebec. Dr. Buzzard left Norma
better we are able to retain and Red Bird Tours First the same year to become presiden
use it. of Eastern.
The long history of successful
Throw Those Bocks Away! field study in Illinois started back Bu:z:zard Inaugurates Program
in 1926 with the coming of the
Why, one can logically ask, 'hard-surface road. After consider- President Buzzard was
should you teach from a dull and able experience with local field mental in initiating Prairie Stat
dusty text about mountain peaks trips, Dr. R. G. Buzzard, who was Field Studies at Eastern compara
pointing toward the heavens when then teaching geography at Nor- ble to the Red Bird Tours, which r
with little effort you can stand on mal, suggested a two-week post- mained at Normal. Several trips t
the mountain sides, feel the clean summer-school study tour of Illi- various sections of the Unite
sweep of their breezes, smell the nois for one credit. The Illinois States were made from the lat
stunted flowers of their alpine Coach Company of Champaign thirties until the late forties. The
meadows and see the workings of was then giving commercial tours were directed at first by Dr. Nor
the mountain streams and ice in and had camping equipment and man Carls and later by Dr. Elto
sculpturing their peaks and shap- the cooking and recreational sup- M. Scott. In 1949, Dr. Byron K
ing their slopes and valleys? How plies necessary for such an expedi- Barton came to Eastern and in
cari one teach others about the tion. The field study tour as a augurated a series of field trip
iron and steel industry without teaching tool emerged in Illinois east and west to include low
having stood and looked down that year when two bus loads of Quebec and the Gaspe Peninsula
upon the Monogahela, Allegheny, teachers and regular students tour- the Great Lakes region, the Bad
or comparble valleys? Can one ed the state under the direction of lands, Black Hills, Yellowstone
really understand the colonial per- Dr. Buzzard. A week and a half and the Rockies . In 1955, Dr. Bar
iod of America's history without a later, around a bonfire at the city ton went on leave from Eastern
sympathetic understanding of the park in Kaskaskia, several field and Dr. Brown took the fiel
culture and technology of that trippers expressed the hope that group to Glacier National Park an
time? A few days in eastern Massa- the initial field trip effort would the Canadian Rockies.
chusetts might do more to make be expanded to cover all of the
our early history really meaningful United States. Students who have been o
than all the well prepared lectures field trips are generally aware o
one could give today in a cultural-
technical stage so far removed
from that of our forefathers.

PAGE FOURTEEN

rippingl Northeast Trip Highlights

e advantages of the reality of that "in addition to having a care- --,
is type of instruction, as wel I as free vacation, I came back with a ~
e many benefits which come better understanding of the eco- j
rom sharing so many new experi- nomic problems of the people in
nces with congenial companions. these places." On both trips she Manhattan
he reading requirements and lect- was "impressed with the fact that
res appear to increase the enjoy- geography (climate, soil, topo- UN Building
ent far beyond that which an un- graphy, growing season, natural
ained person might derive from resources, etc.) of a region sets the Niagara Falls
is own less carefully planned and limits for the prosperty of the peo- Cape Cod Beach
xecuted trip through the same ple that live in that region." These
rea. It seems a comfort to field- trips also gave her "the opportun- PAGE FIFTEEN
rippers to know that a bed is re- ity to enjoy the friendship of some
rved for them somewhere at the very lovely people."
nd of the day's travels and that
ach day's energy can be devoted Culture, not Credit!
learning from and enjoying the
tivities without worry or need Another novice at field-tripping
attend to such mundane details. was Willa Lane, '45. Although she
had heard of the trips for' several
Help Elementary Teacher years, this was her first opportun-
ity to take one. She was not inter-
Ruth Good, '48, a veteran of sev- ested in credit, but rather the cul-
ral trips, writes that "the summer tural and professional value and
ield tours from Eastern are a very found that "the trip more than sur-
elpful experience for an elemen- passed the buildup. The sights of
ary teacher. They are a pleasant Glacier National Park, Banff, Lake
nd convenient way of learning Louise, and Jasper, and the under-
eography and history." She has standing gained of the geographi-
ound that the first-hand informa- cal relationship are a definite con-
'on she receives is helpful in tribution to my education."
ading, science, social studies
lasses, or just about any discus- Edith Wahls, a sophomore at
ion. Edna Taylor, '41, has taken Eastern, felt the field trip, includ-
ing the ascent of Mt. Norquay and
o trips over a decade apart. She the trip over the Athabasca Gla-
ates: "Field trips are extremely cier, could "not be duplicated by
roadening not only because of reading about what we saw."
e knowledge acquired of differ-
nt cultural and historic sections of No neophyte at the field trip
e country, but also because of the business is Dollie Gallagher, '55,
ose companionship one develops who has taken four trips since
aveling with a group for that 1952. "Each trip seems better than
riod of time, eating and sleep- the last one. This year's (1955)
g, and sharing such a variety of trip certainly was tops. It was well
periences. The actual knowledge planned, well conducted, and was
ays with one so much longer. Al- made up of a congenial group."
ough one could read about a gla-
'er and its work for months, when 'I Was Lonely'
e actually sees, walks on, and
des on one such as we did in the Lawrence Ray, a chemist in Rock-
lumbia Ice Field in the Canadian ford, says: "Especially for a single
ockies, glaciers are certainly not person, these field trips fill the
mething in a book, but a reality." bill. It is sometimes rather lonely
to go by oneself. On these trips,
Dana Evans, '49, thought her one has congenial companionship,
st experience with field-tripping enough study to make things he
as "an excellent way of securing sees meaningful, and one sees
owledge while enjoying vaca- enough to be able to talk intelli-
n climate and scenery." Hazel gently about where he has been."
berts, '54, after two trips found
Ruth Buesking, '54, has seen

(Continued on next page)

(Continued ~ ram proceeding page) ble contribution to the student's This year the trip goes to
field of knowledge when taken by England, and graduate or unde
the field trip both as a producer a student who has had a back- graduate credit may again be ear
and as a consumer for several ground course in the field of his- ed in geography or American hi
years. She describes her reactions tory which concerns the area tory. We will leave Charleston
as follows : "Having worked in the through which the field trip pas- August 4 and for the next twen
geography department while much se~. "One possible exception to days be engaged with Niaga
of the correspondence and prepara- this statement," says Dr. Miner, Falls, the St. Lawrence Seawa
tions were being made for three of "would be the case of an older Project, the Adirondack Mountain
the field trips, I was certainly mature person taking the course'. Ticonderoga , the Bennington Ba
thrilled when my parents consent- An older person has acquired the tl efield, the Taconic Mountain
ed to give me the trip to eastern powers of observation and com- Bennington, the Vermont marbl
Canada and the Gaspe Peninsula as prehension of cultural values which and granite· quarries, the Wh it
a graduation gift. The preparation often somewhat makes up for the Mountains, the Great Stone Face
and details necessary for produc- lack of specific knowledge con- the cog railroad up Mt. Washin
ing a field trip wh ich is good were cerning the history of an area. ton , the wild Rangeley Lakes di
part of my background, and I had Needless to say, on-the-spot learn- trict of Maine, Acadia Nationa
often wondered how things actual- ing coupled with the experience Park, Bar Harbor, Portland, Port
ly turned out. Many fellow field- of traveling through an area does mouth, Boston, Lexington, Co
trippers were amazed to hear of a great deal to increase the under- cord, Quincy, Cape Cod, New Be
the great amount of work the field standing of many students con- ford, Providence, Manhattan Is
trip entailed in the ' way of making cerning history and human nature. land, the United Nations, the Hu
arrangements for reservations, etc. son-Mohawk Valley, and indu
Travel was something new to me, History Can Live trialized western Pennsylvania.
since previous to my trip to the "One former field trip student,
Gaspe, I had been out of the state who has been teaching for a num- Accommodations will be in firs
of Illinois only a few times to St. ber of years, made the statement class approved motels. Transport
Louis. Fellow field-trippers were that the field trip made the scenes tation will be by chartered bu
courteous, kind, helpful, and fun- and events of history really live with the average day's travel kep
loving, and I enjoyed the trip very to her . As a result, she felt that tC? a minimum . Auditing will be al
much . she was much better qualified to lowed in special cases . Every effo
teach social science to her public will be made to keep couples t
Takes Repeat Trip school pupils. Of course, not all gether whenever poss ible, in case
field trip students attain a mature of husband and wife or goo
"In the summer of 1955 I repeat- state of mind and a comprehension friends traveling together.
ed my field trip experiences with of cultural history, but I feel that
another fine group of people. This the majority do." We believe that the field
trip was through Glacier Park and one of the most valuable recen
the Canadian Rockies. The thing Next to the secretary who pre- contributions in the field of highe
.which impressed me most on this pares the field tr ip materials and education. We intend to keep it as
trip was the thrill of seeing and the bus driver who gets us there, effective as possible.
rid ing on glaciers, those huge ice the most valuable member of the
masses which previously had been team for the past several years Reinhardt KDP Planner
something I'd only read about or has been Winifred Bally, women's
heard about in geography classes . physical education department, Dr. Emma Reinhardt, head o
who is a four-time chaperone. She Eastern's department of educatio
"I would certainly recommend says, "I now know the difference and psychology, is a member o
one of Eastern's field trips as an en- between a kettle (geographically the Long Range Committee
joyable and educational experi- speaking) and a hummock," and Kappa Delta Pi . She attended
e nces to anyone who wants to adds, "The educational values de- meeting of this group at Stillwater
travel, but who doesn't like the rived by the participants is evi- Okla., this month . The committe
headaches and problems of driving denced in the interest of the group includes the national officers o
and making arrangements for in their class work. The close living KDP as wel I as some past presi
overnight accommodations. The associations necessitated by this dents.
f ield trip director and the bus driv- type of tour will result in new so-
er have all of those headaches cial experiences for many partici- Coleman Addresses Chicago
(along with the secretary), so all pants. Travel study, geographically Civil War Roundtable
you have to do is go along and or sociologically speaking, has
have fun - it's sure to be a good definite educational values ." Dr. Charles H. Coleman addre
trip!" sed the Civil War Roundtable o
Field trips are needed . They do Chicago in February, speaking o
Miner Te~ches History Course a job in the educational field which the subject · of Abraham Lineal
cannot be done as well in any and Coles County. Coleman i
Dr. William Miner of the social other way. They are now possible author of the book, Abraham Li
'science department has accompan- and economical. coin and Coles County, Illinois
ied these trips for several years. published last year.
He feels that in social science the What about the 1956 plans?
field study makes its most valua-

