Eastern Alumnus Vol. 8 No. 4 (March 1955)

March

1955

The Eastern Alumnus

Published in June, September, December and March by Eastern Illinois
State College, Charleston, 111 inois

VOLUME 8 MARCH, 1955 NUMBER 4

Editorial .. Entered May 14, 1947, as second class matter, at the post office at
Charleston, Illinois, under authority of the act of Congress, August 24,
Teacher Demand 1912. Yearly subscription rate $1.50; two years $2.25; three years $3.00.
Renewals, $1 .00 per year.
And College Budgets
STAN ELAM ------------------------------------------- Editor
The State of Illinois depends
heavily upon the four teachers col- I<. E. HESLER ------------------------------------- Sports Editor
leges for the preparation of teach- Editorial Board
ers. An article in the March issue
of Education Today shows that 48 Libby Cochran, '51; Hal Hubbard, '49; Hal Middlesworth, '31;
percent of Illinois' downstate teach- Elenore Moberley, '49; Louise McNutt, '35; Jack Muthersbough, '48; Dr.
ers have all or some of their prep- Francis Palmer; Eugene Price, '48; Jim Roberts, '46; Mrs. Russell Shriver,
aration at the Charleston, Macomb, '09; Elsie Sloan, '24; Helen Stapp, '23; Alex Summers, '36; Dr. E. H.
Normal, or DeKalb schools. Taylor; Roy Wilson, '36.

The budgetary askings of these Jan Gbur as Mephistopheles strikes a dramatic pose in Eastern'•
colleges are extremely modest in production of the opera "Faust." See story on page 3.
relation to need.
A unique (for Eastern) combination of five professional vocalists
Many agencies have repeatedly with student dancing and singing choruses and orchestra, plus sets fronl
called attention to the statewide
and nationwide shortage of teach- the Chicago Opera Company, provided great audience appeal as well
ers. The shortage is both qualitative
and quantitative. It could become as a valuable learning experience for music students. The audience of
a national scandal. More and more,
lay people are waking up to that 2,000 was the largest of the year in Lantz Gym.
fact, and many of them are work-
ing to rectify the situation. The Na- Teachers College of Terre Haute, of Illinois are concerned, the urgent
tional Citizens Commission for the aware of the misconceptions about
Public Schools has had an amazing teaching that exist in the minds of considerations now are space and
demand for the guidebook, "How high school students, sent repre- staff. Inevitably, the needed in-
Can We Get Enough Good Teach- sentatives into 400 high schools of crease in students will be hamper-
ers?'' Indiana to set the record straight. ed and eventually it will be throt-
Result: A 48 per cent increase in tled by lack of facilities on the four
Some of the teachers colleges of State's freshman class last fall. campuses. Even now not one of
t'.1e country have shown that plan- Eastern, working chiefly in 13 ex- the four schools has sufficient stu·
ned recruitment of students for perimental counties west and north dent housing to meet the demand.
teacher education can be success- of Charleston, increased its fresh- The shortages of classroom space
ful. In New Jersey all six state man class by more than 50 per and the overburdening of staff be·
teachers colleges cooperated under cent last year. come more serious each year.
the chairmanship of Dr. Elizabeth
Van Derveer of Montclair State The national average increase in The Illinois General Assembly
Teachers College in a successful freshman at teachers colleges was has the power to change this. In
driv.e for students. President Harold 19.4 per cent last year, including a few short weeks this group mu.sf
E. Hyde of Plymouth Teachers Col- a 27 per cent increase in the num- make hundreds of decisions 1n
lege, N. H., reports an increase of ber of men, according to President many different fields. It is borl'l·
50 per cent in the size of the en- Raymond Walters of the University barded from every side by people
tering freshman class this year, a of Cincinnati, reporting in the De-
phenomenon brought about by in- cember 11 issue of School and So- eh"and agencies who make plausible
telligently planned recruitment. ciety. The overall increase in col-
lege students was only about seven cases for their financial claims.
Closer home, Indiana State per cent. the General Assembly keep sig t
of the fact that our society i~ n~
The implications of this emerg- stronger than its schools? Will 1
ing success in the recruitment of
prospective teachers are far-reach- smoonvaebleponseiteivdeslyoftothemteeetacthhee~ rceo~a­·
ing. So far as the teachers colleges
leges, whose welfare is so ine:><t~•·

cably entwined with that of t e

public school system?

PAGE TWO

A.B., B.S. Degree Requirements Outlined

-Two Thousand See 'Must Remain Primarily Teachers
College:' Curriculum Committee
Eastern's 'Faust'

More than 2,000 persons were Details of a general education the same thing convince us that we
on hand in Lantz Gymnasium March curriculum culminating in the A. B. will in the long run prepare more
1 as a combined cast of Eastern stu- or B. S. degree have been approv- teachers and better teachers as a
~ents and professional artists pre- ed by the Curriculum Committee result of the change."
kented Gound's opera, "Faust." at Eastern. The Teachers College
Board authorized the new pro- Freshman courses include three-
It was the first time that Eastern grams of study in 1954. Until then term sequences in communications
has employed the "Opera Festival" Eastern offered only the B. S. in (written and spoken English) and
plan, which featured five well- Ed. and the M. S. in Ed., although in knowledge of self (hygiene; gen-
known artists in lead roles with two years of general or pre-profes- eral psychology; a n d human
~tud..:nts making up singing and sional education have been avail- growth, development, and learn-
dancjng choruses. able since 1944. ing), plus two electives. The sopho-
more year includes a required lab-
The 50-piece Eastern Illinois Among goals of the new Gen- oratory science and social science,
SymJ..>hony Orchestra provided eral College Curriculum are devel- plus two electives. Required in the
music:al background for the famous opment of breadth of knowledge, junior year are a sequence in fine
ppera, which was sung in English. judgment in evaluating affairs of arts and one in citizenship respon-
public interest, resourcefulness in sibilities, with two electives. Only
Virginia MacWatters and Donald attacking problems, social poise, senior year requirement is a se-
Dixon sang the lead roles. Miss and communications skill. quence in world or American liter-
MacWatters is a leading coloratura ature.
~oprano star with the Metropolitan Stating that it is essential that
ppera Company. Dixon was form- Eastern remain primarily a teacher- All General College Curriculum
erly a featured baritone with the preparatory institution, the Curri- students will develop a major of
Met. Other members of the profes- culum Committee has built the at least 48 quarter hours (four one-
~ional cast were Rosalind Nadell, General College Curriculum from year sequences in a particular sub-
kontralto; John Druary, tenor; and courses now in use in teacher edu- ject such as English, or in a field
Jan Gbur, bass. cation. Students in all curricula will such as business), as well as one or
continue to associate in classwork two minors of 24 quarter hours
Dr. Leo J . Dvorak, head of the indiscriminately. each.
Eastern music department, directed
fastern's music groups in the oper- It is expected that a considerable Dr. Reinhardt Uncovers
~tic production. Over 100 students number of students enrolling in the Interesting Americana
participated in the production. General College Curriculum will
take advantage of the opportunity Dr. Emma Reinhardt, head of the
Kappa Delta Pi To to transfer to teacher education department of education and psy-
curricula. For this reason the Gen- chology at Eastern, is author of an
Establish Scholarship eral College core, particularly in article, "Home Work Report," which
the freshman a n d sophomore appeared in the December, 1954,
Beta Psi Chapter of Kappa Delta years, is interchangeable with issue of The Clearing House.
Pi expects to establish a scholar- teacher education requirements.
ship at Eastern when funds become The article was based upon a
~dequate. According to Dr. Emma Commenting on the new de- fascinating piece of Americana
teinhardt, faculty sponsor, the grees, President R. G. Buzzard of (rural 111 inois, circa 1914) which
principal for a scholarship fund Eastern said: "Among the reasons Miss Reinhardt found among her
already exceeds $500. Alumni for establishing the General Col- papers. It was a printed slip headed
~adelpians who wish to contribute lege Curriculum is the desire to "Report on Home Work," listing
to the project should address Miss provide higher education oppor- 38 chores with a standard scale of
Reinhardt. tunities for more young people in school credits to be allowed for
an area where there are few colle" them. Farm boys and girls now
Donna Richison and Joan Find- giate institutions of any kind. East- have few of the chores that fell to
ley, the two recipients of the Lord ern is the only four-year college the lot of their elders, Miss Rein-
Scholarship last year, are president in the southeastern quarter of llli" hardt notes, and suggests that no
and vice-president respectively of nois. one should expect the schools to
the campus chapter of Kappa Delta remain static while other aspects
Pi. "Furthermore, our past experi- of life move forward.
ence and the experience of other
teachers colleges which have done

PAGE THREE

First Land Gift to Eastern College to Operate
New Junior High

Mrs. Douglas gives deed to "Burgner Ten Acres" to Alex Summers, Eastern, which discontinues its
'36, local Teachers College Board member, as Judge Douglas and Presi- four-year high school at the end
dent Buzzard (right) look on. of the present academic year, will
operate a junior high school next
Mrs. Helen Douglas Gives College year for grades 7, 8, and 9. The
Ten Acres of Prairie Woodland action has been approved by the
Teachers College Board.
Ten acres of Coles County wood- erations. It will be particularly use-
land have been given to Eastern ful for field study by college bot- The Charleston Community Unit
by Mrs. Helen Burgner Douglas, any and zoology classes, he said. Board has approved the new cam-
Mattoon, as a memorial to her pus junior high school as an at-
pioneer grandparents. The Burgner Ten Acres, located tendance center for students of the
one and one-half miles northeast unit who live in the south sectioil
The gift, the first of its kind for of the Loxa School, is one of the of Charleston.
Eastern, was accepted for the col- few native, unpastured woodlands
lege in the name of the Teachers left in the county. More than 20 During the current year, East~
College Board by Alexander Sum- species of trees and shrubs, a great ern's campus elementary school
mers of Mattoon, local board mem- variety of wildflowers, and 75 has offered an additional fifth
ber. species of birds have been counted grade for the convenience of south
there. side pupils, and next year will of-
One hundred years ago in Janu- fer extra fifth and sixth grades.
uary, the month the gift was made, Mrs. Douglas, who is the wife of
Conrad and Nancy Whitesel Burg- Judge C. H. Douglas of Mattoon, The new campus junior high
ner bought a farm in northeast said in making the gift: "Had it school will be housed in what is
Lafayette Township of Coles Coun- not been for the courage and fore- now the Eastern State High Schoof
ty with gold pieces they brought sight of my grandparents, I would building until a new building is
with them from Ohio. not be a fortunate resident of constructed and will provide a com-
Coles County ... My grandfather plete junior high school program.
On Saturday, January 29, Mrs. and my father believed in good
Helen Burgner Douglas, the grand- education ... Eastern has develop- So that no scheduling difficulties
daughter of Conrad and Nancy ed into the most important educa- will be experienced by pupils up-
Burgner, gave ten wooded acres tional influence in Coles County on entering the community unit
of the Lafayette Township farm to during my lifetime. high school, or by changing from
Eastern. the public junior high school, the
"Eastern seems particularly well- course of study offered by the
President R. G. Buzzard stated fitted to preserve and improve the Eastern Junior High School will be
that the land, known as the Burg- natural beauty of Ten Acres. There- the same as or similar to the course
ner Ten Acres, will be preserved fore, on the centennial of their set- of study in the public schools.
for the enjoyment of future gen-
Officials of the college and of
PAGE FOUR the public schools stated that the
new arrangement would be mu-
tually advantageous. It will, they
said, give the college better and
increased teacher-training facilities
at the junior high school level, and
will help prevent over-crow4ing
in the public junior high school.

Officials of both schools also
emphasized that pupils of the com-
munity are not only eligible but
are welcome to attend the new jun-
ior high school.

Students now attending Eastern
State High School will enroll in th~
new Charleston Community Unit
High School next fall.

tling in Coles County, it is a real
pleasure for my husband and me
to deed this bit of prairie wood-
land to Eastern as a memorial to
father and grandparents."