PAGE SIXTEEN

Forty Students Participate Warner Leaves to

In Active Forensics Program Take Michigan Job

Eastern's extensive forensics Forensics Director Dr. Robert A. Warner, a member
rogram has given 40 students ex- of the Eastern music staff since
rience in extra-curricular speech Dr. Ernest Bormann 1938, left in February to begin
ork this year, according to Dr. work at the University of Michigan,
rnest Bormann, and a number of Administrative Offices Take where he has an associate profes-
asterns debaters have made ex- Over Old Main First Floor sorship in musicology.
ellent intercol legi ate records.
wenty students have taken part The first floor of Old Main is While at Eastern, Dr. Warner in-
n off-campus intercollegiate de- now in use entirely for administra- augurated a,nd built up the Eastern
ate. · tive functions. Illinois Symphony Orchestra, a
music group composed of students
Two freshmen, John Hopper and Student Personnel Offices, in and musicians from Charleston and
n Shields of Paris, Ill., have won charge of Student Dean R. D. An- neighboring communities. He also
1ght straight debates and will rep- finson, are located in rooms at the served in important offices in pro-
sent Eastern in the state tourna- northwest corner of the building. fessional music organizations.
ent at Jacksonville on March 16 The Placement Office is directly
nd 17. across the hall, at the southwest Warner is succeeded at Eastern
The on-campus program, spon- corner. The registrar has expanded by John C. Canfield, who expects
red by Pi Kappa Delta, honor into the former Publi·c Relations soon to complete the doctorate at
iety in forensics, began with a Office and has put IBM equipment Indiana University. Canfield has
vice debate tournament in which to use in a special room. The Public taught at Bob Jones University in
0 inexperienced debaters took Relations Office is located just east South Carolina and for four years
rt. Later there were two parIia- of the Placement Office. conducted the Fort Lauderdale
entary debates, in which the (Fla .) Symphony Orchestra, where
dience determines the winner. The Business Office and Text- he was the youngest symphony
ne dealt with the question of a book Library have doubled their conductor in America .
dent-faculty disciplinary board size and occupy most of the east
r Eastern. The other, in which wing of Old Main's first floor. The Replacing Warner as conductor
o debaters from the University President's Office has expanded of the Eastern Illinois Symphony
Illinois teamed with local speak- and occupies the former Placement Orchestra is Dr. Earl Boyd, asso-
' took up the problem of a guar- Office rooms. ciate professor of music and mem-
teed annual wage. ber of the staff since 1947.
Oldtimer Visits
Eastern held its nineteenth an- Herman 0. Miller, who attended Start Outdoor Education
al invitational debate tourna- Eastern between 1911 and 1914,
nt on February 3, with 104 de- was a campus visitor in October. Eastern will inaugurate an out-
ters representing 18 GOl leges He is a federal accountant at pres- door education program for labora-
d universities discussing the na- ent and has lived in Texas since tory school students this summer,
nal debate topic, which has to 1932. His home is at 4107 Wood- according to Dr. Harry Merigis,
oak Dr., Mesquite, a surburb of laboratory school principal.
with the guaranteed annual Dallas.
ge. The program will be carried out
Carolee Romack, Carol Gregory, over a four-week period at Fox
The off-campus tourneys to George Turner, Fred Hovis, Robert Ridge State Park south of Charles-
ich Eastern has sent speakers Fyffe, Bob Crawford, Dean Fogle, ton. Program director is Dr. Robert
ude those at Bradley University, Teddy Johnson, Roberta Evans, Carey, associate professor of men's
rthwestern University, Green- Pem Martin, John Hopper, Donald physical education. He will be as-
e College, Illinois Normal Uni- Shjelds, Daniel Sherrick, Coyn sisted by Miss Charlotte Lambert
ity, Purdue University, De- Richardson, and John Krukowski. of the women's physical education
w University, Northern Illinois staff.
te College, the State University
Iowa, and the University of Wis- Four elementary grades will par-
sin. Upcoming tournaments in- ticipate, each spending one week
e the state meet at Jackson- at the day camp. The program will
e, the Pi Kappa Delta Regional give pupils an opportunity to gain
rnament at William Jewell Col- an understanding and appreciation
of outdoor living - conservation,
' Liberty, Mo., April 12-14, and rural life, nature, pioneer living,
Grand National Forensic Tour- and natural resources. Grades
at the University of Virginia, scheduled are 3, 5A, 6A, and 7A.
ericksburg.
Supervisors include Miss Nanni-
tercollegiate debaters include lee Saunders, Sarah Fredenberger,
cy Abbott, Jean Goodrich, Charles Page, and Clyde Morris.
College students in outdoor educa-
tion classes will help.

PAGE SEVENTEEN

Many 1953 Chemistry Grads Beth Hoffman to Marry

Become Atomic Scientists Beth Hoffmqn, daughter of M
and Mrs. Arnold Hoffman of t

Eastern staff, will be married

Dr. Harris E. Phipps, head of ton, Ky., where he also operates a Bradley Slocum, a businessman
Eastern's chemistry department, hardware store. Mahomet, Ill., in June. Beth has
has followed the careers of the full-time teaching assistantship
chemistry grads of 1943 with con- Rasho Winget, Jr., went to the the University of Illinois this yea
siderable interest. "Eight out of the Manhattan Project and then into She was graduated from the Un
nine graduates in our department the Merchant Marine. He recently versity of Arizona in 1954.
that year went directly into defense became the first graduate of a
work of some kind," he says. pioneering educational program at Ted Cavins Invited
"There were more men graduat- Oak Ridge, taking the M. S. in To White House Confo
ing in chemistry than in all other management training from the Uni-
fields combined, and they went versity of Tennessee (see "Keep- Ted Cavins, '26, president of th
directly from Eastern into develop- ing in Touch"). He is a design en- American Camping Associatio
ment of the atom bomb. Today, a gineer at the Oak Ridge National was invited by President Eise
large number of them have grad- Laboratory. hower to take part in a conferen
uated into industrial uses of the on "Fitness of American Youth"
atom." Ralph Treat, who completed the Sept. 27 and 28. Cavins is admi
junior year in chemistry at Eastern, sions counselor at Lake Forest Co
Dr. Phipps furnished the follow- also joined the Manhattan Project. lege, Ill.
ing informatio.n: He is now with Columbia Carbon,
a subsid iary of Conoco Oil, head- Mrs. Dowler Marries
Jewell Allan Brent, Jr., who re- ing a chemical laboratory.
cently took the Ph. D. at the Uni- Mrs. Ruth Wininger Dowler,
versity of Florida, went to the Man- This year, says Dr. Phipps, all former student, and Lewis D. Wi
hattan Project (predecessor of the three of Eastern's 1955 chemistry Iiams, an art historian at Beloi
Atomic Energy Commission) from gradutes are teaching! College, were married Dec. 17
Eastern. Today he is director of The Williams now live at 82
chemical research for Minute Maid Eastern's commencement and Church St., Beloit.
at Orlando, Fla. baccalaureate will both be held
Sunday, May 27, this year.
John Cole also went to the Man-
hattan Project. He is now a chemist 28 Years a Teacher ... and Still Learning
with the Dunlap Tire and Rubber
Co., Buffalo, N. Y.

David Fisher went with Eastman
Kodak after leaving Eastern and is
now a chemist working with plastic
cements in the Lens Division of
Eastman at Rochester, N. Y.

Roger Hibbs went directly to the
Manhattan Project and is now a
superintendent at the Oak Ridge,
Tenn., development project of the
A.E.C.

Warren Homann went into the
Army after leaving Eastern and is
now operator of a grain elevator at
Altamont, Ill.

William Humes, another Man-
hattan Project graduate, is now a
technical representative for the
Shell Oil Co., living at St. Louis.

Roy McMullen went to the Man-
hattan Project, but Dr. Phipps does

not know his current address or
business connection.

William Schick, Jr., went from Delmar Elder in shown above "practice" teaching in Eastern's la
Eastern to the Central Scientific Co., school. With only a high school education, he has already taught 28
Chicago, and is now manager for years. He left a principalship at Sullivan, Ill., to "complete his education."
the purchasing department of a He says, "I find practice teaching quite interesting and extremely helpful."
branch of the company at Lexing-

PAGE EIGHTEEN

Keeping •In touch

Frank W. Chamberlin, '09, writes Edan Kathryn Loggins (Mrs. J.

that he hopes to "retire again" in W. McKinley), '12, is now living at

1957. He retired in 1951 after 1921 N. E. 26th St., Wilton Manors,

seven years of teaching and 32 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

years in the postal service, but then Kate Mitchell (Mrs. James Louis

became manager of the Coles Gray), '12, is keeping house for her

County Locker Plant. He has travel- two sons at 137 North Gale Dr.,

Dr. Evelyn Young, '03, died at ed in all of the United States but Beverly Hills, Calif.
fingham on Jan. 19. She had
een hospitalized for three months. two, in all the provinces of Can- Mary Virginia Robinson (Mrs.
r. Young, 79, retired to live in
fingham with her sister, Dr. Mil- ada but two, and all South Amer- Verne McDougle), '14, of 806 Iowa
red Young, about two years ago.
fter graduation from Eastern, she ican countries but two. One of his St.; Urbana, Ill., writes that she and
ad taught for several years in
outhern Illinois. She later went to northern trips took him beyond the her daughter, Mary Elizabeth,
hicago for medical study and re-
ived her medical degree in 1913. Arctic Circle in Alaska. Mr. Cham- · traveled l 0,000 miles last summer.
fter a brief period in private prac-
ice, she was asked to do special berlin lives at 1517 Second St., Mrs. McDougle's daughter teaches
ork for the Chicago Board of Ed-
cation and remained with the Charleston, Ill. in Lake Charles, La.
ard as a medical consultant until
er retirement. Mary McDonald (Mrs. Maurice Mae Wise (Mrs. Andrew Hill),
Josephine Harker (Mrs. Stewart), Rominger), 'l 0, has been in Florida
3, moved into a cottage at 609 this winter. Mr. Rominger, ex-'12, '14, hoped to return to her work
leventh St., Charleston, 111., last retired from business in Charles- in Springfield, Ill., early this year
ov. l . ton, Ill., in 1954. The Romingers after taking a leave of absence in
Flora E. Balch, '05, of 1506 Wes- spent last winter in Tucson, Ariz., January, 1955, because of illness.
y Ave., Evanston, Ill., traveled in near their daughter Dorothy and She completed the B. S. in Ed . at
eland, England, Spain, and Sicily family. In Florida they were near the University of Illinois in. 1951.
tween August, 1954, and March, son Jim and his family . Jim, Eastern
955. '50, is teaching in the junior college Helen· Horne (Mrs. Ferdinand
at Jacksonville and living at 14033 H. Steinmetz), '14, writes that since
Elizabeth Stewart (Mrs. John P. Atlantic Blvd. retiring to New York state from
ber), '07, writes that she hopes Orona, Me., to be near her daugh-
return to Charleston for a fiftieth ter, she and Mr. Steinmetz have en-
niversar'y of her graduation in
57. She teaches now at the East- Evalena Heeb (Mrs. Frank E. joyed working on their daughter's
n Washington College of Educa-
n, Cheney, Wash . Johnson), '10, of R. R. 3, Areola, farm and have developed their

Myrtle Amy Cruzon (Mrs. Ill., writes that she enjoys every own property at Union Springs.
er), '07, writes that in recent
rs she has been busy teaching word of the Alumnus, that business Faye Bridges (Mrs. Otto N. Ash-
riting for Publication" in college is fine, and her grandchildren are brook), '15, was named "Career
increasingly interesting . "I hope Woman of the Year" by the Bloom-
d giving the final touches, as a they will all go to Eastern and be ington-Normal Business and Pro-
rary consultant, to many books on the football team ."
at have been published. She lives fessional Women's Club last Octo-
5527 University Ave., Chicago, Coral Burke, 'l 0, retired in June, ber. She has been home service
1954, from teaching in the South secretary for the Red Cross in
Lois Margaret Davis, '07, lives Pasadena, Calif., Schools because · Bloomington for eight years, do-
1625 Hinman Ave., Homestead of illness. She lives at 1701 E. ing cour:iseling and social work.
tel, Evanston, Ill. She retired in Villa St., Pasadena 4.
46 d1t1e to ill health, but writes She was chosen from among 20
t she is enjoying church and club Walter W. Jennings, '11, of 1335 nominees for the award . The
in Evanston. Fontaine Rd., Lexington, Ky., re- mother of two sons, Mrs. Ashbrook
cently published two books: A has a solid background of social
Ethel M. Brown, '09, has retired Dozen Captains of American In- work, having served with United
principal of the Lowell School dustry, Vantage Press, N. Y., and Charities, the Illinois Emergency
Mattoon, Ill. She lives at 1517 Transylvania, Pioneer University of Relief Commission, and the Illinois
arleston, Mattoon, Ill. the West, Pageant Press, N. Y.
Soldiers and Sailors Children's

Cora Alice Parkison (Mrs. Rush Home. She was formerly superin-

P. Darigan), '11, died last Sept. 11 tendent of the Boys' Opportunity

at her home in Charleston, Ill. Home in Decatur. Son Dexter is a

Susan Faris, '11, of 409 E. Madi- sales consultant with General

son St., Casey, Ill., returned last Motors in Davenport, la ., and

November from Lisbon, Portugal, James teaches industrial arts in

by TWA after a four months' Euro- Washington. Mr. Ashbrook is a re-

pean jaunt, including five weeks tired farmer.

in Scandinavia; five in England, Flossie Wiley, '16, principal of

Scottland, and Wales; two in the Leal School in Urbana, Ill., ex-

France; and October in Spain and pects to retire at the end of this

Portugal. year. One of the state's leading

PAGE NINETEEN

educators, Miss Wiley will have a delegate from the Franklin School Thursa Richardson (Mrs. Lyo

taught for nearly half a century. to the state P.T.A. convention at ' 22, '49, is now teach ing Engli

Ruth Linder, '15, retired last the Conrad Hilton Hotel in Chicago in the junior high at Toledo, I

year from her position as associate last year. Her first grandchild, Patricia A

professor of geography at the Uni- Leona Catherine Beall, ' 17, died Lyons, is now a year old .

versity of Wyoming and is now last November in the Paris, Ill., Hester Cairns (Mrs. J. N. J

living at 2100 Prairie, Mattoon , Ill. Hospital. She taught at the Vance son), '22, is now a housewife

She spent last October and No,vem- School in Paris for 27 years . Paris Brockton, Mont.

ber visiting in Laramie, on the 010 teachers joined in a tribute to her, Estella Craft (Mrs. Shirley Tr

Ranch near Lusk, Wyo., and in all grade schools being closed for ble), '22, of 850 Fourth, Chariest

Denver. a time on the day of the funeral. Ill., became a member of the II

Marie Keeran (Mrs. Karl R. Among friends from Eastern at- nois Penwomen last fall. A s

Naumann), '16, of 1436 Ardmore te nding the funeral were Leah cessful author, she publ ished a s

Ave., Glendale 2, Calif., sends a Todd, '16, Ercel Kincaid, '18, Esther ond book of poems, Thorns 1

newspaper clipping concerning the McCrory, '10, and Antha Endsley, Thistledown, last year. Mr. Trembl

college graduation of her two '12. a photographer, is a sponsor

daughters last June. The older Priscilla Davis (Mrs. W. N. Alpha Phi Omega, Scout servi

daughter, Joann Marie, received Thompson), ' 18, of 1018 N. Ver- fraternity at Eastern.

her B. A. at Occidental College, milion St., Danv ille, Ill. , teache s Cyril D. Reed, '22 , of

where she was secretary to the mentally retarded children ranging Wadsworth, Wheatridge,

dean of women and an honor stu- from 11 to 22 years of age who writes that his oldest son, Dale,

dent and Phi Beta Kappan . She has were not elig ible to attend the city studying electrical engineering

received an assistantship at Syra- school for mentally handicapped . Colorado University. The seco

cuse University for graduate study. Esther Williams, '18, died last son, Dean, is an exchange stude

Teresa Jeann received the degree August 5 after an illness of sev- and spent two weeks at Bosto

at the University of California a eral months. She had been librar- Mass., last fall. A musician, he h

week later. She is a fourth grade ian in the Lakeview High School, appeared on television

teacher at Balboa Elementary Decatur, Ill., for six years . Before times.

School in Glendale. Mr. and Mrs. that she taught history and had Marguerite Delano (Mrs.

Naumann were Illinois visitors last charge of the Oakwood, Ill., High Mayes), '23, is living at

July . Mr. Naumann is a tax ac- School library for 18 years. Miss Noble Ave., Springfield, Ill.

cou Fltant for the Lockheed Aircraft Williams received the bachelor's Mayes, a physician and surgeo

Corporation. He is a past president and master's degrees from the Uni- died on Jan. 11, 1955.

and present director of the Em- versity of Illinois. She was active Dorothy Leggitt, '23, has a

ployees Federal Credit Union for in church work and in many civic address: 617 Talcott Rd .,

Lockheed, second largest in the and educational organizations. Ridge, Ill.

U. S. Helen Milburn (Mrs. D. G. Sch· Maurice Muchmore, '23, of 93

Elizabeth Gard (Mrs. Clarence wartz), '19, retired last June from Tenth, Charleston, Ill., is superi

Scott), '16, of 723 S. Lynn, Cham- elementary teaching after 37 years tendent of construction for a ne
pa ign, Ill., sends a newspaper clip- in Illinois, 36 of them in Pekin . three million dollar high school

ping announcing the recent ap- Since retiring she has toured Can- Quincy, Ill. The J . L. Simmons C

pointment of her son, Louis D. ada and the New England states is general contractor.

Scott, as manufacturing superin- and plans a Western tour this Edwin Thompson, '24, writ
tendent of the Acrilan plant of the spring. Her address is 1018 S. "I have taken a year or two out
Chemstand Corp., Decatur, Ala. Capitol St., Pekin . teaching to farm ." His address i
Martinsville, Ill. A daughter, Ka
Bess Graham (Mrs. Marshall Edward E. Hood, '20, of 4910 erine Louise, is starting her secon
Robinson), '16, of 620 Main St., Kratzville Rd ., Evansville, Ind ., year as a second grade teacher
Peoria, Ill., writes that her son writes that he worked as a judge Bakersfield, Calif.
Donald is a career officer with the at the Audubon Park Raceway,
rank of captain in the U. S. Marine Henderson, Ky., throughout an ex- Katherine Briggs, '24, serves

Corps. tended race meeting (trotting a teachers' helper in grades thr

Edgar S. Leach, '16, of 2124 Lin- horses) last summer and "got paid through six. Her home is at 103

colnwood Dr., Evanston, Ill., has for it." Ontario St., Oak Park, Ill.

thr.ee grandchildren, Karen, Craig, Frances Grafton (Mrs. Verne H. Louise Nicholson (Mrs. Lou'

and Peter Norberg . The Leaches Barnes), '21, writes that her son Oder), '24, writes that she is "bac

have two daughters, Patricia and Burton began work leading to a in the salt mines after 26 years

Jane. Mr. Leach is assistant prin- doctor's degree in forest genetics teaching Latin and Spanish ." M

cipal at the Evanston Township at the University of Michigan last Oder is superintendent of the Tr

High School and secretary of the fall. He has been awarded a City Unit at Buffalo, Ill . The Od

Class of 1916 at Eastern . Plans are Schoen-Rene fellowship and is on address is Dawson .

underway for a fiftieth reunion in leave from the U. S. Forest Service. Gertrude Nickell (Mrs. Rollin

the fall of 1956. Mrs. Barnes lives at 1105 Sixth St., Lentz), '24, has worked for on

Nelle Hutchason, '16, of 900 Charleston, 111. Burton took pre- company, Commonwealth Services

Division St., Charleston, Ill., was forestry at Eastern in 1948-49. Inc. of New York, a manageme

PAGE TWENTY

nsulting and engineering organ- Neva Dott Sloan, '27, of 1519 10 and an avid stamp collector.
ation, tor 25 years. She is now
Twelfth St., Charleston, Ill., is state "Any offspring of alumni in far
retary to the president. Her ad-
ress is l 059 E. Jersey St., Eliza- arts chairman for the A. A. U. W. away places want to trade
th 4, N. J.
W. Dow Smith, '24, is head of and a member of the state board stamps?" his mother asks.
e Club Section of the National
ifle Association. Nearly 1,000 of this group. She is also a mem- lrl L. Schuyler, '28, '38, M. S. '55,
ew clubs received charters in
955. His section promotes the or- ber of the board of directors for is principal of the Windsor, Ill.,
anization and affiliation of junior
nd senior rifle clubs and summer the Coles County Chapter of Red Elementary School. He writes that
mps, 7,000 of which are now
ffiliated with NRA. Smith lives Cross. She teaches art and English he was "freshman charter member
t 10308 Colesville, Silver Springs,
at the new Charleston High School. of the first fraternity at Eastern,
d.
Irma Bolan (Mrs. Melvin John- Delta Lambda Sigma, later Phi
Sylvia Ashworth, '24, is now at
24 N. Parkside, Chicago 14, Ill. son), '27, of 2222 Vinsetta Blvd., Sigma Epsilon."
e teaches in the Chicago system.
Sylvia Casey (Mrs. Gordon Mac- Royal Oak, Mich., writes that she John L. Bower, '28, of 1115 E.