Miss Whiting Dies During Christmas Dr. Moses Accepts

Vacation; Calvin Countryman Named Fulbright Award

Acting Head of Eastern's Art Department Dr. Elbert R. Moses, Jr., director
of radio and associate professor of
Dr. Mildred Ruth Whiting, head Former Students on speech, has received a Fulbright
of the art department at Eastern, grant for a nine-month lectureship
died December 20, 1954, while Station WEIC Staff at one of the provincial teachers
s;hopping in downtown Lincoln, colleges in the Philippines.
Nebraska, where she was spending Several former Eastern students
Christmas vacation with her sister. are on the staff of Charleston's new Dr. Moses plans to leave for
radio station, WEIC, which went on Manila in June of 1955. Mrs. Moses
Her death was attributed to a the air last fall. will accompany him. Their son,
heart attack. She was ill last sum- James, will be a senior at Illinois
mer with heart trouble and was Betty Stanberry Owens, '39, Wesleyan University next year.
unable to teach the entire term. wife of owner-manager Jack
She had been in better health prior Owens, works full-time at the sta- Coming from an assistant pro-
to her death. tion. Don Grayson, '54, is a full- fessorship at Ohio State University,
time engineer. Bill Setliffe, who at- Dr. Moses joined the Eastern staff
Calvin Countryman, assistant tended in the l 930's, is an assist- in the fall of 1946. He inaugurated
professor of art at Eastern, has ant engineer. Norman Strader, '32, the daily one-half hour radio pro-
been named acting head of the who formerly taught physics at gram at Eastern and produced the
art department for the remainder Eastern and who is now a science college's first TV program.
of the school year. Countryman is teacher at Charleston High, is also
senior member of the art staff, hav- an assistant engineer. A lieutenant colonel in the Army
ing come to Eastern in 1945. He has Signal Corps Reserve, he has spent
completed course work for the doc- two years on leave for military ser-
torate at Pennsylvania State Col- vice.

lege. Native Art from Shelbyville

Mr. Erving G. Monroe of Nash-
ville, Tenn., has been employed to

take Miss Whiting's classes for the

remainder of the year.

Miss Whiting received her col-

lege education at the University of
Nebraska, taking the B.F.A. in

1928, the A.M. in 1933, and the

Ph.D. in 1938. She joined the East-
ern staff in 1936 and became head

of the department in 1938.

Miss Whiting was a leader in art

education of the state, having help-
ed organize the Illinois Art Educa-
tion Association which now has 400

members. She served as its first
president.

Dublin Players to Return

The Dublin Players will return to Members of the Shelbyville, Ill., Art League displayed their work
Eastern on March 28 to present in the Sargent Gallery on Eastern's campus in February. In the above
Lennox Robinson's play, "The Far photo members show still life models they used. Kneeling at the center
Off Hills." This is the acting com- is Marilyn Sue Wilson, 12, youngest member of the Art League class
pany that produced Shaw's "Pyg- taught by Carl Shull, '39, at Shelbyville last fall. Miss Wilson is the
malion" on the college stage last daughter of Martha Lumbrick Wilson, ex-'40.
year. It has been received enthus-
iastically throughout the U. S. The Shull is a member of Eastern's art staff and curator of the Gallery.
actors have performed at Ireland's
famous Abbey and Gate Theaters.
Alumni who wish to see the play
tnay secure tickets from Dr. Glenn
Q. Lefler, head of the Entertain-
ment Series Board at Eastern.

PAGE FIVE

Canadian Scenery for Easterners . j 'The ·Crucible' Slated
For April Production

Bow Lake, above, in Banff National Park is one of the many beauti- The Eastern Players will produ~
ful mountain lakes on the Prairie State Field Study itinerary for August, their spring play, "The Crucible,"
1955. on April 11, 12, and 13. The cast
began rehearsals at the opening
of the spring quarter on March 14.

The Arthur Miller play is based
on the Salem witchcraft trials in
America's Colonial period.

Larry Hart, sophomore speech
major from Brownstowl'l, will take
the male lead. Harryetta Peterkt
junior from Charleston, plays the
opposite lead. Other members of
the cast are Diane Andrews, Joe
O'Dell, Shirley Kragler, Carol Mc-
cann, Barbara Currier, Shirley
Stamper, Ben Patch, Rosemary
Scheidker, Sheila Hill, Pat Paris,
Phil Moore, Sharon Myers, Joe
Wolfe, Bob Newton;· Dave An-
drews, Harry Kirchner, Woody
Harris, Del Bremicker, and Darlene
Gunn.

Former Student Is

Chicago Bank Veep

Prairie State Field Study Carroll E. Prater, a former Char-
Group Heads Northwest This Year leston resident and student at East-
ern, was recently elected to a sen-
Three-week field study courses August trip is $237.50, including ior vice presidency of the Chicago
in geography and history have colleges fees, transportation, lodg- National Bank.
been announced for this summer ing, medical insurance, and admis-
by Dr. Albert W. Brown, director sion at points of interest. Chicago National is the eightt1
of the Prairie State Field Studies largest bank in Illinois, with re-
program at Eastern. Some of the highlights of the sources of approximately $170
trip will be visits to Glacier Nation- million.
~ al Park, Chief Mountain and its ice-
fields and valley glaciers, Lake Mc- Prater attended Eastern from
The 1955 field group will visit Donald, Radium Hot Springs, 1925 through 1927. Son of a Cow-
Glacier National Park and the Cana- Kootenay National Park, Marble den, Ill., banker, he began his
dian Rockies, leaving Charleston Canyon, Iceberg Lake, Salt Licks, banking career in the First Nation·
August 6 and returning August 26. Paint Pots, Lake Louise, chair lift al Bank of Charleston in 1923.
Four quarter hours of undergrad- up Mt. Norguay, Valley of Ten
uate or graduate credit in history Peaks, Emerald Lake, Yoho National After two years at Eastern, Prater
or geography are granted for the Park, Takakkau Falls, Columbia graduated from the Un iversity of
trip. lcefields, Jasper National Park, Illinois in 1929 and the following
Maligne Lake, Moraine Lake, Go- year was employed by a predeces-
Dr. Brown, acting head of the ing-to-the-Sun Highway, The Hoo- sor bank of the Chicago Nation~!,
geography department at Eastern, doos, Banff National Park, Sun- becoming an assistant cashier .in
will conduct the course in geogra- dance Canyon, and El_k Island game 1936. He was named assistant vice
phy. Teaching the history course reserve. president in 1942 and vice presi-
will be Dr. William D. Miner, so- dent in 1945.
cial science department. Dr. Brown reports that some 20
persons have already indicated Mr. Prater lives at 4042 Lawn
The Prairie State Field Study that they intend to take the trip. Ave., Western Springs, Ill. A son,
group travels in comfortable buses Ronald, is a junior at Grinnell Col·
and makes overnight stops at first lege, la.
class hotels and motels. Cost of the
Eldon Gail Bickers, '54, is an
elementary principal at Beason, 111.

PAGE SIX

Hi,Folksl ,., . Book-Signing Party Jo,r Co/el'TJf11:1 .

134 Class Notes
I

Frorrr··All Over

Mescal ~enkinsu(Mrs. H~rry Love- The Mattoon Historical Society held an autograph party hono~ing
lass), i~4, has s~nt the Alumni Of- Dr. Charles Coleman of the Eastern social science staff in February when
fice a number of letters received Coleman's most recent book, "Abraham Lincoln in Coles County Illinois,"
from other members of the Class of was published. In the above photo, Dr. Coleman is third from the right.
1934 as a result of inquiries con- At the far left is Ferdinand Homann, '09, a leader in the Historical Society.
~erning a reunion last fall on the Alexander Summers, '36, has been president of the Mattoon group for
lastern campus. Excerpts from some years.
lltiese letters are quoted herewith,
tJcng with news obtained by Mrs. Only local outlet for the new work is Kings' Book Store in Charles-
lovelass from members of the ton. It was printed in a limited edition by the Scarecrow Press of Newark,
class who attended Homecoming. N. J. Dr. Coleman spent five years in research for the book and some of
his current year of sabbatical leave in writing it. It has been hailed as a
Margaret Snyder Cant writes that highly readable piece of writing as well as a sound and scholarly work.
a number of other Eastern alumni
now live in Park Ridge, Ill., where Dr. and Mrs. Coleman left Charleston on March 3 for a three-month
the Cants live at 830 Vine Ave. The European trip. Most of their time will be spent in England. Dr. Coleman
tiewest additions are Don and Mary will return to his duties at Eastern this summer.
Neal.
Eastern last fall. well as operating the Marker
Thelma QlJicksall Mueller of 45 News from Homecomers: Machine Co. of Charleston.
N. 33rd Ave., Phoenix, Ariz., wrote Jake Vole spent a summer in
lhat she would very much like to A clipping from the Oct. 26
~ttend the reunion but 1,750 miles Europe with his father two years Charleston Courier reports that
is a long drive. Mrs. Mueller has ago, visiting relatives. Mr. Vole Ronald Carpenter and daughters,
l!ved in Phoenix six years. has taught for many years in the Sue and Carole, of Radford, Va.,
Seneca, Ill., High School. spent a week in Charleston visiting
Dorothea Townsend Gordon his parents on the occasion of the
wrote that she has been teaching Ernest Pricco is a supervising latter's golden wedding anniver-
third grade at the Millington, principal at Maywood, Ill. He does sary.
Tenn., East School since 1953. Most no teaching. Mrs. Lovelass com-
of the fathers of the children are ments that "Ernie looks more ma- Eastern Fou ndatlon
~ither in the Navy or Marines and ture but not much older."
teaching them is a different and in- To Meet on ·May 29
teresting experience. The Gordon's Harriett Dowling Peters and her
liave one son, Jan Carl, 7. Mr. Gor- husband Bill have an almost grown- The Eastern Foundation, com-
don is also an Eastern graduate. He up daughter and son. "Harriett is posed of l 00 alumni, will hoh;J its
is educational consultant for the effervescent as always." annual meeting Sunday, May 29,
A v i at i on Structural Mechanic at Eastern. This is also the date of
6chools at the Millington Navy . Murvil Barnes and wif~ Kay, Commencement and Bacc~laure~te.
base. The Gardens live at 7824 with their high~school-age daugh-
Shamrock Rd., Millington. President of the Foundation :is
ter, reported that there were two A. L. Riche, ex-'10, of Freeport, Ill.
Louise Stillions Fernandez wrote grade-school-age children a,,t: home
that she is still teaching fourth in Decatur with their grandmother. The Foundation admir:iisters gifts
grade in a beautiful new school made to the college. It now has
building at Laupahoehoe, Hawaii. ldenta Moler of Homewood, Ill., charge of the Lord Scholarships,
Mr. Fernandez is with the sugar retired from teaching _recently and each valued at $200, and the Wid-
plantation. Louise invites members ger Scholarship, which is worth
of the class to visit her if they travel will be married in the near future. $75 this year.
to Hawaii. "We think Laupahoehoe Geneve Weeks Glass of Charles-
is the most beautiful spot on the
Island." ton is active in civic and commun·
ity projects of many kinds.
Loren Petty wrote that he teaches
~ocational agriculture at the Clay Harold Marker is teaching a
City, Ill., High School, is married, class in mathematics at Eastern as
and has two children, Margaret
and June.· Mr. Petty's niece, Earlene
Petty, was Homecoming queen at

PAGE SEVEN

President Takes Decisive Action; Dr., Woodruff Pl., Indianapolis,
Ind.
Class of 1914 Responds Nobly
21. Homer Gordon (a), free lance
Bill Schernekau was president the Class of 1914. A star means writer. Two children. 1063 Ninth
of the Class of 1914 when it grad- that the individual attended the St., Charleston, Ill.
uated forty years ago. Mr. Scher- reunion. An (a) means that he sent
nekau is now a building contractor a message to his classmates. The 22. Sophia (Grant) leiberknecht,
in Robinson, Ill. He had forgotten name in parentheses is the maiden librarian. l 013 Jefferson St., Char-
that 1954 was the fortieth anniver- name of the married ladies." leston, 111.
sary of his class, but Oren Whalin
nf Urbana hadn't. Just a week be- l. Nan (Alexander) Gray*, B. A., 23. Hazel (Hall) Ankenbrand, B.
fore Homecoming, Oren nudged U. of Ill., teacher in Champaign Ed., E.l.S.C., M. Ed., Temple U.,
Bill and Bill went into action with City Schools. One son, Champaign, teacher, Girls' H. S., So. Philadel-
t)"pical decision. He authorized the 111. phia, Pa.
Alumni Office to send out tele-
grams of invitation to all mem- 2. Nellie Baker, retired teacher, 24. Manetta (Harvey) Goble*.
bers of the class at his expense. Martinsville, Ill. Two children. Areola, Ill.