nald), '25, is a psychometrist took the B. S. from Wayne Univer- Chestnut St., Olney, Ill., received
nd test clerk at Sacramento State
sity in 1951. Her older son, Fred, a General Electric fellowship for
liege in California. Her address
Box 284, Carmichael, Calif. took the degree last June at Wayne study last year. He holds the mas-

Leonora Cofer, '25, married and her younger son is a freshman ter of science· degree from the
arles R. Bathurst, a retired U. S.
rmy colonel, two years ago, fol- there. University of Illinois.
wing her own retirement as a
utenant commander in the Navy. W. Earl lee, '27, former principal Paul H. Kinsel, '29, was honored
e is now working toward the
tor's degree at the University of the Washington Junior High at a reception given in December
Arizona and has started writing
textbook in geography . School at Bloomington, Ill., is now by the National Education Asso-
Ferne Nelle Huber (Mrs. Robert
Hill), '22, '26, a teacher in the principal of the Jefferson School ciation in Washington, D. C. He was

Ill., Grade Schools and in the same city. He lives at 1115 among a group of 75 employees,
a wel I-known Charleston
sinessman, died Feb. 29. She Broadway, Normal. with a service record totaling 1560
ught for many years, chiefly in
inois . She had been taking grad- Maye Austin (Mrs. Carl Ekiss), years, who received recognition
te work at Eastern during the
mmer sessions. '27, of 220 W. Leafland, Decatur, for from 10 to 34 years of indivi-
Edward K. Sims, '26, '41, is prin-
al of a new 22-room elementary Ill., writes that her daughter, dual service with the organization .
ool with a staff of 25 teachers
Indianapolis, Ind . His address is Adelyn, an art graduate of Milli- Kinsel was awarded a certificate
71 E. Seventy-first St., lndian-
lis. kin, is an interior decorator for Cor- citing his 10 years of service to
Sarah Elder (Mrs. Duncan D. Me-
l), '26, of 165 Dwight St., Pon- bins of Sullivan. education since Joining the NEA
, Mich ., writes that her oldest
ghter, Margaret, graduated in Nellie Bosley (Mrs. Ralph A. staff in September, 1945. He is
e economics last year at Pur-
University and is now a home Parkison), '28, now lives at 1222 director of the NEA Division of
onstration agent at Newport,
N. Ninth St., Jacksonville Beach, Travel Service.
rs. Leatha Arterburn Reynolds,
died last Nov. 2 at her home Fla . Burnis Herman Hostettler, '29,
hicago. Mrs. Lolo Eddy, '28, resigned of 827 N. Second St., Rochelle, Ill. ,
izabeth Dodson, '27, '43, re- is a manufacturing plant inspector.
ed the Master of Education de- from teaching last June to accept
at St. Louis University on Feb. a position as sales manager for Lyla Anna Messman (Mrs. S. S.
he lives on R. R. 2, Box 493, Compton's Pictured Encyclopedia. Doherty), '30, is now a housewife
nite City, Ill.
A master's degree graduate of a: 3835 Jay Ave., Alexandria, Va .

Columbia University, she had Leah Middlesworth (Mrs. War-

taught for 35 years. Her address ren Kinney), '30, received a de-

is 3 W. Lincoln, Harrisburg, Ill. gree from the University of South-

Elvira Anna Rau, '28, of 6030 ern California last July. She is a

Sheridan Rd ., Apt. 1509, Chicago special education instructor at the

40, Ill ., is president of the Chicago Standard-Oildale School, Bakers-

alumnae chapter of Delta Zeta field, Calif. She writes that Wilma

sorority for the 1955-57 period. Schahrer, '47, is teaching art in the

Lydia Wunder (Mrs. Daniel Dren- same school. The Kinneys have a

nan), '28, a housewife at 718 son, Terrel I, who is serving as a

Wright, Modesto, Calif., writes that first lieutenant in the Air Cadets,

she keeps in touch with children French Morroco.

by teaching a sixth grade group Carolyn Hopkins (Mrs. Raymond

in Sunday School. Krukewitt), '30, is the mother of

Charlotte Fey (Mrs. Lewis S. , Linda Jo, born Jan. 22, 1955. The

Meisenbach), '28, of 708 Earlham Krukewitts live at Homer, Ill.

St., Pasadena, Calif., writes that Hollis R. Sallee, '31, '47, of 1329

her education proceeds in long Oak Dr., Decatur, Ill., writes that

hops and jumps. She - took the he has a first son, Philip Alan, born

bachelor's degree at the Univer- last Sept. 15.

sity of Chicago in 1938 and by last Paul Henry, '31, of 5479 Web-

year held the equivalent of the ster, Taylorville, Ill., wrote last

master's ("Pasadena pleasantly October that he had just returned

recognizes this") for work at the from a meeting at Colorado Springs

University of Illinois and U. C. L. A. of the advisory council of the Mid-

Mrs. Meisenbach's son Luke is now western Area, American Red Cross,

PAGE TWENTY-ONE

ot which he is a member. Michigan College on Jan. 22 in in 1948. Did a 13-year hitch befo
Leslie G. Aikman, '31, is super- the teaching of home economics. tho."

intendent of agencies for the Cur- Mildred Handley (Mrs. John Betty Greathouse (Mrs. Ker '
tis Publishing Co. in the Spring- Riddle), '33, of 62 N. Sage Ave., Helton), '39, of Brocton, Ill., wri
f ield, Ill. , area . His address is 1712 Mobile, Ala., writes that her fam- that her two children Cynthia, l
Lowell, Springfield. ily spent their summer vacation at a freshman in Brocton High, a
Silver Springs and St. Augustine, Richard, 11, a sixth grader, ha
Dorothy McNary (Mrs. Robert D. Fla ., last year . She is a substitute been showing purebred Ang
Struthers), '31, of Humboldt, Ill., teacher at the school where her cattle for two years . Between th
attended library school at the Uni- two sons are enrolled. they had collected nine blue a
versity of Illinois last summer. purple ribbons prior to the lnt
Ray C. Duncan, '33, is county national Livestock Show in Chica
Geneva Jared (Mrs. Wade superintendent of schools in Craw- last November.
Hepler), '31, R. R. 2, Streater, Ill., ford County, Ill., and lives at 1103
is the first P. T. A. president in a N. Cross in Robinson. Clara Baker (Mrs. Joe McCo
new community unit school dis-
trict at Streater. The Hepler's son Carl Hance, '33, lives at 4367 '35, began teach ing first and s
Max is a sophomore in agriculture Chatsworth, Detroit, Mich ., where
at Western Illinois State College. he is a foods buyer for the Hudson ond grade at the New Hebr
Department Store. School in the Robinson, Ill., U
Nina Durning (Mrs. Bert Chap· last fall. The McCoys have a s
man), '31 , writes that she is now in John J. Black, '34, of 322 E. James Jerome, born Sept. 2
her tenth year at teacher of third Washington St., Morris, Ill., is 1954. Their address is R. R.
g rade in the Rantoul, Ill. , City practicing law with his brother Palestine.
Schools- sixteen teachers when she under the f irm name of Black and
began, 92 now. Black . He is married and has four Dorothy Lewman (Mrs. Ben
sons and two daughters . His McMillan), '35, of 703
Florence Kohlbecker ( M r s . brother is states attorney in Grundy Lane, Monroe, La ., writes
Thomas Ayers), '31 , of 2912 Hoo- County. has a "most interesting" positi
ver, Spr ingfield, Ill. , writes that as secretary to Congressman 0
she recently acquired a seventh Julia Hendricks (Mrs. Harold E. Passman of Louisiana . "
grandchild . Last fall she attended Bedinger), '34, writes, "Congratu- train ing at Eastern is appreciat
the National Rabb it Convention in lations on the development of a more and more each year, as ne
Columbus, 0 . "Rabbit-raising is a grand school! I encourage youth duties demand a higher conce
full-time hobby," she says. to attend (from .Catlin and George- of education ." ·
town, Ill.) ." Mrs . Bedinger is a sub-
C. E. Muchmore, '32, of 3527 stitute teacher in the Catlin Schools T. Earl Tilley, '35 , is now a co
Old Millington Rd ., Memphis 7, and teaches a Sunday School class. dinator of guidance and personn
Te nn ., is an educational consultant services at Modesto, Cal if., whe
w ith the U. S. Navy Technical Train- Esther McCandlish (Mrs. Charles his home is at 540 Sunnyside Av
ing Schools, Memphis . The Much- Galb reath), '34, moved recently to
mores have two sons and a daugh- 84 First South Shores Ave., Deca- Ruea Pearl French (Mrs. Sherm
ter. tur, Ill ., where Mr. Galbreath is an Reed), '35, of R. R. l, Newton, Ill
engineer with the Caterpillar Co. is doing substitute teaching . T
Edna Vaupel (Mrs. John F. Esther is doing substitute teaching Reeds own and operate a 250 ac
Spahr), '32, teaches third grade at in high school. farm and rent an additional l
the Fort Leavenworth , Kan ., School. acres. They have two sons and
Harold Marker, '34, and Mrs. daughter.
W. Holmes Smith, '32, of 2141 Marker of Charleston, Ill., vaca-
Chelsea Rd ., Palos Verdes Estates, tioned in the Panama Canal Zone Harold Lee Whitacre, '35, h
Calif., is assistant director of stu- and in Jamaica over the Christmas been a draftsman for the Fish
dent personnel at El Camino Col- holidays, making the trip from Body plant at Flint, Mich . His ho
lege, El Camino, Calif., in charge Miami, Fla ., by plane. The Markers is at G2225 Cash in Rd ., Flint 6.
of placement and guidance. He is visited friends in Panama, where
close to the doctor of education de- he taught before the war. Ernest Chilton Keigley, '35, liv
gree at U. C. L. A. at 319 W. Wayne St., South Ben
Bill Hardy, '35, of 802 Ennis Ind . He tests fuel pumps at t
Lily Belle Courtright, '32, of l 01 Ave., Webster Groves 19, Mo., is Bendix Aircraft plant.
Kentucky, Danville, Ill., is assist- president of the Methodist Men's
ant principal and teacher at the Council, Central West Conference, Dorothy Fuller (Mrs.
Elmwood School in that city. St. Louis area . Sweet), '36, has moved into a ne
home at 315 E. Lincoln Ave., Wa
Russell Kellam, '33, is a whole- Archie Lee McDivitt, '35, is a Na- seka, Ill.
sale food products jobber at De- tional Guard inspector in the U. S.
catur, Ill., where his address is Army and is now located at 223 Otho Quick, '36 , is secretary
1973 E. Johns. Owatonna St., Mankato, Minn. the field chapter of Phi Delta Ka
pa at Eastern, where he teach
Minnie Fulwider (Mrs. Harold Eloise Austin (Mrs. Wayne industrial arts and supervises o
Smith), '33, is teaching the inter- Kresin), '35, of R. R. 3, Pana, Ill., campus student teachers.
mediate grades at the Lyford, Ind ., is the wife of a grain and livestock
School. Her address is R. R. 6, N. farmer . She writes, "I haven't Daisy Dooley, ' 36, is now e
Te rre Haute, Ind. taught a day since I was married ployed in the Bethany, Ill., Un
District. Her permanent address
Cecile L. Herscher, '33, received R. R. 4, Vandalia, Ill .
the master's degree at Western
Roger Dumas Jones, '36, is Ii

PAGE TWENTY-TWO

g at 1001 Baker St., Laramie, Bloomington High. tended Bowling Green State Uni-
Marie Gould (Mrs. G. C. Byrkit), versity in Ohio last summer.
yo., where he is a salesman.
'36, of 3210 N. Sheridan Rd., Edison Moseley, '37, has left
Lyle Stirewalt, '36, teaches sci- Peoria 5, Ill., has a third son, Mark teaching to sell for the American
Allen, born Sept. 20, 1955. The Agricultural Chemical Co. His ad-
ce at the Globe, Ariz., High other children are David, 11, and dress is 1604 Parkside Ct., Free-
Gary, 7. port, Ill.
hool.
Katherine Shores (Mrs. Francis Vernon Parrett, '37, of 757 N.
Daisy Daugherty (Mrs. Rainbolt), Whitaker), '37, of 1907 Euclid Main, Frankfort, Ind., is the father
Ave., Lawton, Okla., writes, "Have of a son born Nov. 22, 1954.
6, of R. R. l, Hammond, Ill., is started teaching again after lo!
these many years. Am teaching Hazel Haskett (Mrs. Philip C.
aching in the Bement High School sixth grade at a brand new school Add:scn), '37, of 352 Darie Ave.,
and loving it!" Closter, N. J., was a speaker at
is year. the American Home Economics As-
Ruth Elizabeth Walker (Mrs. sociation convention at Minne-
Millard Moses, '36, has moved James Hacker), '37, is the mother apolis last June, a speaker at the
ot the winner of this year's Amer- N. E. A. convention, Home Econom-
Shelbyville, Ill., where he is ican history contest sponsored by ics Section, in July, and program
the Charleston chapter of the DAR. leader for the Pennsylvania State
shier in the Shelby County State Sherry's essay on John Marshall Education Association meeting,
won first prize. The Hackers live Home Economics Section, in Decem-
nk. at 1931 Eleventh St., Charleston, ber.
Ill. Mr. Hacker is a sheet metal
Alice Parrett (Mrs. Cutler), '36, worker and plumber. Clarice Cunningham (Mrs. Ernest
Lombardi), '38, lives at 1242 Union
now teaching in the Hoopeston, Leo H. Berns, '37, Oconee, ill., is St., San Francisco, Calif. She is
chairman of the Farm Bureau pol- teaching kindergarten and her hus-
I., Grade School and living on icy development program in Shel- band teaches modern languages at
by County, where he farms. the San Francisco State College.
. R. 3, Williamsport, Ind.
Alberta Trousdale (Mrs. Richard Gladys Morehead (Mrs. E. C.
Dwane A. Ripley, '36, is a civi- Eagleton), '37, of 501 W. Pine St., Berlin), '38, of 578 E. Olive, Bridge-
Robinson, Ill., is the wife of the port, Ill., is teaching first grade in
·an instructor in engine operation Crawford County states attorney. the Seed School of Bridgeport.
The Eagleton's have a daughter,
t the Chanute, Ill., A. F. B. He and Robley Neal, now in first grade. Rebert J. Armstrong, '38, an of-
ficer in the 3496th Mobile Train-
rs. Ripley will celebrate their Myron T. (Jimmie) Tedrick, '37, ing Squadron, Chanute A. F. B., 111.,
of R. R. 2, Casey, ill., took office returned from an assignment in
enty-fifth wedding anniversary last August as Clark County super- England last fall. He writes of visit-
intendent of schools. The Tedricks ing the University of Cambridge,
n July 21. The Ripley address is have two daughters and a son. The being in London, seeing the Magna
latter plays on the Casey High Charta and Rosetta Stone in the
14 S. Pine St., Pana, ill. School basketball team. British Museum, and the crown
jewels at the l'ower of London.
Lois Cottingham (Mrs. Harold G. Eva Honn, '37, of 1212 Wabash,
Mattoon, Ill., is secretary of the As- Dorothy Armes (Mrs. William
seph), '36, of 518 S. Harding, sociated Teachers of Mattoon this Skadden), '38, of 542 S. Second,
year. Springfield, Ill., are conducting a
nid, Okla., recently returned from Robert Kazmayer European Semi-
Marjorie Walls (Mrs. Leplie nar Tour next summer, leaving
ree years in Newfoundland. Mr. t{anatzer), '37, was elected to the New York on July 17 on the Pan
Jacksonville, Ill., board of educa- American Airlines, and returning
seph is a captain in the Air Force. tion last year for a three year term. August 19. The tour, which is limit-
Mr. Kanatzer teaches at MacMurray ed to 20 congenial people, will
Daniel Morgan, '36, is- back at College. Mrs. Kanatzer writes that include England, Holland, Belgium,
her family has been spending its Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and
rand Junction, Colo., after ;;ix summers in the mountains at El- France.
dora, Colo.
ears at Idaho Falls. He is still a Mary Farrar (Mrs. Charles E.
M;ldred Summers (Mrs. Mark Ward), '38, of 1238 W. Main,
eteorologist with the U. S. Maurer), '37, writes that her hus- Whitewater Wis., has four children
band, who is regional sales man- attending the state college train-
eather Bureau. The Grand Junc- ager of the North Electric Co. of ing school at Whitewater. A fifth,
Galion, 0., has been transferred Bobby, 3, is at home. Mrs. Ward
n address is 2206 Orchard Ave. to Mattoon, Ill. She has therefore is serving for a second year as
resigned her teaching position in training school P. T. A. secretary.
Thomas W. Cummins, '36, is Galion and is now teaching in Mat-
toon, where the Maurer address is Cassius Richardson, '38, was an
w at 217 Shelby St., Peoria, ill. 621 Dakota Ave. Mrs. Maurer at-

Dean 0. Gray, '36, writes that

and Mrs. Gray adopted a girl

July, 1954. "She is a Republican,

ing born on Mamie and Ike's an-

iversary," Dean says. The Grays

ve at 2946 Pine Gully, Houston

7, Tex. •

Harry Lovelass, '36, is author of

guidance resource unit entitled

uidance Aids for a Stronger

merica: Our World of Flight Ser-

s," written for the Aviation Edu-

tion Project, Illinois Curriculum

ogram of the University of llli-

is, where Lovelass took the Ed.

. He lives at 27 Broadway Pl.,

ormal, Ill.

Louis Josserand, '25, '36, of

004 E. Oakland Ave., Blooming-

n, Ill., is director of industrial

ucation in the Bloomington pub-

schools. Mrs. Josserand is an in-

rance supervisor at State Farm

utual. A daughter, Carole Ann,

a sophomore in the College of

urnalism, University of Wiscon-

n. Gordon is a sophomore in

PAGE TWENTY-THREE

N. E. A. representative on the '40) live at Coal Valley, Ill. the Belknap Co. Mrs. McKelfr
seven-week Percival Tours last Dale Vaughn, '40, of 2353 Lyn- (the former Emily Witt, '41) taug
summer, touring England, France, at Findlay, Ill., before her marria
hurst Ave., Winston-Salem, N. C., The McKelfreshes are parents
Spain, Italy, and Switzerland . Mr. is the father of Jo Beth, born last1 Wendy and Greg.
and Mrs. Richardson (the former May 29 . Other children are Ricky,
Margaret Ellen Stephenson, '37) 5, and Bobby, 11. Vaughn is plant Rosemary Donahue, '41, of 2
live at 603 W. Walnut, Robinson, superintendent of the Hunter Pub- S. Fairview, Decatur, Ill., took t
lishing Co., publishers of school M. A. last summer at the Univ
Ill. sity of Michigan. She is now c
Dorothy Finley (Mrs. James L. yearbooks. dinator of library services for t
Walser E. Harms, '40, of 313 S. Decatur pub Iic schools.
Underdown), '38, . teaches in
Springfield, Ill., where Mr. Under- Russell St., Champaign, Ill., is a Jennie Major (Mrs. Jerry
down is a state auditor for special major in the Air Force assigned as vin), '41, of 120 Esparto St., Sh
education . The address is 622 W. assistant professor of air science Beach, Calif., writes that this is h
Lawrence, Springfield. at the University of Illinois. second year of teaching six
gra.Qe at Pismo Beach, which is
Martha Holladay (Mrs. Bert B:ll Waldrip, '40, coached his mile south of Shell Beach. "I d"
Rosenbaum), '38, writes that her Cumberland High School team of clams for recreation," she says. T
husband is director of personnel at Toledo-Greenup, Ill., to its sixth Marvins have a nine year old s
consecutive Eastern Illinois League William Jerry.
Headquarters Moama, Brookley A. championship this year.
Paul Pearson, '41, of 323
F. B., Ala. Robert G. Fick, '40, is head of Second, Monmouth, Ill., was el
Harold Younger, '38, principal the music department at East Cen- ed vice-president of the lllino·
tral Junior College, Decatur, Miss., Guidance and Personnel Associ
of the Bardolph, Ill., High School and president of the Mississippi tion last fall.
for the past seven years, writes Music Education Association, col-
that his school has just finished lege division . Mrs . Fick, the former Riley Bowen, '41 , of l 079
a new gym and music rooms. Geraldine Wilcox, is teaching music Cherry St., Galesburg, Ill., writ
in the Meridian, Miss., schools. that he recently purchased a her
Charles E. Meyer, '38, teaches of 31 pedigreed chinchillas as
mechanical drawing and shop in Mary Imogene Liffick (Mrs. Char- hobby, "to use my genetics trai
the East Hampton, N. Y., High les Crum), '40, of Virginia, Ill., is ing practically." .
the mother of Reuel, born April 13,
School. 1954. Madge Kirkham (Mrs.
Glenn Sunderman, '39, superin- Fell), '42, of Kansas, Ill., is th
James W. Coleman, '40, of Be- mother of John Richard, born la
tendent of schools at Byron, 111., ment, Ill., is the father of Mary May 8.
June, born last Sept. 11. He teaches
is the father of a second son, born industrial arts at the Bement High Alfred A. Redding, '42, of 201
last March 11. School. Lowell Ave., Springfield, 111., wa
promoted to director of vocationa
Dale C. Smith, '39, principal of Wilmeth Pinkstaff (Mrs. Grover education for the Springfield pu
the Mooseheart, Ill., High School, Adams), '40, and her husband lie school last fall.
writes that two Eastern graduates adopted a son, Michael, last year.
have recently joined the Moose- The Adams live at 401 W. Colum- Ellis L. Stout, '42, of 799 Sixt
heart .staff. Dave Cohrs, '53, a bus, Weatherford, Tex. St., Apt. 18, Los Alamos, N. M.
Mooseheart alumnus, is varsity completed ten years at the Lo
basketball coach and freshman Joe Bressler, '41, is an elemen- Alamos Scientific Laboratory of th
football coach. Dwight Hollenbeck, tary principal at Sidney, Ill. University of California on Feb
'50, is coaching seventh grade foot- 15. He is engaged in nuclear r
ball and teaching in the elementary Jess Beard, '41, is on leave from search for the Atomic Energy Co
school. Smith and his wife took a Northern Illinois State College, De- mission.
long trip through the Western Kalb, this year to study at Peabody
states last summer. College for Teachers, Memphis, John Wozencraft, '42, is
Tenn. His permanent address is mathematician for the Technica
Carl A. Cline, '39, of Ranch 1832 E. Lincoln Hwy., DeKalb, Ill. Specialists group, White Sand
Drive, R. R. 4, Ponca City, Okla., Proving Ground, Alamogordo, N
is the father of a third daughter, Charles Crites, '41, of 1113 M., as of last September. His ad
Judith Ann, born last Aug . 20. Lafayette, Mattoon, Ill., is coordi- dress is 404 Indian Wells Rd.
nator of diversified occupations at Alamogordo.
Lorie 0. Watts, '39, hopes to Mattoon High. Mrs. Crites (the
complete the Ed. D. at Washington former Helen Mcintyre, '40) teaches John Nelson Dickerson, '42, i
University, St. Louis, this year. His at the Lowell School in Mattoon. owner of the Terre Haute Conser-
thesis is in the area of the teacher The Crites have two sons. vatory of Music and lives at 501
shortage with follow-up studies of Heinl Ave., Terre Haute, Ind.
the 1939 and 1949 classes of East- Carol Kilgore (Mrs. Harry Hazen),
ern . The Watts live at 317 Kansas '41, is the mother of Harry Logan, Ed Weir, '42, is teaching educa
Ave., Belleville, Ill. Jr., born last June l . The Hazens tion classes at the University o
live at 3066 Scarborough Rd ., Pittsburgh and completing his doc·
Louis K. Voris, '39, has been Cleveland Hts . 18, 0 . toral dissertation there this year.
made superintendent of the Neoga,
Ill., Schools. Harold McKelfresh, '41, lives at
Ford City, Pa ., a suburb of Pitts-
John Leonard Buchholz, '40, is a burgh, where he is a salesman for
factory engineer for the Interna-
tional Harvester Co. He and Mrs.
Buchholz (the form~r Maxine Foor,