The response was amazing. Of 3. Louis Barger*, B. S., U. of 25. Lillian Hayes, deceased.
the 53 members of the class who Ill., manual arts teacher in vicinity 26. Jenness (Helm) Wolbert,
were still living, 23 came to Char- of Charleston, W. Va. Wife is high Bible Grove, Ill.
leston for the reunion. Some were school teacher. Dunbar, W. Va. 27. Gertrude Hill, A. B., U. of
just too far away to make it. But Ill., A. M., Columbia U., teacher,
distance didn't stop others. Lois 4. Elsie Beatty (a), A. B., U. of H. S., 320 W. North, Decatur, Ill.
Shortess, Louisiana State Librarian Iii., A. M., U. of Chicago, teacher, 28. Mary Hogan (Sister Stella
who lives in Baton Rouge, boarded Rockford, Ill. Maria Hogan, R.S.M.), Ph. B., St.
the Illinois Central and was in Xavier Coll., M. A., Catholic U. of
Charleston the night before Home- 5. Margaret Bott, retired, Pacific America, M. S., U. of Ill., teacher,
coming. Louis Barger juggled with Grove, Calif.
train schedules and made it on biology, St. Xavier Coll., 4928 Cot-
time, coming from Dunbar, West 6. Willard Boyle, deceased. tetge Grove, Chicago 65, Ill.
Virginia. Most of those who live 7. Verna (Burghart) Martin, ?
in Illinois and are in good health 8. Gladys Campbell, Ph. B., U. 29. Helen (Horne) Steinmetz (a).
made the pilgrimage back to Char- of Chicago, teacher, U. of Chicago Three children, one lost in service.
leston. and University High School. 1157 Retired now near Finger Lakes, N.
E. 56th St., Chicago, Ill. Y., c/ o Ralph Mosher, Union
Mr. Whalin wrote the following 9. Bertha Chapman, grade Springs, N. Y.
report for the Alumnus: teacher. 840 S. Pasfield, Spring-
field, Ill. 30. Nina (Hutton) Wyeth, de-
"It was good to see so many of 10. Lela (Chenoweth) Gates*.
the class back, a few we see of- Three children. 708 Johnson St., ceased.
ten and some not since we parted Charleston, Ill. 31. Katherine (Jacoby) Poulos*,
forty years ago. We did not feel 11. Lola (Chenoweth) Boyle,
too embarrassed to ask, 'Now who teacher, Freeport, Ill. Four children. Areola, Ill.
are you?' A.ddress 106 E. Jefferson St., Free- 32. Leonard Jones, B. A., M. A.,
port.
"Time h a d w r o u g h t many 12. Fern Daringer (a), Ph. B., U. U. of Colorado, teacher. Box 71,
changes. Of the 65 who gradu- of Chicago, M. A. and Ph. D., Co- R. F. D. 1, Boulder, Colo.
ated, 12 have died. The others are lumbia U., teacher, Lincoln School,
scattered from New York to Cali- Teachers Coll., Columbia U. 445 33. Blanche (Kibler) Rawlins,
fornia, from Seattle, Washington, Riverside Dr., N. Y. 27, N. Y. government auditor. 6159 S. Troy,
to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Chicago 29, Ill.
13. Flolla (Doty) Lacy*, 13B Pas-
"We did not obtain a complete field Park Pl., Springfield, Ill. 34. Edna (Kilgore) O'Day*. One
registration of those present, but child. 1018 Fourth St., Charleston.
it was wonderful to visit and eat 14. Margaret (Eads) Leach. Five
together, to learn about each other children. Marca, Ill. 35. Anna (Lahey) Ryan*, Ph. B.,
and each other's families. To greet U. of Chicago, teacher, Jr. H. S.
Miss Booth, Miss Weller, and Dr. 15.Madge (Freeman) Heinly (a), Two children. 1912 Shelby Ave.,
Taylor was a thrill for all of us. 1631 W. Webster, Seattle, Wash.
The remarks by President Buzzard Mattoon, Ill.
were appreciated. 16. Edna (Furness) Ericksen, de- 36. Juanita (love) Gumm*. T~o

"As far as available information c~ased. children. 208 Ten Broeck St., Paris,
permits, I have prepared the fol-
lowing report on all members of 17. Mary E. Fye, deceased. 111. • I*
18. Marie (Gardner) Stolze (a). 37. Nora (Malhoit) McNeil ·
Three children. 900 St. Louis St.,
Edwardsville, Ill. One son. 607 N. Main St., Tuscola,
19. Margaret Gerkin, deceased. 111.
20. Mary Goodson, B. A., But-
ler U., grade teacher. 614 Middle 38. Mary Mansfield, teacher.

1613 Edgar Ave., Mattoon, Ill.

39. Grace (McDougle) Duess,

1125 Lunt Ave., Chicago, Ill. Hus-

band, Hugo Duess, is physician and

surgeon. f

Ut:40. Bertie Miller*, A. B., U. 0

Chicago, M. A., Northwester~
retired Chicago H. S. teacher. Wes

field, Ill.

PAGE EIGHT

41. Helen (Moffett) Myers*. To Increase Widger Fund
four children. Ashmore, Ill.
These members of the Alumni Association Board have undertaken
42. Edith Murphy, retired teach- to bring the principal of the Widger Memorial Scholarship Fund to $2,000.
.er, Urbana, Ill. As of March 14, the fund total had reached $1,824. Contributions should
be addressed to Widger Fund, Alumni Office, Eastern Illinois State Col-
43. Ona Prather (a), B. S., U. of
lege.
Ill., M. S., U. of Chicago, teacher, L. to r. above-Stanley Elam, director of alumni services; Helen
~est H. S., Columbus, 0.
Phipps VanDeventer, secretary-treasurer of the Association; Don Hutton,
44. Glenn Randolph, deceased. member of the Association Board; Joe Snyder, Association president;
45. Lorena Reed, deceased. and Betty Heise Reat, Ogden Brainard, and Maurice Foreman, all Board
46. Mary (Robinson) McDougle*, members. Not shown are Merve Baker, vice-president; and Ruth Feagan
A. B., U. of Oregon, M. A., U. of Fromme! and Roscoe (Rocky) Hampton, Board members.

111., teacher, Urbana Jr. H.S. One Marshall Magic Fails at Kadelpians To Hold
daughter. Urbana, Ill.
Army Personnel Desk Regiono I Conference
47. Faye Rodgers, deceased.
48. Olive (Rogers) Davis*, Char- The Fort Wood News, post A regional conference of Kappa
ltston, 111. newspaper at Fort Leonard Wood, Delta Pi will be held at Eastern on
49. Lillian Sanborn, retired Chi- Mo., carried an illustrated. feature April 23, according to Dr. Emma
~ago teacher, Spring Grove, Ill. in January on "Magic in the Mar- Reinhardt, sponsor of the local
50. William Schernekau*, mar- shal I Manner." Cpl. William Mar- chapter. Chapters at 16 Midwest
shall, producer of this kind of colleges and universities have been
tied a school teacher, is now a magic, is a former Eastern student invited to attend. Guest speakers
building contractor, Robinson, Ill. who plans to finish at Charleston include Dr. Raymond R. Ryder of
when he is discharged from ser- Purdue University, Dr. Lawrence
51. Grace (Scott) Ross. Two chil- vice and then seek a career in tele- Beymer of Purdue, and Dr. Fred
dren. Springfield, Ill. vision. Barnes of the University of Illinois.
A tour of the Lincoln Country is in-
52. Lois (Shaw) Bigelow. Four Cpl. Marshall, according to the cluded in the program, with Dr.
children, one lost in service. Cov- News, makes bunnies jump from Glenn H. Seymour as conductor.
ina, Calif. hats, pulls half dollars out of thin Four discussion groups will explore
air, and makes objects disappear various topics related to Kappa
53. Lois (Shortess) Shortess*, B. before the eyes, but concedes that Delta Pi and its work.
A., U. of Wis., state librarian, Bat- records stacked high on his desk
on Rouge, La. in the Fort personnel office disap- Frank L. Curry, ex-'55, graduated
pear no faster than those of any from the Naval Pre-Flight School at
54. Goldie (Smith) Gossett*. other clerk. Pensacola recently and was as-
Three children. Windsor, Ill. signed to the Whiting Field NAS,
kins) Thornshue, ex-'l 4; Lula (Kim- Milton, Fla., for primary flight
55. Myrtle (Smith) Vandersall, ball) Whalin, '13, and Mrs. Mabel training.
B.S., U. of Ill., retired teacher, (Gilman) Hill.
Akron, 0.

56. Agnes Starkey, deceased.
57. Thomas A. Thompson, de-
teased.
58. Lena (Timm) Eads (a), Ar-
thur, 111.
59. Edwin A. Whalin*, B. S., U.
of Ill.,, farm manager and G. I.
leacher. (Wife, Lula Kimball, '13).

Two children. Rose Hill, Ill.
60. Oren L. Whalin*, B. S., M. S.,

Ph. D., U. of Ill., Agr. Ext. Admin.,

U. of Ill. Two children. Urbana, Ill.
61 . Rena (White) Miller. One

daughter, Charleston, Ill. Died Nov.
l, 1954.

62. Cecil H. Wilkinson, B. S., M.
S., U. of Ill., government employee.

four children. Salt Lake City, Utah.
63. Mae (Wise) Hill, primary

t';acher. One son. Springfield, Ill.
64. Bertha Wissell (Mother Mary

Hildegarde Wissel), A. B., U. of
St. Louis, M. E., Marquette U., H. S.
ll;acher, Decatur, Ill .

65. Lydia Wyoling, deceased.
In addition to the above indicat-
ed graduates present at the re-
union, there were Hazel (Wilson)
Thompson, '12; Mrs. Clara (Haw-

PAGE NINE

Panthers Close Strong for Winning Season

Knee lniury 55 title with an 11-1 record, fol- after jumping high for a rebound.
lowed by Michigan Normal with When Kermit Radloff, 6-0 senior
Stops Brauer 7-5 and Southern with 6-6.
guard from Strasburg took over
Faced with the prospect of their With a lineup of Jack Kenny, for Brauer, the Panthers went
first losing season since the end 6-5 senior from Covington, Ind., ahead to take an 84-60 win over
of World War 11, the Eastern cagers and Dean Brauer, 6-3 junior from the Saluki from Carbondale and
bounced back at the close of the Staunton, at the forwards; Bob 78-66 victory over Illinois Normtl
schedule to finish over the .500 Gosnell, 6-4 junior from Lawrence- at Normal.
mark by downing Southern 80-79 vile, at center; and Ken Ludwig,
at Carbondale and Millikin 82-79 6-0 senior from Effingham, and Ron Then the Panthers ran into heavy
at Decatur. Claussen, 6-3 junior from Chicago, seas. After dropping an 80-79 con-
at the guards, the Panthers opened test to Central Michigan at Lantz
The two victories at season's the season strong with decisive Gym, the first home llAC loss since
end gave Coach Bob Carey's Pan- wins over four non-loop foes, in- February, 1948, the Panthers
thers an overall record of ll-10 cluding a win over Indiana State promptly dropped three successive
and a league mark of 5-7 for a at Terre Haute. contests on the home court, includ-
fourth-place tie with Illinois Nor- ing a 93-81 defeat by Indiana
mal in the Interstate Intercollegiate Going into their first league State, whom they had beaten
Athletic Conference. contest against Southern at Char- earlier at Terre Haute.
leston, Brauer was averaging 29.5
Eastern had shared or won the points per game and shooting a Eastern then took a 66-64 win
llAC basketball crown outright cool .510 average. But with the over Indiana Central at Indian-
since 1948. Western won the 1954- first half ten minutes old, the
Staunton sharpshooter injured his apolis before returning home to
right knee as he fell to the floor win an easy 98-84 victory from
former Eastern coach Bill Healey's
Northern Illinois five.

Panther Regulars

Standing, left to right, Jerry Porter, Ken Ludwig, Jim Foran, Dean Brauer, Ron Claussen, Bob Gosnell,

Jack Kenny, Lloyd Ludwig, Ed Hartweger, Jerry Hise, Franklin WolfI and Kermit Radloff. Kneeling, Coach sob

Carey, left, and Coach Rex V. Darling.

PAGE TEN

Again on the road, Eastern drop- Visitor in Familiar Surroundings
ped a nirie-point decision, to a high-
riding Be,loit five at Beloit and Coach Bob Carey, left, greets former Panther mentor Bill Healey
threw a scare into the league-lead- before Eastern-Northern game at Charleston. Healey, who left Eastern
ing Leathernecks of Western Illi- to become athletic director at Kirksville, Mo., took over the basketball
nois before losing 80-76 at Ma- reins at Northern this season. Rex V. Darling, center, has served as
assistant basketball coach to both Healey and Carey. Eastern took two
camb. games from Northern, winning 98-84 at Charleston and 96-56 at DeKalb.
Northern, weakened by ineligi-
age of .776 led the squad, while A few inquiries have been
bilities, again fell victim to the Pan- Kermit Radloff was the varsity received from members of
th er attack. But after the 96-56 sharpshooter from the field with the Class of 1905 with regard
victory at DeKalb, Eastern suffered a goal percentage of .411 . to a class reunion at Home-
its second four-game losing streak. coming time next fall. If the
Illinois Normal and Millikin won at As a team, the Panthers aver- Alumni Office has evidence of
aged 83.3 points peri game and further interest, plans will be
lCha rleston. Then the Panthers allowed their opponents an aver- made for such a reunion.
opped close contests at Central age of 78.6. Eastern hit .387 from
ichigan and Michigan Normal on the field and .684 from the free Homecoming will be held
the road. It was after these losses throw line. Opponents hit .393 on the weekend of October
1ha1 the Panthers came back to win from the fleld and .652 from the 22, when Eastern plays In-
over Southern and Millikin at Car- charity line. diana State in football.
~ndale and Decatur.
Brauer had the high scoring
The Panthers were a more suc-
lltrassful team on the road than at mark for an individual game dur- 78 Ill inois Normal 66
•ome during the 1954-55 season. ing the season with 34 points 79 Central Michi9an 80
Wh ile winning five and losing six against Findlay in the season open- 77 Michigan Normal 82
at home, Coach Carey's team won er. Brauer's 34 points is four off 86 Western Illinois 102
six and dropped only four on the Tom Katsimpalis' record 38 against 81 Indiana State 93
Central Michigan in 1951 . 66 Indiana Central 64
road. 98 Northern Illinois 84
Ken Ludwig paced the Panthers Three of this season's regul ars 80 Beloit
will be lost through graduation. 76 Western Illinois 89
in scoring with an average of 16.6 The seniors are Ken Ludwig, Kenny, 96 Northern Illinois 80
points per game, hitting .400 per and Radloff. .80 Millikin 56
cent of his field goal tries and .776 80 Illinois Normal
per cent of his charity attempts. Season Scores 88 Ce ntral Michigan 89
75 Michigan Normal
Second in scoring was Kenny El Opponent Opp. 80 Southern Illinois l 02
with 14.5 points per game. The 84 Findlay (Ohio) 82 Millikin University 96
6-5 Covington, Ind., senior was the 90 Franklin (Ind.) 72 83
team's top rebounder with an av- 88 Indiana State 51 79
trage of 12.0 retrieves per game. l 02 Indiana Central 79 79
84 Southern Illinois 69
Brauer, who saw limited action 60
in four games following his injury
i.efore finally dropping out for the
Slason, completed the season with
a 19-1 scoring average for nine
pmes.

Gosnell's scoring mark was 13.7
points per game; Radloff averaged
10.5 points per contest; and Claus-
sen, 8.6. Lloyd Ludwig, brother to
Ken Ludwig, . a 6-2 forward, gave
notice he would be looking for a
first team spot next season as he
sank 21 points against Millikin in
a reserve role in the season finale .

Other varsity performers who
ave capable performances are Ed
Hartweger, 6-2 sophomore from
Gillespie; Jim Foran:, 6-1 sopho-
l'ore from Morton Grove; Jerry
Porter, 5-9 sophomore from Mat-
toon; J e rry Hise, 6-1 freshm a n from
Decatur; and Frank Wolf, 6-0 fresh-
Jnan from Benson.
Ken Ludwig's free throw aver-

PAGE ELEVEN

Junior Varsity Ludwig, Kenny
Named All-llAC

Standing, l~ft to ~ight, Gene Cornell, John Milholland, Curt Perry, Two members of the Easterrl
Dave !'Aurphy, Dick Phipps, Floyd Storm, John Moomey, William Murray, basketball team have been named
and Jim Monge. Not pictured is Kermit Frailey. Kneeling, Coach Rex V. to the Interstate Intercollegiate Ath-
Darling. Jerry Hise, Jerry Porter, and Frank Wolf, who saw action in leic Conference al I-star team.
both junior varsity and varsity contests, are pictured with the varsity
Ken Ludwig, 6-0 senior from
squad. Effingham, was selected as a guard
on the all-conference first five.
High-Scoring Junior Varsity Jack Kenny, 6-5 senior from Cov-
ington, Ind., was named a forward
Wins Seven of Nine Starts on the second five.

Coach Rex V. Darling's junior Top scorers for the B-squad were Additional honors were award-
varsity Panthers rolled up a sea- freshmen Frank Wolf, Benson; ed the two seniors when their
son's record of seven wins and two Jerry Hise, Decatur; John Milhol- teammates voted them the title of
losses as they averaged 95.8 points land, Westville; and John Moomey, honorary co-captains for the past
per game. Tri-City High of Buffalo. season. Ludwig was named most
valuable player on the squad for
The high-scoring B-squad teak To give his team a chance to 1954-55.
double victories from Millikin and gain valuable experience, Coach
Utterback Business College, won Darling fielded two, and sometimes In the 12 loop games, Ludwig
single contests with a Fort Sheridan three, different squads during netted 220 points for an average
service team and Indiana State, each half of the intercollegiate con- of 18.3 points per game to rank
divided a pair with Illinois Normal tests. fifth in league scoring. He topped
and dropped its only game with the team in accuracy at the free
Southern. Other junior varisty regulars throw line, hitting 56 of 69 at-
were Gene Cornell, Mattoon; Curt tempts for an average of .812. He
High mark of the season was a Perry, Mt. Vernon; Dave Murphy, shot .391 from the field.
141-1 03 victory over Utterback of Robinson; Dick Phipps, Charleston;
Mattoon in which the junior var- Floyd Storm, Stewardson; William Kenny ranked as the number
sity netted 84 points in the second Murray, Winnebago; Jim Monge, three rebounder in the league with
half. The squad went over the cen- Roanoke, and Kermit Frailey, Ram- an average of 13.3 retrieves per
tury mark in two other contests, a game. He averaged 15. 1 points
122-82 win from Utterback and a per contest, hitting .362 from the
106-80 win over Millikin at De- field and .736 from the free throw
catur. line.

PAGE TWELVE l he a11-cor:iference first five:
Fred Marberry, Illinois Normal, and
Gene Talbot, Western, at the for·
wards; Chuck Schramm, Westernl
at center; and Ken Ludwig, Eastern,
and Webster Kirksey, Michigan
Normal, at the guards.

Second team: Jack Kenny, East·
ern, and Gib Kurtz, Southern, at
the forwards; Andy Shepard, Mich·
igan Normal, at center; and Lupe
Rios, Western, and Bob Vander·
Werf, Central Michigan, at the

guards.

sey. 122 Utterback 82
75 Illinois Normal-B
Scores 106
El Opp. 141 Utterback
89 Indiana State-B 103
68 Fort Sheridan 58 88 Millikin-B
95 Illinois Normal-B 82
78 Southern-B 82
106 Millikin-B 92

91

so

Panther Wrestlers Improve Record; Pa nther Netters
Fisher Defends Heavyweight Title Short on Veterans
The Eastern tennis team, which

Ray Fisher, sophomore from Oblong, Bob Gilpin, Atwood; May- won eight of 13 dual meets in
Charleston, again proved himself nard Laub, Lovington; Bill McKee, 1954 and took third place in the
the top heavyweight wrestler in Watson; and Jerry Galbreath, Mat- Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic
~he Interstate Intercollegiate Ath- toon. Conference meet, may have rough
letic Conference as he successfully sledding in 1955, according to
tlefended his 1954 title in the lea- Harold Pinther Coach Rex V. Darling.
gue meet at Macomb.
Darling's major problem will be
Fisher paced all Panther wrest- to find replacements for the four
lers by compiling an 8-0 record. regulars lost from last season.
toach Harold Pinther's squad was Tom Schreck, Mattoon, and Berl
victorious in two of nine dual Pulliam, Effingham, are gone
tneets, a high mark in the records through graduation; Dick McDon-
of Panther wrestling.
ald, Mattoon, defending No. 2 sin-
Prior to this season, Eastern had gles champion in the llAC, has
won only one wrestling meet since transferred to the University of
placing the sport on an intercolle- Illinois to study engineering; and
giate basis in 1948. Dick Dirks, Effingham, has not fully
recovered from an attack of polio.
Fisher's position on the squad
was challenged early in the season Returning are Phil Stuckey, Eff-
by Dave Decker, Champaign fresh- ingham sophomore, who played
man, when Decker out-pointed him No. 3 singles last season; Art Fox,
Shelbyville senior, who played
No. 6 singles; and Lloyd Ludwig,

Panther victories were a 36-0 Effingham sophomore. Several
rout of William Jewell and a 20-11 freshman candidates are making a

win over Augustana in a double strong bid for regular positions,
dual at Macomb. Illinois Normal but Darling feels that it is still too
won the league meet with a score early to name a squad.
of 40 points. Western netted 35;
Southern, 33; Northern, 24; and The 1955 tennis schedule:
Eastern 20. April 15-lndiana State, away
April 18- Millikin, away
Wrestling scores: April 23-lllinois Normal, away
April 26-Greenville, away
El Opponent Opp. April 30- Blackburn, home

6 Southern Illinois 25 May 3-Southern Illinois, home

8 Northern Illinois 27 May 6- Washington Univ. {St.

6 Illinois Normal 30 Louis), home

3 Mankato State 25 May 7- Western, home

Ray Fisher l 0 Western Illinois 26 May l 0-lllinois Normal, home
36 William Jewell 0 May 13-Millikin, home

in the heavyweight finals of the 4 Southern Illinois 26 May 14- Southern Illinois, away

pre-season I I I i n o i s Invitational 8 Western Illinois 23 May 17-Greenville, home

Wrestling Tournament held at the 20 Augustana l l May 20-21-1 IAC meet, Macomb

University of Illinois. IIAC Meet {Fifth) May 24-lndiana State, home

But the Charleston heavyweight

came through eight straight bouts Golfers Face Season With One Letterman
unscathed following his lone de-

feat. Decker compiled a record of The Eastern golf team, which Golf schedule:
one win and two ties for the sea- won one of seven dual meets in
son. 1954 and ranked seventh in the April 16-lllinois Normal, away
Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic April 23-Millikin, away
Other top wrestlers on the Pan- April 30-lndiana State, home
ther squad were Chuck Smith, Mid- Conference meet, will find it hard May 5- Southern, away
lothi an; Roy Hatfield, Champaign; to improve its record this season May 7-lndiana State, away
John Murphy, Atwood; Bob Wil- w ith one one returning golfer. May 10- lllinois Normal, home
liams, Atwood; John O'Dell, East

St. Louis; Dick Adams, Champaign; Coach Bob Carey's only returnee May 14-Millikin, home

Kent Dalton, Newton; John Rhyne, is Gary Gebhart of Decatur. May 20-21-llAC Meet, Macomb

PAGE THIRTEEN

Ten Lettermen Report for Baseballi Gymnastics Team

Panthers Play 29-Game Schedule Readies for Tour

Ten lettermen from Coach Clif- The Panthers will open a 29- The Eastern gymnastics and
ton White's 1954 baseball team game schedule April 2 when they tumbling team, coached by Dr.
that won 14 of 20 games are sched- meet Washington University at St. William Groves, opened its an-
uled to report for practice with the Louis. The schedule includes 12 nual spring exhibition tour of Illi-
opening of the spring quarter, doubleheaders. nois high schools March 16 when
March 14. it traveled to Mattoon and Neoga.
Baseball schedule: (Where two
Also reporting will be two let- dates are given, second date is High school students in ten com-
termen from former seasons, three rain date.) munities will see the Panther gym-
non-lettering members of last nasts in action. High schools on the
year's team, and freshman candi- April 2-Washington University, itinerary are Mattoon, Neoga, Eff-
dates. away ingham, Louisville, Olney, Law-
renceville, Oakwood, Hoopeston,
Regulars returning are catchers April 6--Albion College, home Kankakee and Bloom High School
Rudy Gonzales, Chicago, and Jess April 7--Albion College (2), of Chicago Heights.
Orvedahl, Effingham; second base-
men Tom McDevitt, Effingham, and home Members of the tumbling team
Clark Leden, Rockford; shortstop April 8-Navy Pier (2), home are John Alter, Charleston; Ed Ber-
Bill Parmentier, Gillespie; outfield- April 9- Anderson (2), home chart, Oak Lawn; Lowell Baatz,
ers Bill Corey, Covington, Ind., April 11 - Lewis (2), home Lakewood; Dick Branch, White
Gene Murray, Winnebago, and Ron April 15-16-Michigan Normal Heath; Tom Branch, White Heatha
Grissom, Ramsey; and pitchers Jack Darrell Brown, Oakland; Paul Cox,
Kenny, Covington, Ind., and Ken (2), away Charleston; Bob Danley, Lincoln;
Ludwig, Effingham. April 18-19-Central Michigan Dale Downs, Atwood;