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Not Lonely at Decatur Robert L. Nichols, ex-'43, recent-
ly accepted a regular Navy ap-
Glena Lee Roberds, second from right above, finds plenty of alumni pointment and has orders to re-
company in her off-campus teaching assignment at Decatur High School. port for duty at Barbers Point,
L. to r.-Delbert Young, '32; Kenneth Wilson, '32; Andy Meurlot, '29; O a hu, Hawaii, in late July . He
Miss Roberds; and Miss Bleeks, her art supervisor. has been stationed at the Naval
Air Station at Seattle, Wash . During
The address is 2603CL, University Louise Teagarden (Mrs. William a three-month period while he at- Ii
of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa . · f. McConnell), '43, writes, "My te nd s classes in San Diego, his ad-
family and I are touring Europe a dress w ill be Box 114, Xenia, Ill.
Harry E. Prather, '42, is principal li ttle at a time. In April we saw the After that it will be Lt. Robert L.
of the Oblong, Ill., High School tulips in Holland, in July we saw Nichols, USN, VW-12, FPO, San
this year. the magnificence of Switzerland, Fra ncisco, Calif.
and in August we spent a week in
Emily Bainbridge (Mrs. Vernon Paris." Lt. McConnell is with the Ma rtha Moo·re (Mrs. James L.
Stovall), '42, moved last Septem- 497th Reconnaisance Squadron. Mason), '44, has a new address:
er to a new home near Kankakee, 5630 'Mercedes, Dallas 6, Tex.
II., where the mailing address is Dale W. Johnson, '43, is the
. R. 3, St. Anne. Mr. Stovall is a father of a third son, Darrell Dale, J oseph Leon Strader, '44, has a
hemist with the Mortell Co. in born last Aug. 28. The Johnsons new position as scheduling super-
ankakee. live at 8 Winchell Dr., Kensington, visor at WBBM.-TV in Chicago. His
Frances Kauper (Mrs. Ralph Conn. address is 2120 N. Springfield
yland), '42, of Decatur, . Ill., died Ave., Chicago 47.
st Nov. 28 . Lee Podesta (Mrs. Franklin J.
Irving W. Burtt, '43, has taken Hickman), '43, returned to the U. Aileen Carter (Mrs. James Hur-
new position as assistant princi- S. last fall after three years in Italy. ley), '44, is the mother of Dorothy
1 of the Central Junior High She expected Lt. Col. Hickman to Cheryl, born last March 28. The
heal in Saginaw, Mich. be assigned to duty in Washington, Hurleys live at 1637 E. Decatur St.,
D. C., with the Air Force. Decatur, Ill.
John H. Cole, '43, of 284 Para-
ount Pkwy., Kenmore 17, N. Y., Rasho Winget, Jr., '43, a design Jane Hon (Mrs. Vern Brown),
as elected president of the 900- engineer with the Oak Ridge Na- '44, of Crossville, Ill., is the mother
dent Herbert Hoover Elementary ·t ional Laboratory in Tennessee, be- of Cathy Jane, born last May 11.
hool P. T. A. last fall. The school came, in December, the first grad-
as dedicated by former president uate of a two-year pioneering edu- Leo Clark Baker, '44, is a school
over three years ago. cational program developed for principal at Metcalf, Ill.
key employees at Oak Ridge. The
John Bingaman, '43 superintend- work is part of the University of Emily Steinbrecher (Mrs. An-
t of schools at Piano, 111., since Tennessee's Oak Ridge Graduate thony Codispoti), '44, is the mother
53, opened a new grade school School. Winget's degree is in in- of Janet Louise, born Nov. 25 .
st year. The Bingamans have dustrial management. The Wingets Other children are Eleanore, 8;
ree children. recently moved to a new home at Paul, 6; Carl, 5; David, 3; and Ann-
Fountain City, where the address ette, 2. The Codispotis are building
Rebert Frame, '43, is principal of is 5330 LaVesta Rd . a new home at Fullerton, Calif.,
Emerson School at Oak Park, and expect to move this spring.
Oliver Anderhalter, '43, of 2305 Their current address is 7829 Mc-
., this year. His address is 229 Shirley, Jennings, Mo., is a profes- Connell Ave ., Los Angeles 45.
Harvey, Oak Park. sor of philosophy at St. Louis Uni-
versity. Rosemary McGee (Mrs. Franklyn
Jane Lionberger (Mrs. Allen Flynn), '44, moved into a new farm
nts), '43, now lives at 4011 home just outside Poplar Grove,
ney St., San Diego 17, Calif. Ill., on Dec. l . Mr. Flynn continues
in the implement business and will
also operate a farm . Rosemary
writes that "Little Flynn No . 3 is
expected in early spring."

Evelyn Smithenry (Mrs. Joe Fag·
getti), '44, and her husband are
building in the country near Rob-
inson, Ill. Mr. Faggetti is farm ad-
viser in Crawford County.

Loraine B. Pabst, '45, is now a
history instructor at Morningside
College in Sioux City, la.

Henry Buzzard, '45, expects to
be married in June. He· is an assist-
ant librarian at Gallaudet College,
Washington 2, D. C. The world's
only college for the deaf, Gallau-
det enrolls students from all parts

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ern Illinois State College. position as biology instructor and 2, and Randy, 1.

Jack Whitted, '50, of 413 S. 43rd assistant basketball coach at the Alice Hanks (Mrs. Robert St1

St., E. St. Louis, Ill., is teaching and Jacksonville, Fla., Junior College in ler), '51, of 1909 Cloud, Bloomin

coaching in one of the city schools. September. ton, Ill., is the mother of John R

Harry Hillis, Jr., '50, of 913 W. Betty Jean Nixon, '50, married ert, born Nov. 9 .

Eim St., R. R. 5, Olney, Ill., was Ed w a r d William Schwarz of Marian McDonald, '51, is wor
recently appointed news director Springfield, Ill., in January . After ing toward the master's at Easte
at Station WVlN, Olney. a two weeks' wedding trip to and teaching in the Robinson, II
Miami, Fla., the newlyweds were High School. Mrs. McDonald, t
Mary Joe Maisch (Mrs. Ernest W. at home at 639 E. Cass, Springfield. former Dorothy Van Dyke, '54,
Edwards), '50, lives at 7853 Erith Mrs . Schwarz is a secretary in the the mother of Diane Kay, born la
Pl., University City, Mo. Mr. Ed- engineering department at San- July 2. The address is 305
wards is a Plymouth-Dodge sales gamo Electric of Springfield, where Webster, Robinson.
manager. Mr. Schwarz is an executive en-
gineer. He holds the doctor of Barbara Honnold (Mrs. Jer
Verda Hoehn, '50, is a librarian philosophy in electrical engineer- Brosman), '51, of Wyoming, Ill
at the Brentwood High School this ing from the University of Illinois. took a position as assistant ho
year and lives at 1347 McCutcheon, adviser in Stark County, Ill., fo
Richmond Heights 17, Mo. Don Bragg, '51, is employed by lowing the death of her son Jeff
Travelers Insurance Co. as a claims Stephen in August, 1954. She e
Della Mae Foss, '50, of Beecher adjuster. Mrs. Bragg, the former pected a second child in January.
City, Ill., writes that she traveled Berdena Krick, '51, teaches com-
15,000 miles last summer, visiting merce at Jamaica Consolidated Nancy Worner (Mrs. Theodo
in 27 states, Canada, and Mexico. High School. They residE1 at Sidell, Van Schaik), '51, of 112 Wennin
St., Groenkloof, Pretoria, Union
Jahala Foote (Mrs. Ray DeMou- Ill. S. Africa, is the mother of a so
lin), '50, teaches mathematics in La Verle Hill, '51, of Blooming- born last April 15. Dr. Van Schai
the Oregon, Ill., High School this is a lecturer in genetics at the un·
year. Ray has coached basketball ton, Ill., is the father of Lisa Ann, versity of Pretoria. Mrs. Van Schai
there for five years. Last year his born in February. hopes to return to the U. S. thi
team won the conference title and year to complete the Ph. D. at t
had a season record of 22-4. Leona Lee, '51, is an executive University of Wisconsin.
secretary with the Bigelow Carpet
Jean Coon (Mrs. Royce Hinton), Co. of New York. She resides at
'50, is the mother of a third daugh- 17 East 82nd St., New York 28, N.
ter, Margaret. The Hintons live at

304 S. Van Doren, Champaign, 111., Y. Shirley Slingerland, '51, is no

where Mr. Hinton is on the Univer- Tommy V. Atkins, '51, has been Mrs. Harold Muchow of Altamon

sity of Illinois staff. working for the past two years in 111.