Back from previous seasons are (2), away Bill Hollenbeck, Marshall; Bill
Gene Ward, Champaign, a catcher April 23-Quincy (2), home Jones, Aledo; Larry Lagow, Mt.
and outfielder; and Lyle Button, April 26-Washington Univer- Carmel; Charles Larson, Winne-
Midlothian, a pitcher. Other re- boga; Bill Lathrop, Claremont; Phil
turnees are outfielder Bill Schuetze, sity, home Murphy, Vandalia; B. A. Prater,
Carlinville; and pitchers Jim Foran, April 30-Quincy (2), away Effingham; Gene Roberds, Law·
Morton Grove, and Kent Dalton, May 3-lndiana State, away renceville; Trilla Schnepper, Olney;
Newton. May 6-7-Southern (2), home Ted Sibley, St. Elmo; Shirley Unger,
May 13-14- Northern (2), home Kankakee; and Ron Waltemath,
Lost through graduation are first May 20-21-Western (2), away Danville.
baseman Nelson McMullen, Hume; May 24-lndiana State, home
third baseman Chuck Edgington, May 27-28-lllinois Normal (2), Gymnastics and tumbling team
Crown Point, Ind.; outfielder Bob exhibition schedule:
Lee, Edgewood; and pitchers away
Maurice Hemphill, Dorchester, and March 16-Mattoon (l 0 a.m.);
Jack Vick, Harvard. Bob Nippe, Grid State Released; Neoga (2 p.m.)
Strasburg, a member of the Panther
mound staff last season, is back Homecoming Oct. 22 March 18-Kansas State College,
in school but has completed his Lantz Gym.
eligibility. Indiana State will provide the
Panther opposition for the 1955 March 22-Effingham (l 0 a.m.)
Coach White's major problem Homecoming football game, ac- Louisville (2 p.m.)
will be to fill the first and third cording to a nine-game schedule
base positions and place men in recently released by the athletic March 31-Neoga (8 p.m.)
left and right fields. department. Homecoming date is April 16-llAC meet, Lantz Gym.
October 22. April 21-0lney (10 a.m.); Law•
Kenny and Ludwig, who will renceville (2 p.m.)
head this season's pitching staff, The Panther eleven, winning April 27-0akwood (l 0 a.m.);
took credit for ten of the Panthers' two of seven contests last season, Hoopeston (2 p.m.)
14 victories in 1954. Kenny com- will face only one new foe in 1955. April 28-Kankakee (10 a.m.);
pleted the season with an earned Evansville College has replaced Bloom of Chicago Heights (2 p.m.).
run average of 1.79 for 60 innings, Navy Pier on the schedule. Eastern May 5- Home exhibition, Lantz
while Ludwig had a 2.37 earned opens the season September 24 Gym.
run ave rage for 38 innings. against Kalamazoo College at
Charleston. Oct. 22-lndiana State
· McDevitt topped the Panthers at (Homecoming)
t~e pla~e last season, hitting .333 The schedule:
for 20 games. Oct. 29- Michigan Normal, home
Sept. 24-Kalamazoo College, Nov. 5- Northern Illinois, home
PAGE FOURTEEN home Nov. 12- Central Michigan,

Oct. 1- Evansville College, away away
Oct. 8- lllinois Normal, away Nov. 19-Western Illinois, home
Oct. 15- Southern Ill inois, away

Barton Heads Tracksters Hopeful as Season Nearsi
State Agency Need Strength in Middle Distances

Dr. Byron K. Barton, head of the The Panther track team will Eastern Grads Have
geography department at Eastern, have a good opportunity to im-
has assumed a new position as prove on its 1954 fourth-place Teams in State Meet
supervisor of conservation educa- ranking in the Interstate Intercolle-
tion for the State of Illinois. The giate Athletic Conference if Coach Two Eastern alumni, both Char-
leston natives, took their teams into
office is a new one, created by the Maynard O'Brien can find some the "Sweet Sixteen" basketbalI
state Departments of Conservation middle-distance strength among tourney in Illinois this month. They
and Agriculture in cooperation with his freshman candidates. are Clovis (Toby) Scott, '40, of
the Superintendent of Public ln- Georgetown and Don Sullivan, '4~,
6truction. Heavily dominated by freshmen who is in his first year at Peona
and sophomores last season, the Spald ing. Only Eastern alumnus
Barton, who began his work in track squad is minus only two of whose team ever won the state
Springfield February 1, has been its 1954 regulars-Gail Borton of crown was David 0. Kime, '12, now
granted a leave of absence from Tower Hill, through graduation; a college president at LeMars, la.
Eastern through August, 1956. and Dick Burch of Danville, who Kime coached the Hillsboro High
did not return last fall. Eastern team to a title in 1914.
Dr. Albert Brown, an assistant finished with a 6-2 dual record last
professor in the geography depart- season. Two alumni with fine records
ment, will serve as acting head of lost out short of the state finals.
the department during Barton's ab- In the sprints, Coach O'Brien has They are Bill Waldrip, '40, whose
sence. Brown will also direct the sophomores Winston Brown, New Cumberland (Greenup - Toledo)
next two Prairie State Field trips, Orleans, La., and Bob Gilpin, At- team, a "Sweet Sixteen" entry last
conducted in August of each year. wood. year, was undefeated until the re-
gional; and Jim Evers, '35, who~e
Richard Lewis Lawton of Garden Strength in the mile and two- Centralia team was rated No. 2 in
City, N. Y., has been employed to mile runs will come primarily from the state until Pinckneyville knock-
s-ubstitute for Dr. Barton. Lawton the ranks of Eastern's defending ed it off in the sectional finals.
is a 1938 B.A. degree graduate of state champion cross country team
Marietta College of Ohio. He re- -Chuck Matheny, junior from The five Illinois members of the
ceived the master's degree at Syra- Paris; Fred Gore, junior from Dan- llAC had a total of six graduates
cuse University in 1951 and is com- ville; Jim Edmundson, junior from coaching teams in the state tourna-
pleting the dissertation for the doc- St. Elmo; Jim Mitchell, junior from ment.
tor's degree at Syracuse. Newton; and Wesley Walker,
sophomore from Danville. Only returnee for the 440 is
Barton's first concern in the new- John O'Dell, junior from East St.
ly · established position is the or- Returning to Eastern to add Louis. Coach O'Brien will also have
ganization of a conservation school power in the field events is Jack to rebuild in the half-rnile, with his
to begin operation in June at the Howell, Downers Grove, who set two best prospects being Clint
state fairgrounds in Springfield. the Eastern broad jump record of Byrd, freshman from Paris, and
23' l" in 1950. Ray Fisher, Charles- Glenn Curtis, former Panther
The school will have a composite ton sophomore, will be back in the trackster from Paris, who has been
staff of eight drawn from the fa- shot put. He finished second in the in service.
culties of the state colleges and llAC last year.
universities. Best bets for the mile relay at
th is early stage in the season are
Barton is also expected to de- Other returning regulars and Winston Brown, Chuck Matheny,
'Velop a conservation education their events are: Pole vault-Bruce Bruce Knicley, and Clint Byrd.
program for the public schools of Knicley, junior from Willow Hill.
the state. High jump- Pat Price, junior from Tentative track schedule:

The conservation school in Charleston, and Jim Bruce, junior April 14- lndiana State, away
April 21 - lllinois Normal, home
Springfield will be operated pri- from Charleston. Broad jump- April 26-Southern, away
April 29- Northern, away
marily for teachers. Students may Howell, Gilpin, and Price. Discus- May 7- State Meet, Normal
May 10-Millikin, home
register at any one of the cooperat- Everett Hardy, sophomore from May 14-Western, away
ing institutions, attend school in Paris; Roger West, sophomore from May 20-21 - llAC Meet, Macomb

Springfield, and receive credit Wyanet; and John Byrnes, junior
from the college at which they from Mattoon. Javelin - Chuck
register.
Smith, senior from Midlothian.

Hurdles- Jerry Biggs, sophomore

Maurice Hemphill, '54, entered from Mattoon; Leo Beals, junior

military service last Dec. 13. He from Newton; Dick Phipps, sopho-

had been coaching in the junior more from Charleston; and Hank

high at Dorchester, Ill. <;:arter, junior from Gillespie.

PAGE FIFTEEN

Keeping •In touch

home is at 215 Hawthorn St., New moved to 44 Ridgeway, Eureka

Bedford, Mass. Spring, Ark.

Ruth Reat, '06, writes that she is Sophia Miles (Mrs. Lee Morgan),

living a quiet life on the Island of 'l 0, of 135 S. Orange, Glendale 4,

Vashon, Wash., which she says is Cal if., ordered an Eastern souvenir

"wonderful." plate from the Alumni Office in

Elizabeth Stewart (Mrs. John December. She wrote, "I want one

Bertha Volentine (Mrs. Fred Paul Gruber), '07, receives mail at quite definitely, as I was given one
Ehlers), '03, has a new address in
Seymour, Ind.: 202 W. Sixth. Box 593, Cheney, Wash. Mr. Gru- of the Coles County Fair Centennial

Josephine Harker (Mrs. C. S. ber is a librarian at the Eastern plates for Christmas. They will
Stewart), '03, writes that her son
John is a staff announcer for Radio Washington College of Education. make a pretty and a nostalgic pair."
Station KDKA at Pittsburgh, Pa.
Mrs. Stewart lives in Charleston, Mary Irwin McNutt, '07, now College plates are still available
111.
lives at l l 08 S. Grand Ave. W., from the Alumni Office. They will
Alice Birdie McDonald (Mrs. Roy
M. Winger), '03, lives at 5240 Springfield, Ill. be mailed anywhere in the U. S.
Eighteenth St., N. W., Seattle,
Wash. Mr. Winger is a professor of Julia Claire Maris (Mrs. Gilbert for $2.00. They are $ l .50 if picked
mathematics at the University of
Washington. P. Fugere), '08, lives at 700 E. B up at the college.

Emily Edith Walker, '04, lives in St., Iron Mountain, Mich. Mr. Charles Tarble, 'l 0, of Toledo,
retirement at 212 N. Eighteenth
St., Richmond, Ind. Fugere is a merchant in Iron Moun- Ill., is the father of Mrs. Elvia Mur-

Bessie Inez Thissell (Mrs. Archi· tain. phy, teacher in the Martinsville,
bald M. Fosdick), '04, lives at 2709
Ridge Rd., Berkeley 9, Calif. Mr. Augusta McKittrick (Mrs. Ed· Ill., High School. Elvia was married
Fosdick is a retired school superin-
tendent. mund C. Glenn), '08, writes that to Maurice Murphy on New Year's

Nelle Sims (Mrs. Edward F. she has contacted friends with Day. Mr. Murphy is employed in
Honn), '04, and her husband live
in retirement at 4812 Saloma, whom she corresponds as a result the grocery business at Martins-
Sherman Oaks, Van Nuys, Calif.
of news items in the Alumnus. ville with his parents.
Mrs. Nora Overholse,r Beam, '05,
who retired from teaching in 1952, Mrs. Glenn lives at 616 Belleview Harriett Grace Newman, 'l l,
writes that she enjoys every minute
of her retirement. She lives at 1120 Ave., La Junta, Colo. operates a private kindergarten
Monroe, Charleston.
William R. Meeker, '08, is a prac- and does tutoring at her home, 340
Jesse Stanberry, '05, also retired,
lives on R. R. l, Charleston. ticing physician at Mobile, Ala., B St. S. E., Linton, Ind. She also

Roy Wentz, '05, 1513 S. Sixth where his home is at 112 Levert has been doing state aid work with
St., Springfield, Ill ., presented
photographs of the 1903 and 1904 St. homebound children.
football teams to Eastern last fall.
When they are fully and accurately Helen Grace Mullins, 'l 0, is Helen Jeanette Maxham (Mrs.
identified, the Alumnus hopes to
print reproductions of them. Mr. teaching grade three in the Lowell Nelson Traughber Roach), 'l l,
Wentz is secretary-treasurer of the
Lions Club of Springfield. School of Kansas City, Mo., where lives at 254 N. Washington, Chand·

Helen Elizabeth Tooke (Mrs. she has taught since 1912. F-ler ler, Ariz., where Mr. Roach is an
Laurence Brooks), '05, writes that
last year was he r husband's fiftieth home is at 3515 Wyandotte St. accountant.
Harvard reunion and that this is her
fiftieth at EISC. Mr. Brooks is a Zella F. Powell (Mrs. Albert Anna Emma Phipps (Mrs. Char-
retired cotton broker. The Brooks' Brown Lovett), 'l 0, who retired . les Roscoe Daggy), 'l 2, writes that
from teaching in 1952, moved to her husband died suddenly in Au-
18464 Bloom Ave., Detroit 34, gust, 1953. Mrs. Daggy lives at
Mich., last May. Mr. Lovett is also 819 S. Indiana, Greencastle, Ind.

a retired teacher. Mary Edith Neblick, 'l 2, now

Sophia Miles Morgan, 'l 0, writes lives in retirement at 725 S. Fourtl;1
that life is uneventful but busy at St., Springfield, Ill.

the shop (she owns a mimeograph James W. Shoemaker, '13, of

shop) and at home. "The two Euclid Ave., San Francisco 18,

grandsons . are fun." Her address Calif., is a partner in Schwabacftl

is 135 S. Orange St., Glendale, and Co. of San Francisco.

Cal if. Ferdinand Steinmetz, ' l 3, re-

Bruce Rardin, 'l 0, of 868 tired from his position as head o_f

Eleventh St., Charleston, has been the botany department at the Un.'-

vice president and trust officer of versity of Maine last June. He. 15

the Charleston National Bank since now living on Grove St., Union

1934. A daughter, Florence, is a Springs, New York. He writes that

sophomore business education ma- he spends considerable time .on

jor at Eastern. his son-in-law's farm near Union

Gladys Helena Serviss, 'l 0, has Springs.

PAGE SIXTEEN

Bessie Patton, '13, took a posi- Eda Marie May (Mrs. Russell Home Ave., Oak Park, Ill., is now
tion as teacher of mathematics in Curtis Mader), '15, of 3800 Thorn- working part time at Howell House.
the privately-operated Westminster apple St., Chevy Chase 15, Md.,
writes that her husband is a pri- llah Pearl Sellers (Mrs. Henry
hool of Atlanta, Ga., last Sept. l. mary examiner with the U. S. Pa- J. Schepper), '18, is director of
she Iives at 443 Ponce de Leon, tent Office. Christian Education at the Grace
Apt. C-1, Atlanta. Methodist Church in Decatur, Ill.,
Mary Loretta Peters (Mrs. Carl where she lives at 2055 N. Edward
Edith Marguerite Miller, 'l 3, is a D. Cleaver), '15, of 829 Forest Dr., St.
librarian at the Osborn School, Anderson, Ind., writes that she has
lhoenix, Ariz. She lives at 1404 E. four grandchildren. Kathr1n May Reeder (Mrs. Elmer
Culver St., Phoenix. Nelson), '18, is now working as
Lewis Hanford Tiffany, '15, pro- assistant librarian for the city Ii-
Irene Malhoit (Mrs. William A. fessor of botany at Northwestern brary in TuscolaJ Ill. She retired
~mith), '13, became principal of University, writes that he attended from teaching in 1953.
fhe S. Rockwood, Mich., school last the Eighth International Botany
aeptember. Congress in Paris, France, last July. Edna Corzine, '19, died Febru-
He was made vice president for ary 5, 1955, at the home of her
Ora Morse, '13, has been an phycology. sister, Mrs. H. L. Cooper, in Oak
teopath at Shelbyville, Ill., since Park, Ill. Mrs. Corzine lived most
Dora Shrader (Mrs. Robert L. of her life in Charleston. She tavght
1924. She participated in Eastern's Morgan), '16, lives at 228 Hersey, in the rural schools of Coles and
largent Gallery show featuring Edgar counties and in the city
lork of the newly formed Shelby- Cadillac, Mich., where her husband schools at Paris and Oak Park.
ville Art League in February. is an osteopathic physician.
Lucile Elizabeth Nehrling (Mrs.
Amy Wilson (Mrs. J. lewis Myrtle Craft (Mrs. Frank C. Neill M. Saunders), '19, writes that
•ord), '13, has been teaching in Ayres), '16, now lives at 1321 N. her daughter, Jeanne, wife of Lt.
the Fruita, Colo., schools since Meridian St., Apt. 5-B, Indianapolis, Don MacGregor, is now on Whilbey
1944. She holds the A. B. degree Ind. She is a Christian Science prac- Island, Wash. Another daughter,
from Colorado State College of titioner and teacher. Margaret, is at Beloit College and
tfucation, Greeley. Mr. Ford is an a third, Barbara, is a junior in high
•rchitect. The Fords live in Grand Fern Esther Todd (Mrs. Martin school. Mrs. Saunders lives at 306
Junction, Colo. Benzinger), '17, lives at 1238 W. Tenth St., Sterling, Ill .
Twenty-sixth Ave., San Francisco
Margaret Bott, '14, lives in re- 22, Calif. Mr. Benzinger is a phy- Martha Walker, '20, of 750 Con-
sician and surgeon. dit Ave., Wood River, Ill., retired
tirement at 1112 Balboa Ave., Paci- from teaching in June, 1953.
fic Grove, Calif. Harry D. Pyle, '17, of 4726
Greenwood Ave., Chicago 15, Ill., Oleta Blanche Delana (Mrs. Law-
Lois Shortess (Mrs. Edwin S. is principal of the Harvard School rence l. Carroll), '20, now lives at
Jhortess), '14, head of the exten- for Boys. l 020 Lawrence Ave., Chicago 40,
~ion department, Louisiana State Ill. She is a social security worker.
Library, Baton Rouge, writes that Ruth Frances Thomas, '17, has
"the 40th anniversary gathering of been in missionary work since Paul V. McMorris, '21, took a
the Class of 1914 at Homecoming 1918. She is now teaching in the position as coordinator of diversi-
was a memorable occasion." Bible departments of a training fied occupations at the Kewanee,
school at lnhambane, Portuguese Ill., High School last year. He is
Helen Irene Moffett (Mrs. Isaac East Africa, where she may be ad- chairman of the diversified occu-
,.,yers) '14, writes that her daugh- dressed at Box 41. She writes that pations section for the Illinois Vo-
ter Vera (Mrs. L. E. Wieties), teaches if her health improves, she will cational Association, which meets
•rade three in the Enos School of have three years more until retire- in St. Louis this March.
Springfield, Ill. and that another ment in 1957. Her duty is helping
daughter, Mildred, teaches in to train native leaders to carry on Jessie Florence Moore· (Mrs.
Evanston, Ill. Both are Eastern grad- missionary work in the villages of Maurice C. Crew), '21, now lives
IJates. Mrs. Myers is a substitute East Africa. at l 027 Thatcher Ave., River Forest,
teacher at Ashmore, Ill. Ill. Mr. Crew is branch manager
Margaret Ann Mealey (Mrs. Burl of the Horace Mann Insurance Co.
Jane Lois Shaw (Mrs. Bigelow), Rosebraugh), ' 17, retired from there.
'14, writes that she is very happy teaching in March of 1953. She
~ith her work in Covina, Cal if., lives at 1314 Monroe St., Charles- Kathryn More (Mrs. Herbert
rvhere she has charge of the 2-4 ton. Sears Potter), '21, has been teach-
age group at a child care center. ing basic education to soldiers at
Her address is 532 Valencia Pl., Edna Lucile Porch (Mrs. John S. Fort Bliss, El Paso, Tex. Her home
Covina. Brazill), '17, has been working as is at 617 Robinson Blvd., El Paso.
a clerk-typist at the Luke Air Force
Charles K. Ross, husband of Base, Glendale, Ariz. Mr. Brazill is Robert R. Pampe, '21, of 435
Grace Scott Ross, '14, died last a mortician and funeral director. Glencairn Ave., Toronto, Ontario,
Christmas Day. Mr. Ross served as She writes that a son-in-law is also Canada, is now managing director
fhe Newton, Ill., city clerk for a mortician. She has two grandchil- and vice president of Columbia
f!any years. At the time of his dren. Records of Canada, Ltd.
lleath he was custodian of the Cen-
tral Baptist Church in Springfield, Grace Reininga, '17, of 230 Rebecca Mitchell (Mrs. Russell A.
111.

PAGE SEVENTEEN

Stanberry), '21, writes that her two teaches in the Charleston Public a senior at the University of Illinois
sons, Dick and Rob, are both in Schools. and Bill is a freshman at Iowa State
Culver Military Academy now. Mrs. College. The Beattys live on R. R.
Stanberry lives at 1531 Thompson Mrs. Joyce Traeger Neal, '22, an 8, Decatur, Ill .
Ave., Glendale, Calif., where Mr. English teacher in the Mattoon, Ill.,
Stanberry is an accountant. High School, has a daughter, Paula, Elizabeth Ann Reedy, '25, is now
who is a freshman at Eastern this teaching in the Washington School,
Trevor Knott Serviss, '21, took a year. Decatur, Ill. She holds the degree!
position as member of the execu- from Illinois State Normal Univer-
tive staff of the L. W. Singer Com- Mary Miles (Mrs. D. J. immer· sity.
pany, educational publishers, last man), '23, has moved to 1155 St.
October. He holds the Ed. D. from Johns Ave., Highland Park, Ill., Robert B. McCall, '25, has taught
Stanford University, 1954. where she has been a teaching manual arts and served as athletic
principal since 1944. director in the Centralia, Ill., City
Lola Martha Raper (Mrs. Amos Schools since 1925.
W. Jackson), '22, writes that she Ruth lee Squires (Mrs. James R.
has been studying art and will Weston), '23, of 2629 E. Twenty- Inez Tearney (Mrs. Errett War-
have her first one-woman show in eighth St., Granite City, Ill., trans- ner), '20, '25, took a position as
Versailles, Ind., this spring. She ferred to the Webster School in principal of the Union Cornet
will have another in Indianapolis Granite City on February l after School at Lawrenceville, Ill., last
in November of this year. Mr. Jack- 22 years at the Washington School. fall. Mr. Warner was elected county
son is an attorney at Versailles, Ind. superintendent of schools in Law-
Dorothy Pierce (Mrs. Jackson M. rence County in November and
Anne Catherine Laughlin (Mrs. Merwin), '23, now lives at 566 will take office next August. He
Bernard E. Smith), '22, writes that Neff, Grosse Pointe 30, Mich. Her continues as principal of the Ridge
her first grandchild was born last husband owns the Merwin Building Farm High School in Vermilion
September. She is Ann Ortelee, Materials Co. there. The Merwins County this term.
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Mark have three grandchildren. Their
Ortelee. Mrs. Smith lives at 17 son, Miles, is a first lieutenant in Valentine Pulleyblank (Mrs. lee
Edgewood Ave., Rochester 18, the Marine Corps at Camp Pendle- Jackson), '25, principal of the Long.
N. Y. ton, Calif. He is an Ohio State grad-
uate. Daughter Jane of Oak Park, fellow School at Mattoon, Ill.,
Flossie Mae Read (Mrs. Fred Ill., is married and has two daugh-
Lacey), '22, writes that her hus- ters. writes that her husband recently
band, a carpenter, built a new retired from the C. I. P. S. Co.
house for the Laceys at l 21 72 E. Ruth Pierce (Mrs. J. M. Shields),
Edinger St., Santa Ana, Calif., last '23, now lives at 2902 Overlook Ted Barkhurst, '26, is now ad-
year. Mrs. Lacey teaches sixth Dr., Nashville, Tenn. She is a Wel- ministrative assistant for the Great
grade in Santa Ana . Her daughter, come Wagon hostess for Nashville. Falls, Mont., Schools.
Carol, was married to Thomas Mr. Shields is supervisor of plant
Baldwin last December. personnel for the Southern Bell Don B. Pence, '26, vocational ag-
Telephone and Telegraph Co. riculture instructor at the Rankin,
Dewey Manyla McEvoy (Mrs. Ill., High School since 1942, re·
Earl Scheithe), '22, has taught at Edwin Thompson, '24, writes ceived a diamond pin from the Illi-
the Main Str~et School in Glen that his daughter, Katherine, a nois Agricultural Association last
Ellyn, Ill., since 1922, where she is graduate of Indiana University, is November for teaching agriculture
now principal. now teaching second grade in 25 years.
Bakersfield, Calif. Mr. Thompson
Mattie Ann McKeown, ' 2 2, lives at Martinsville, Ill. Alex Reed, '26, is on leave of
writes from 2343V2 Lincoln Park absence from Southern Illinois Uni-
Ave., Los Angeles 31, Cal if., that Edna Tyrrell (Mrs. Ernest C. versity for two years to serve wit~
she hopes to visit in Illinois "some Price), '24, writes that she has a the Allahabad Agricultural Inst•~
day." She is a private duty nurse son and a daughter and four grand- tute, Allahabad, U. P. India. He
in Los Angeles. children. She is an office clerk in will return to SIU in the fall of
Gary, Ind., where Mr. Price is an 1956.
Albert B. Young, son of Irma electrician.
Willingham (Mrs. C. P. Young), '22, Lois Briggs (Mrs. Arthur Thomp-
M. S. '53, has been appointed to Eva Blanche Nave, '24, of Anna- son), '26, writes that she has
the U. S. Military Academy at polis, Ill., has retired from teach- taught for many years in the De-
West Point. Albert is a graduate ing.
of Eastern State High School and troit, Mich., Schools. She has servej
has been at Braden's Preparatory Harriet Tate, '24, of 234 Jackson, as a principal and is now a rea •
School in Cornwall-on-Hudson, N. Charleston, has taught in the Char- ing supervisor for elemental')'
Y. His father graduated from West leston High School since 1926. schools. Mrs. Thompson holds the
Point in 1920 and served with the B. S. and M. S. degrees from
Army for 28 years. After retirement Roy Stillions, '25, of 925 Elm St., Wayne University. A daugh!et,
he was secretary of the Charleston, St. Sharles, Ill., is business repre-
Ill., Chamber of Commerce until sentative for the Fox River District Mary Ann, is a University of ~·c~­
h;s death in 1951. Mrs. Young Council of Carpenters.
igan School of Business Admrnrs·
PAGE EIGHTEEN Kathryn Margaret Shoemaker tration graduate and now has a
(Mrs. Wm. Forest Beatty), '25, has gcod position with the City of ~eh
two children in college. Judith is troit. Mr. Thompson has been ~it 1
the U. S. Rubber Co. in electrrca
maintenance for many years. The