George Bailey, '50, is a band in- the public relations department of Glenn Mobley, Jr., '51, is a cler

structor in the Norfolk, Va., schools the Illinois Bell Telephone Co. He in an aircraft engine conditionin

and lives at 1017 W. Ocean View is the father of one child, Debbie, school at an Air Force Base ne

Ave., Norfolk 3. and was expecting another in Feb- Osaka, Japan . He has . complet

Bernita Shann (Mrs. Russell Mc- ruary. He lives in Elgin, Ill. two and one-half years in the Ai

lerran), '50, of R. R. 3, Noble, Ill., Margaret Yakey (Mrs. Bill Fine- Force.

has been teaching half time in the frock), '51, was married in June, Louise Delap, '51, is teachin
business education department at 1955. She teache's physical educa- third grade at the Hay-Edwar
East Richland High, Olney. The Mc- tion at Pana High School and lives School in Springfield, Ill. She spe
Lerrans have three daughters, a~ 404 East Fifth St., Pana, Ill. last summer vacationing in Florid
Debra, 4; Brenda, 2; and Sandra Jo, and Cuba.
1. Lots Annette Guthrie, '51, is a
graduate student at Indiana Uni- Robert Rehbein, '51, 3909 Swi
Jean Wetterow, '50, of Bridge- versity. Her current address is Box Ave., Dallas 4, Tex., is attendin
port, Ill., attended the Amoco-John 269, Rogers Center, Bloomington, the Dallas Theological Seminary
Wesson workshops in ceramics Ind . His brother Allen is attending Eas
and enameling in Indianapolis last ern.
summer. Lc;uise Biedenbach (Mrs. Ezra E.
Trull), '51, resides at 2652-A Daup- James R. Davis, '51, has bee
Reba Lawyer (Mrs. Winfield A. hlnwood Dr., Mobile, Ala . promoted from assistant to ful
Riffle), '27, '50, of R. R. 2, Dundas, principal of the Chrisman, Ill ., Hig
Ill., writes that she has a new Jchn Butts, '51, of 1104 Hamil- School.
granddaughter, born to Mr . and ton, Lockport, Ill ., is a counselor
Mrs. Charles Duane Lawyer. Char- in the grade schools at Joliet, Ill. Marjorie Waddell (Mrs. Willia
les is a staff sergeant in the Air Helgemo), '51, is now at 40 N
Force . Ph:mp Eugene Houts, '51, mar- Country Club Rd ., Decatur, Ill. H
ried Patricia Ann Stewart of Mat- husband was discharged from th
James M. Rominger, '50, of toon , Ill., last June. The Houts now Air Force last July, after which the
4033 Atlantic Blvd., Jacksonville, reside at 1220 South Lawn Dr., teak a 6,000 mile tour of the Wes
Fla ., is the father of Eric Moore, Mattoon.

Doris Jean Snyder (Mrs. Dale

born last March 12. James received Mechling), '51, now lives at 945 Dcnald Fraembs, '51, now an a

the M. S. from the University of East Lincoln Ave ., Belvidere, Ill. celerator engineer at the Universi

New Mexico last June and took a The Snyders have two sons, Ricky, of Illinois, will join the Gener

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lectric Co. in their aircraft nuclear John served overseas) in Philadel- Taylorville, Ill., where Mrs . Lamb
repulsion department this June. phia last August. John and Dorothy teaches first grade at the Memorial
Barbara Keen (Mrs. Harry Zim- live at 1208 S. Lawn, Mattoon, Ill. School.
ack), '51, is teaching in Slater, la.,
hile Harry completes the Ph. D. Dorothy Kemper, '52, married Max Rennels, '53, married Ann-
Harry Kemper on Dec. 27 and is etta Armstrong last July 31 . Mr.
entomology at Iowa State Col- new teaching in Denver, Colo., Rennels is working toward the
ge. The address is 748 Pammel while her husband attends Denver master's degree in art at the Uni-
t., Ames. University. The Colorado address versity of Illinois, where his ad-
Marion Mills, '48, married Bar- is 2081 S. Fillmore, Denver. dress is 1113 W. University, Ur-
elomeus W : A. Kriek on Dec. 20 bana.
nd has retired from teaching for George Me!loa, '53, expects to
career as housewife. The Kriek g ra duate from the Bryan, Tex., Ha:ra ld Stevens, '52, is a lieuten-
ddress is P. 0. Box 551, Lago AFB Jet Fighter School about May ant in the Air Force assigned to
leny, Aruba, N. West Indies. 14. His address is A/ C George Wright Air Development Center,
Vern "Tuck" Wagner, '51, a Mel Iott, AD 17411225, Class 56-N, Dayto n, 0 . He and Mrs. Stevens,
acher and coach at Albion, Ill., Box 88, Cadet Mail Room, Bryan the former Charlene Ann McNeil,
the father of Joseph Ray, born Air Force Base, Bryan, Tex. '53, live at 5422 Mitchell Dr., Day-
st July 24. Son Stevie is four. ton 3.
Jean Palmer (Mrs. Harry F. Maurice Ashley, '52, is the father
rchner), '51, Iives at Apt. 19-C, of Shannon Lee, born Oct. 18. Ash- Kenneth W. Smith, '53, of lllio-
ampus City, Charleston, Ill., ley is a junior exploitation engineer polis, Ill., is in charge of band and
hile her husband completes his and lives at Hobbs, N. M. chorus at the Niantic High School.
aster's. The Kirchners have two
ildren, Deborah, 3, and Cynthia, Richard Hudnut, '53, of R. R. 1, Norman and Helen Vacketta
Lemont, Ill., is the father of ident- Endsley, '53, are parents of Terry
Rebert D. Rosebraugh, '51, is ical twin boys, born last Aug . 18. Michael, born July 10. Norman is
aster of a church at Danville, Ill. They were named Russell Neil and in his third year as assistant var-
e Rosebraughs have a daughter, Lawrence Noel. sity football ·coach and frosh-soph
arcia Pearl, born Oct. 22, 1954. baseball coach at Limestone High,
Donna Horton (Mrs. Ron Ste- Lois Jean Ball (Mrs. Dean Deck- Bartonville, Ill.
art), '52, of 1264 S. Sixth Ave., er), '53, is the mother of Diana Kay,
ankakee, Ill ., is teaching in a born Nov. 18. The Deckers live at Sue Maurer, '53, has taught sec-
ankakee elementary school. Bossier City, la . ond grade at the Ridge School,
William B. Moody, '52, is a line Arlington, Ill., this year. A fellow
Carolyn Gaertner (Mrs. Norman teacher, Charles Anderson, is also
juster for the Traveler's lnsur- Patberg)., '53, writes that she and an Eastern graduate.
ce Co. of Worcester, Mass., and a group of other former Eastern
es at 81 North St., Shrewsbury. students in the Aurora area held a Nadine Medler, '53, married
e Moodys are parents of a get-together at the Northern-East- Robert Plemitscher last June 4. Mr.
ughter, Jan Marget, born Sept. ern basketball game this winter. Plemitscher is an engineer with
. Son Jeff was two in August. Norman has played some semi-pro Allis Chalmers at Springfield, Ill.,
rs. Moody is the former Eleanor basketball this season in addition and Nadine is teaching first grade
wartz, ex-'53. to his teaching in the West Junior in the Stuart School there .
Richard E. Myers, '52, of 5814 High.
. Washington St., Indianapolis Reginald Replogle, '53, of 1015
, Ind., writes that five of the 35 Don R. Myers, '53, is serving Jackson, Charleston, Ill., writes
rsens in the Ohio Oil Co. office aboard the USS Kenneth M. Willett, that a son, Steven Lee, was born
ere he works are former East- a destroyer escort, as a lieutenant Dec. 16 to him and Mrs . Replogle,
ites: James R. Draper, Lloyd junior grade in the engineering de- the former Teresa Anderson, ex-
partment. He and Margie announce '55.
oy, W. G. Little, Ann Beabout the birth of Deborah Jean, born
1rt, and himself. dct. 26. The address is Rt. 1, Box George W. Allison, '50, and Mrs.
Norma Metter (Mrs. Jeffrey K-18-B, New Orleans, La. Allison are parents of . Wayne
we), '52, and her husband will George, born last Sept. 11 , ·The Al-
Marcia Clements (Mrs. Maurice lison home is 202 N. Ohio, Olney,
in San Juan, Puerto Rico, after Mardis), '53, moved to 405 N. Ill.
first of April. Mr . Crewe is with Jackson, Robinson, Ill., last June.
Upjohn Drug Co. Mr. Mardis is an Ohio Oil Co. en- Margaret Wood, '53, writes that
Josiephiene Greiwe, '52, took a gineer and Marcia a substitute she was seriously injured in an
stern Illinois State College tour teacher. auto accident last November but
ough the West last summer. She recovered rapidly. She began
ches grade two in the Pana, Ill., Nadine Sperandio, '53, of 2527 teaching fourth grade in the Elgin,
it, Rosamond School. Jackson, Evanston, Ill., is head of Ill., Coleman School last fall .
Dorothy LaMasters (Mrs. John a new speech correction depart-
thouse), '52, was elected ment in the Evanston schools. Margaret Wood, '53, was seri-
ously injured in an auto accident
n at the annual reunion of the PhylHs Cordes (Mrs. Roger Ice- shortly before Christmas. Her home
h Armored Division (in which nogle), '53, is now at 120 W. is at 108 Cleveland St., Effingham,
Crane, Pittsfield, Ill. Ill., where she has been recuperat-
ing. She began teaching in the ele-
Louella Ann Johnson, '53, mar- mentary schools of Elgin, Ill., last
ried Vernon L. Lamb on Dec. 17. fall after a year at Taylorville.
The Lambs live at 1006 W. Vine,
Edith Stoltz Griggs, '53, of 221