Thom pson address is 9172 Devon- Herbert Maurice Sullivan, '28, is rects youth work in the Methodist
shire Rd., Detroit 24. park naturalist for the national cap- Church where her husband is pas-
L. Mary Muchmore (Mrs. Edwin L. ital parks. He lives at 5308 Reno tor.
lchatz), '26, lives at l 0 W. St. Rd., N. W., Washington D. C.
Charles Rd., Lombard, Ill., and John Powers, '32, of 7 Polk St.,
~aches at Glen Ellyn. Her husband Dorothy Shafer (Mrs. Lewis T. Charleston, assisted Mervin Baker,
is a commercial artist. Lanphier), '28, writes that her '40, with football coaching duties
daughter, Sue, graduated in June at the Charleston High School this
Hazel Hall (Mrs. Frank Anken- from Northwestern and Passavant year.
l»rand, Jr.), '14, '26, teaches at the School of Nursing. Sue attended
tc>uth Philadelphia High School Eastern in 1950-51 and was a mem- Edna Vaupel (Mrs. John F.
for Girls. The Ankenbrands live at ber of Delta Zeta sorority. She mar- Spahr), '32, is teaching third grade
The Anchorage, Greenwich, N. J . ried Lyonel Lipka, now in the Air at the Oakland School in Bloom-
Force, and lives in Limestone, Me. ington, Ill., where Mr. Spahr is
Florence Miller (Mrs. Gunnard A. Mrs. Lanphier lives at 1308 Mar- commercial manager of the Mid-
~elson), '27, of 8232 Santa Fe shall, Mattoon, Ill. west Broadcasting System.
Trail, Overland Park, Kan., teaches
first grade. Mr. Nelson is a chemist. Christine Mercer, '29, joined the W. S. Harwood, '33, moved into
staff of the Christian Day School, a new ranch-type home in Oak
Mary Evelyn Nichols (Mrs. Rus- Springfield, Ill. , last fall. She lives Lawn, Ill., 4122 Wainwright Pl.,
sell R. Reynolds), '27, is a records at l 023 W. Governor St., Spring-
analyst for the Commonwealth of field . this winter. He still teaches in the
Virginia. She lives at 6606 Park Community High School, Blue
Ave., Richmond 26, Va. Gertrude McTaggart, '29, a Island.
teacher of English in the Lakewood,
Virginia Thomas (Mrs. Douglas 0 ., High School, advises the su- Marjorie Scott (Mrs. Clarence E.
tlobinson), '27, of 3949 E. Hamp- dent yearbook. Her home is at Well), '33, of Humboldt, ill., has a
ton Pl., Tucson, Ariz., is recording 1437 Parkwood Rd ., Lakewood 7. son, David, who is enrolled as a
aecretary of the Tucson Branch of freshman at Eastern. Mr. Well is
l\AUW and treasurer of the Tucson Edith Mae McDowell, '27, '29, principal of the Humboldt and
Boy's Band, in wh ich her son Dick teaches home economics at the Cooks Mills Schools.
plays. She is also in the Red Cross Waterman, Ill. , High School in De-
Motor Service. Kalb County. Carol Ray Petty, '29, assistant
superintendent of the Lakeview
Catherine Ruth McMorris (Mrs. Dorothy McNary (Mrs. Robert D. Schools near Decatur, Ill., now
jGeorge H. Harner), '27, lives at Struthers), '31 , a librarian in the lives at 936 E. Clay, Decatur, Ill.
1'>734 Hillside Ave., Indianapolis Mattoon, ill. , High School, did grad-
20, Ind. Mr. Harner is a field rep- uate work at the University of Illi- William Harry Phipps, '26, '29,
~sentative for the Railroad Retire- nois last summer in library science. of R. R. 4, Charleston, has two
tnent Board. children at Eastern, Dick, a sopho-
Irvin Singler, '32, writes that his more, and Joan, a freshman. Tom-
Doris Elizabeth Smith, ' 2 7, daughter, Mary Sandra, is a fresh- my is in first grade in the Training
~aches in Pittsburg, Calif., where man at Iowa State College this School.
her home is at 721 Central Ave. year. Son Charles is 11 years old
and John is 7. Mrs. Singler, the Vera Mae Miller (Mrs. Clyde Mc-
Frances Maxwell (Mrs. David R. former Florence Walker, teaches Cormick), '30, lives at 609 Sudduth
Bower), '27, is now teaching fifth grade at Morrisonville, Ill. The Rd., Normal, ill. Mr. McCormick is
first grade in the Latin School of Singlers live at Nokomis, where a professor of mathematics at Illi-
Chicago. The Bowers live at 2440 Irvin is an accountant. nois State Normal University.
Lake View Ave., Chicago 14, Mr.
l\ower is treasurer of the Common- Dorothy Eleanor Milnes, '32, is Donald Lee Taylor, '30, assistant
wealth Edison Co. now Mrs. John R. Baldwin of 3427 principal at Oblong, ill., has two
82nd Ave., Oakland 5, Cal if. daughters at Eastern, Virginia, a
Mildred Nolting (Mrs. Oliver A. senior, and Donna, a freshman.
f'loffman), '27, is a supply teacher Mabel Stout (Mrs. Leo Hutton),
for the Centralia, Ill., City Schools. '32, of 4311 S. Adams St., Peoria, Jessie Voigt Allhands, '30, now
Mr. Hoffman is a lumber yard man- Ill., writes that she has three sons. lives at 133 N. Eleventh St. Drive,
Pger. The oldest teaches in Peoria, the Hillsboro, Ore.
next is at Bob Jones University,
Pearl Oriole Reynolds (Mrs. T. South Carolina, and the third is in Eugene Norton, '30, of 4216
Earl Tilley), '27, has begun teaching the eighth grade at home. Mrs. Hut- Victory Blvd., Cleveland 11, 0 ., is
in the Hamblen Primary School, ton is teaching in a rural school. a dispatcher with Associated Trans-
Spokane, Wash. Mr. Hutton is a dispatcher for the
Yellow Cab Co. ports, Inc.
Lillian Tevault (Mrs. Donald H. Fonda Miller (Mrs. Glenn E. Bus-
Bell), '28, and her husband have Twila Stephens (Mrs. 0. Elmer
purchased and moved to a farm 14 Anderson), '32, is teaching in Mem- sart) '30, teaches in Paris, Ill. Mr.
rniles north of Vince nnes, Ind., on phis, Te nn., whe re she lives at 94 Bussart is a farmer.
R. R. l , Oaktown, Ind. Mr. Bell is Eastview Cove.
.,reduce manager with an A & P Thelma Fern Price, '30, of 1021
Sood store. Rubye McClain (Mrs. B"rnett L. New York Dr., Altadena, Calif., re-
Weaver), '32, of Minonk, Ill., di- cently became assistant coordinator
of e lementary education at Alta-
dena.

Naomi Neisler (Mrs. D. A. Rip-
ley), '30, writes that after teaching

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15 years she finds great pleasure ary School, has two sons, Robert Vernon, Ill., writes that her third
and deep satisfaction in being a and John, both in the Mahomet child, Janice Jean, was born Aug.
"homemaker." Mrs. Ripley lives at school. Mrs. Osborne, the former 26, 1953.
214 S. Pine St., Pana, Ill. Hazel Wilson, attended Eastern for
two years and took the bachelor's William H. Brewer, ex-'36, was
John Prater, '30, assistant super- degree at the University of Illinois recently named chief industrial and
intendent of schools at Maywood, in 1952. electrical engineer at Armstrong's
111., is co-author of a text for ele- Cork Manufacturing Co., Beav~
mentary schools, Exploring Illinois, Edna Pearl Morgan (Mrs. Francis Falls, Pa., the second largest Arm.
published in December by the Fol- M. Detweiler), '34, of 348 S. Os- strong industrial plant. Brewer
lett Publishing Co. born, Kankakee, Ill., is office man- graduated from Ohio State Univer-
ager for the Gaines Division of sity in civil and electrical engineer-
Leah Naomi Middlesworth (Mrs. General Foods. She has twin ing
Warren M. Kinney), '30, of 1127 daughters born in April of 1953.
Barlow, E. Bakersfield, Cal if., is a Mary Louise McCord (Mrs. Ger·
special training teacher at Oildale, Vivian Arlene Thompson, '34, aid W. Parsons), '36, is the mother
Cal if. She writes that she met Mr. will finish the M.S. in library sci- of a second child, Mary Jo, born
Wendell E. Cannon, a former East- ence at Indiana University this sum- Sept. 21, 1954. Debbie Ann was
ern student now on the University mer. She is high school librarian at two in January. Mr. Parsons is
of Southern California faculty, Edwardsville, Ill. manager of the Vermilion Service
while attending U.S.C. last sum- Co. of Danville, Ill.
mer. LaRetta Louise Means (Mrs. John
Matsek), '23, '25, of 406 N. Palm Stella Shrader (Mrs. Charles D.
Margaret McNees (Mrs. Ralph St., Little Rock, Ark., was recently Foreman), '36, took the M. S. at
Fischer), '31, is president of the elected president of the Little Rock Eastern last year. Her son David is
Southern Grundy Teachers' Asso- Diocesan Council of C a t h o I i c in the fifth grade in Eastern't
ciation this year. She teaches grade Women. The Little Rock Diocese Training School. Mrs. Foreman
two at the Gardner, Ill., Grade covers the whole State of Arkansas. teaches first grade in the Lincoln
School. Mr. Fischer is an engineer School in Charleston.
for a Braidwood, Ill., coal mining Dorothy Isabella Fleming, '35, is
company. Mrs. Fischer took a prom- now living at 526 E. Fall Creek Goldie Saulmon, '36, married
inent part in the Gardner centennial Pkwy., Indianapol is, Ind., and ser- Wilber Ogden of Lawrenceville,
celebration last summer. She re- ves as a microbiologist with the Eli Ill., last June. Mrs. Ogden teach8'
ports that the Centennial Associa- Lilly Co. in the Lawrenceville schools.
tion netted over $6,000. Mrs.
Fischer is also active in Royal Marjorie Mae Walls (Mrs. Leplie Basil Osborne, '36, a teacher in
Neighbors and her local PTA. She Kanatzer), '35, is president of the Dexter, Mich., is father of Paul
would like to hear from Eastern Lincoln Elementary School PTA this Basil, born last April 23.
alumni living in Grundy, Will, and year at Jacksonville, Ill., where the
Kankakee counties who would like Kanatzers live at 1841 Mound Rd. Norma Perry (Mrs. Max White),
to form an Eastern State Club. '36, started teaching last fall at the
T. Earl Tilley, '35, of 22 Clover North Barrington Consolidated
Russell Tripp, '31, now lives at St., Cheney, Wash., is owner and Schools where her husband has for
9341 47th A.ve., S. W., Seattle 16, director of the Manzanita Ranch at several years been superintendent.
Wash. He has been with the A. J. Hyampom, Calif. It is a private The White address: 430 Berry Rd.,
Nystrom Co. since 1947. summer camp for boys and girls. Barrington, 111.