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W. Olive St., Bridgeport, Ill., is Macon County Club Officers
secretary of United Cerebral Palsy
of Lawrence County, a board mem- Lois Crum, left, is the new president of Macon County's Eastern St
ber of the state group, and a direct- Club. Elizabeth Morse, right, is secretary-treasurer. Here they disc
or on the national board. She made some of the interesting decorations used at the Feb. 29 "Look and Le
a color movie last Arpil in Lawrence party held at the Decatur YMCA.
County, showing work with cere-
bral palsied children. It has been at the Shell Oil Co. in Wood River, versity of Wisconsin. He works
shown over 200 times and has ap- where the Porters live at 930 the 1200-acre university arboret
peared on television programs in Hawthorne. at Madison.
three states. Mrs. Griggs writes
that she will make it available to Marilyn Roland (Mrs. Bob Ro- Barbara Seibert (Mrs. David
alumni who would like to use it. land), '54, is with her husband at bright), '54, is a secretary at Hu
A former editor of the Eastern Pensacola, Fla., where he is in Clegg, and Co. in Champaign, I
News' summer editions, she flight training. The address: Lt. while Dave attends the Univers·
teaches kindergarten in Lawrence- Robert N. Roland, Box 363, Gulf of Illinois School of Architectur
ville. Mrs. Griggs took the master's Breeze, Fla.
degree in 1955 from Middle Ten- Berl D. Pulliam, '54, of 420
nessee State, writing a thesis on Carol Jean Volle, '54, a teacher University, Gainesville, Fla., w
cerebral palsy. at St. Elmo, Ill., writes that her recently sent from Austria to L
mother is now attending Eastern horn, Italy, with the U. S. Ar
James Alexander, '53, a teacher and will enter the teaching field He is due to return to the States
of social studies in the Junior High this fall. July and plans to enrol! in gr
at Toledo, Ill., has been doing uate schcol at the University
graduate work at Eastern evening Barbara Funkhouser, '54, of Florida, Gainesville, in Septem
classes this year. 6572 Rostrata St., Buena Park,
Calif., is now an assistant librarian Hannah Eads (Mrs. Howard
Bob Kirby, '54, of R. R. l, Mason, in the new Buena Park library. Eads), '54, is elementary art su
Ill., is now with the Buzza-Cardozo visor in the Charleston, Ill., U
Greeting Card Co. in sales work. Eula Durston, '38, '54, did grad- this year and is working towa
uate work at Greeley, Colo., last the master's in art at Eastern.
John McDevitt, '53, taught at summer. Helen Alison, '53, was
Effingham, Ill., until February, her roommate. Miss Durston Margaret Ellington, '54, is tea
when he was assigned to play class teaches in the Washington School ing in the high school at Pekin, I
B ball with the Pirates' farm club in Vandalia, Ill.
at Waco, Tex., in · the Big State Lea- Henry Kirts, '54, 709 W. St. J
gue. James Rea, '54, has a new posi- St., Olney, Ill., teaches science
Grayville, Ill. He and Mrs. Ki
Barbara Eppstein (Mrs. Earl Sen- tion as vocational machine shop the former Vera Jenkins, have
ninger), '54, is a member of the instructor in the Mattoon, ill., High one year old son, Michael Jose
Flint, Mich., Community Players School.
and took part in their presentation · Jacqueline Olsen, '54, is cha
of "The Silver Whistle" in February. Roy Shake, '54, 2202 W. Lawn man of Morrison Hall on the I
Mrs. Senninger teaches in the Mich- Ave., Madison 5, Wis., continues diana University campus in an i
igan School for the Deaf at Flint to work toward the master's on
and Mr. Senninger teaches geog- a botany assistantship at the Uni- ternship program for residence h
raphy at the Flint Junior High
School.

Edward A. Brennan, '54, writes
that he enjoys teaching and living
in California, where his address is
235 N. Painter, Whittier. "Mountain
climbing is our latest hobby . . .
Have met quite a few Eastern grads
here."

Don McKee, '54, and Gail Easley,
'55, were married last March 11.
Don is teaching math at Petersburg,
Ill., and Mrs. McKee is speech cor-
rectionist in the Athens, Ill.,
Schools.

Kenneth Ozier, '54, is a clerk-
typist in an Army hospital at
Tokyo, Japan.

Ele·anor Young (Mrs. Ted Porter),
'54, is teaching first grade at Rox-
ana . Mr. Porter, ex-'55, is a chemist

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unselors. She expects to com- Griffith, '54, were married last Heights, Ill. She and her son, Kip,
June 18. Jerry has been stationed 10, live in the new Rolling Mea-
lete her master's this year. with the Army at Camp Chaffee, dows Addition near the school.
Gloria McHatton, '54, married Ark., where he is a psychiatric so-
alter Bafia last August and is cial work technician in the Mental Rosalie Smith, '55, of 4385A
aching at the Chicago Ridge Ele- Hygiene Clinic. The Griffith ad- forest Park Ave., St. Louis 8, Mo.,
entary School. The Bafia address dress is 1315% B South Dai las, Ft. lj; a research laboratory technician
5303 S. Francisco Ave ., Chicago, Smith, Ark. rin the department of opthalmology
I cf McMillen Hospital, St. Louis. She
Maurice Hemphill, '54, has been Joyce Mansfield, ex-'55, and 1; also studying chemistry in night
ationed at Schweinfurt, Germany, John H. Lundy were married on ~chool at Washington University.
ith the 86th Infantry Regiment. Nov. 12 at Morris, Ill., where they
rs. Hemphill, the former Mary now live. Donna Ross, '55, married Robert
Werff, may be addressed at Box Anderson, a sophomore pre-en-
82, Mt. Pulaski , Ill. Richard Rude and Joyce Taylor, gi neeri ng student at Eastern, last
Virginia Garbe (Mrs. James '55, were married in December. Aug . 28 and lives at 1027 Seventh
Mrs. Rude teaches at the Carlin- St., Charleston.
stergren), '54, is the mother of ville, Ill., High School and Dick
arol Lynn, born Jan . 25. The teaches at Cowden. Their address Earlene Petty (Mrs. Ernie Cimo),
stergren address is 225 D St., is 229 E. Second South St., Carlin- '55, taught at the Windsor, Ill.,
ville. High School before the birth of a
ronado, Calif. baby in December. Mr. Cimo is at-
Robert W. Davenport, '54, has Beverly Hershbarger (Mrs. Rob· tending Eastern.
n stationed with the Army in ert Miller), '55, writes that her hus-
laska. Mrs. Davenport (the former band has a new position as assist- Kermit Radloff, '55, has been
argery Steele, '53), is teaching ant state editor of the Champaign coaching basketball at the Oak-
the Champaign, Ill., Senior High . News-Gazette. The Millers live at wood High School, Fithian, Ill.
b hopes to work toward the mas- 1132 Eastview Dr., Rantoul, Ill.
r's at the University of Illinois Barbara Jean Marx (Mrs. Clyde
xt fall. Doradene Diefenthaler, '5 5 , Fife), '55, is teaching art in the
Samuel C. Von Brock, '54, teaches physical education at the Villa Grove, Ill., schools.
rites that an experimental pro- Grayslake, Ill., High School and
ram in Troop Information and Ed- lives at 139 Center, Grayslake. Norma Jean Gibson, '55, teaches
tion which he helped develop art in the Edwardsville, Ill., schools.
Germany has been heartily en- Audrey Wynn (Mrs. William Zu·
rsed and the five-man enlisted Hone), '55, now lives in a new Don Kelsey, '55, teaches in the
roup he is with received a special home at 11 Country Gardens, R. Vandalia, Ill., High School. His ad-
tter of commendation from the R. 1, Mattoon, Ill. dress is 229 Madison, Vandalia.
h Corps Commanding General.
an Brock hopes to be back in the Taney Cochran (Mrs. Fred Fink· Ron Landers, '55, is athletic di-
ates in September. biner), '55, does all invoicing for rector at the Pleasant Hill, Ill., High
Rosemary Devore, '55, married the Manchester Sterling Co. of School.
illiam T. Allen, an Eastern stu- Honolulu, T. H., where her husband
nt, last August. She teaches is in military service. The Fink- Jeanine Thorton (Mrs. Leo Main),
ade two at the Pine Acres School biner address is 2277-B Ala Wai '55, is teaching departmental lang-
Mattoon, Ill., and lives at 314 Blvd., Honolulu, Hawaii. uage arts in the new North School,
18th St. in that city. Mt. Carmel, Ill. Mr. Main works at
Joe Cates, '55, married Nancy Marilyn Mcfarland (Mrs. Gerald the refinery in Lawrenceville. The
O'Flaherty), '55, is teaching second Main address is 823 Cherry St., Mt.
tz last Nov . 24. The Gates live grade at the Washington School of Carmel.
125 W. Pershing, Decatur, Ill. Kankakee, Ill., where her husband,
s. Cates is a former Millikin stu- a former student at Eastern, i:; a Phillip Vernon Fisher, '55, is on
nt and member of Pi Beta Phi laboratory analyst in a Sears Roe- active duty with the Navy. His mail
ority. buck factory . The O'Flaherty ad- may be addressed to 404 N. King
Charles Plock, '55, and , Joan dress is 347V2 N. Michigan, Brad- St., Robinson, Ill.
Ison, '54, were married last Oct. ley.
Mrs. Plock teaches in Mcnee, Ill., Marjorie Erb, '55, a teacher of
ere the Plocks live. He is a de- Rosemary Scheidker, '55, is first grade at Sidell, Ill., is engag-
rtment head for Montgomery teaching speech and typing at the ed to Elmer Miller of Ridgefarm.
rd and Co. in Chicago Heights. Ela-Vernon High School, Lake
William Reid, Jr., '55, has been Zurich, Ill. Business Grads Write
training with the 1st Infantry
ision at Fort Riley, Kan. ·Susanna Ellen Kinney (Mrs. John Professional Articles
enneth Ludwig, '55, may be ad- Newlin), '55, is a secretary in the
sed: Pvt. Kenneth Ludwig, US- Allison Division of the General Three Eastern graduates have
10972, Battery C, 532 FAOB, Motors Corp. at Speedway City, articles in the February Illinois
Sill, Okla. Ind., and John is a student at But- Vocational Progress, a magazine
ler University in Indianapolis. The published monthly by the Board of
ancy Newberry, '55, and Jerry Newlin address: 1802 Georgetown Vocational Education of Illinois.
Rd ., Speedway City. They are Mrs. Patricia Ensor (form-
erly Patricia Maurer, '51), now a
Mary Belle Sellers (Mrs. Albert teacher at Ogden, Ill.; Jack Zim-
Worrell), '55, is teaching in the merman, '50, a teacher at Hillsboro,
Kimball Hill School of Arlington Ill.; and Paul Thomas, '51, a teach-
er at Grant Park, Ill.

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