Beulah Tolch (Mrs. Harold E. Rose Verbeau (Mrs. Sidney L. Roy Wilson, '36, and family have
Walker), '3 4, began teaching Herman), '35, writes that she is a new address: 6103 Clearbrook
foods and English at the Washing- still office manager for her hus- Dr., Springfield, Va., which is 12
ton Junior High, Rockford, 111., last band, a sheet metal contractor, af- miles from downtown Washingtoni
fall. Mr. Walker teaches math in ter 18 years. She taught in the Los where Roy is assistant director of
the Roosevelt Junior High there. Angeles school system for one day press and radio relations for the
The Walkers have two "potential last year, decided she was "too N. E. A.
Easternites:" Ed, 12, and Susan, l 0. old" to start teaching after 20
years, so resigned. The Hermans Helen Fay Carver (Mrs. Ray
Ernest Pricco, '34, principal of live at 4919 Morella Ave., North Cron), '36, of 25 York Dr., BrownS'I'
the Melrose Park School in May- Hollywood, Calif. ville, Tex., started teaching at !he
wood, Ill., was president of the Brownsville Technical Junior High
Melrose Park Kiwanis Club last Juanee Swearingen (Mrs. Fred- in the fall of 1953 after Mr. Cron
year. erick R. Boll), '36, lives at Atwood, d ied in April of that year.
Ill., where Mr. Boll is superintend-
Kathryn Ann Pierce (Mrs. Jakie ent of School District 39. Carl E. Shaw, '36, is profes~or
A. Werder), '34, has three children, of engineering drawing at Bowlin~
Carolyn, 8, Emily, 5, and Kurt, six Lucile Thomas (Mrs. Marvin L. Green State University, 0., this
months. Mr. Werder is a dairy Schuetz), '36, lives at 866 Grove St., year. He took the doctor's .degr~e
farmer on R. R. l, Highland, Ill. Jacksonville, Ill., where Mr. in education at Purdue Un1vers1 Y
Schuetz is vice president of the last May. A sixth child, Brian Kent,
Berthold C. Osborne, '34, princi- Elliott State Bank. was born in January of last year.
pal of the Mahomet, Ill., Element-
Bertie Irene Mateer (Mrs. Curt Lt. Col. Glenn E. Davis, '37, "'!as
PAGE TWENTY D. Ham), '36, of 1812 Isabel la, Mt. killed last Nov. 26 when his e1ec·

tion seat fired him through the teaches homemaking and is dean of the Prairieton L. A. of A. & A.
canopy of his plane at Andrews of girls at the Palestine, Ill., High and was recently elected Patriotic
~FB, Baltimore. Davis had been as- School. Instructor of the state L. A. of A. &
~igned to headquarters of the Air A. The Lowrances have purchased
force's Air Research and Develop- Alice Owens (Mrs. Adrian Byers), a home and part interest in a 190
.,ent Command in Baltimore only '38, of Mason, Ill., writes that she acre farm near Assumption.
a short time before the tragic acci- is an assistant teacher for the
dent. Andrews Field officials said Mason and Edgewood Grade Betty Rice {Mrs. F. E. Fair), '39,
that Davis was seated in his T-33 Schools and a Sunday School teach- is now a full-time teacher of Speech
jet trainer awaiting take-off when er and member of the choir at the and English in the Durant, la., High
in some unexplained manner the Mason Christian Church. School. Mr. Fair is a R. E. A. man-
~ection device was triggered . Bur- ager.
ial was in Arlington National Ceme- John Nash, '38, principal of the
rery. Davis is survived by his wife, Central Community Unit High Jane Osborn (Mrs. Frank Myer),
the former Dorothy Jean Phillips, School at Clifton, Ill ., is the father '39, is secretary to a certified pub-
and a four-month-old daughter. of a second daughter, Susan, born lic accountant at Sarasota, Fla.,
last Sept. 3. where she may be addressed at P.
Cloyd Paskins, '37, chairman of 0. Box 1817. Mr. Myer is in the
the social science department at Clyde Mills, '38, died in Decem- Pepsi Cola business in Sarasota
lhe fort Myers, Fla., High School, ber, 1954. At the time he was sup- County.
~ports that he has been experi- erintendent of the Altamont, Ill.,
.,enting with the so-called "demo- Schools. Mills taught in Effingham Rosemary Morgan (Mrs. Robert
~ratic classroom" procedure in Am- County for more than 20 years and Gwin), '39, is teaching fifth grade
~rican history and American demo- was very popular and successful at Grand Ridge, Ill. Mr. Gwin is in
F'acy but is returning to Victorian as a teacher and school adminis- the lumber business with his
tlethods in the history classes. trator. father at Grand Ridge.

Urban Monical, '37, supervi;;or James Sherrick, '38, county Bertha lone Howell (Mrs. John
pf student teaching at the State judge in Douglas County, Ill., has Rose), '39, is now living at 5210
Teachers College, Millersville, Pa., a new son, Richard Dean, born last Sixteenth Ave., Moline, Ill .
~rites that this is the centennial Oct. 17. The Sherricks live at 305
~ear for Millersville S. T. C. Ash St., Villa Grove. Roy Nelson Van Note, '39, is a
bibliographer at the University of
Evelyn Brookhart {Mrs. Don Gaile Virginia Potter (Mrs. Ralph Illinois library and lives at 1105
~hields), '37, began teaching sci- P. Mominee), '38, is working to- W. Oregon, Urbana, Ill.
ence at Areola High School last fall. ward the master's degree at
trhe Shields live at 1412 Shelby Toledo University, 0 . Since 1953 Dave Hart, '39, who is with the
Ave., Mattoon, Ill. she has taught first grade in To- Calvert Drilling Co. at Brush, Colo.,
ledo. Mr. Mominee is a spray is author of an article in the Den-
Edna Mills {Mrs. Oral Taylor), painter. The Mominees have a nine ver Post entitled "They Would Re-
'37, began work as a clerk-typist year old son. turn." He states that teachers would
in the general accounting office, return to the classroom if the in-
Ft. Harrison, Ind., in January of Gretchen Duncan {Mrs. Geo. C. come were better.
this year. Her address is 3942 N. Schumacher), '38, is now living on
Illinois, Indianapolis, Ind. Mr. Tay- R. R. 4, Shelbyville, Ill., where the Inez Turner (Mrs. Randall Jos·
lor died last Nov. 4, only a few Schumachers plan to build a serand), '39, writes that her hus-
weeks after moving to a better home. Mr. Schumacher sold his band, a 1953 graduate, is teaching
~osition in the Navy Regional Ac- dairy at Altamont to return to seventh grade at the Harrison Ele-
counting Office at Great Lakes, Ill. farming. mentary School at Wonder Lake,
Ill., the largest rural elementary
Alice Reynolds {Mrs. Russell Wayne Neal, '38, of 701 E. school in the state with an enroll-
7immerman), '37, is now at 902 Scott St., Tuscola, Ill., is the father ment of 268. The Josserands live
Kingsley St., Normal, Ill., where of Tamara Lee, 6, and Gary Wayne, on R. R. 4, McHenry, Ill.
the Zimmermans have bought a 3. Neal has been the Tuscola post-
new home. Mr. Zimmerman is a master since 1951. Rosamond Petty {Mrs. Ralph Mc·
~aptain in the Chemical Corps lntcsh), '39, writes that her hus-
~hool, Fort McClellan, Ala., but Dale Trulock, '38, took a position band is listed in Who's Who in En·
~xpects to be released in May. The as an instructor in the Institute of glneering, Who's Who in the East,
Zimmermans both plan to teach Aviation at the University of Illinois and American Men of Science. Now
next year. last September. His home is at 305 a supervising physicist, he has
W. Washington, Champaign. been in the electronic department
Margaret Yvonne Baker {Mrs. of the Westinghouse Research Lab-
John Peter Maynard), '37, now Ruth Preston, '39, of 900 S. Six- oratory in East Pittsburgh for the
teenth St., Charleston, writes that past l 3V2 years. His specialty is
lives at 821 Roselyn Ave., Cam- she took a New Orleans trip with technic for electronie tubes and
~ridge, Mass. the Home Bureau recently and brazing. Mr. Mcintosh graduated
brought back with many "gorgeous at Eastern in 1937. The Mcintosh
Margaret Ellen Stephenson (Mrs. colored shots" of the Mardi Gras. address is 263 Cascade Rd., Pitts-
George C. Richardson), '37, is state burgh 21 .
F. H. A. sponsor this year. She Alice Naomi McCloy {Mrs. Or-
lando Lowrance), '39, of R. R. 2, Marguerite Holloway, '39, a
Assumption, Ill., is past president

PAGE TWENTY-ONE

teacher at Fillmore, Ill., has given 12, Stephen, 11, and Sandra, 9. 4, and a son, Edward, l V2.
the Alumni Office a description of
an interesting early memento of Paul Pearson, '41, director of Frank W. Tate, '41, an assistant
Eastern which she believes was guidance services at Monmouth,
purchased in 1910 by one of her Ill., where he lives at 323 N. Sec- professor of English, has a new
mother's deceased sisters. It is a ond St., was elected secretary of
small dish or pin tray bearing a the Illinois Guidance Association street address: 1718 A St., Pullman
picture of Old Main in the center. for 1954-55.
There are gold and blue bands Wash. '
around the scalloped edge. The Carolyn McKinney (Mrs. Lloyd
tray was made by Wheelock of George Sape), '41, teaches home Carroll Endsley, '42, moved from
Dresden, Germany. If other alumni economics at Edwards Senior High, Shelby~ille, Ill., to Decatur, recent..
have these, and would consider Albion, Ill. Mr. Sape is a purebred
selling, the Alumni Office would cattle breeder. ly. Mr. Endsley is teaching in the
like to obtain one for display. Lakeview High School. The new ad-
Jeanette Nicoson (Mrs. Robert dress is 84 Isabella Q.r., Southland
Frank Towell, '40, is an educa- G. Bahnke), '41, has taught in Dan- Heights, D.ecatur.
tion specialist in the Air Force. He ville, Ill., since 1941 and is now an
is now at New Baden, Ill. assistant principal. A daughter, Jan Billy Jo Treat, ~42, . wti!es that he
Elaine, is 4 years old. quit teaching in Januar'y of this
Beth Vail, '40, an assistant pro- year and is now in the cigarette
fessor of education at Ball State Elaine Nantkes, '41, took a posi- vending business for himself. His
Teachers College, Muncie, Ind., tion in the purchasing department address is Waverly, Ill.
writes that she is teaching and fin- of the Formfit Co. of Chicago last
ishing her dissertation for the doc- March. She lives at 505 W. Bel- Sylvia Diel (Mrs. Eugene Moore),
mont, Chicago 14. '42, has a son, Ronald Eugene,
tor's degree.
Ruth Rains (Mrs. J. P. Pretlow), born Jan. 3, 1954. The Moores live
Harold D. Mieure, '40, is a di- '41, whose husband was killed in
rector of industrial education at an accident last year, is now vice at 1215 N. Dennis Ave., Decatur,
Marion, Ill. A major in the Air president and manager of the 111.
Force reserve, he is assigned to the Hamme Marine Parkways at Wilm-
Instructor Training Branch of Scott ington, N. C. Major Victor Seaton, ex-'42, is
AFB, Belleville, and spends his no1v stationed at Washington, D.
summers there: Jack Newgent, '41, is a buildin~
contractor and lives on R. R. 1, Box C., in the Provost Marshal General's
Earl William Waldrip, '40, M.S. 492, Melbourne, Fla. office.
'53, of Greenup, Ill., coached the
Cumberland High School team to Doyle Sisson, '41, teacher of Ronald R. Lanman, ex-'42, now
an undefeated regular season this biology at the Pekin, Ill., Commun- lives at 1820 Nineteenth St., Char-
year. Bill has two sons, Jim, 6, and ity High School, writes that he is leston, and represents the State
John, 1V2. directing an area science fair in Farm Insurance Co.
which the high school, Pekin Cham-
Bob Thomas, '40, invites his ber of Commerce, and area indus- Robert Dale (Doc) Moore, '42,
friends to visit Fayetteville, Ark. tries are cooperating. The date is principal of the Benson, Ill., High
(where he is a physiologist with the March 26, 1955.
U. S. Department of Agriculture, School, was elected county super-
assigned to the University of Ark- Maurice Taylor, '37, '41, is teach- intendent of schools of Woodford
ansas). "Fayetteville is now on the ing at the Urbana, Ill., Junior High County last November.
air map via Central Airlines," he this year. He lives in Homer.
says. Harry E. Prather, '42, assistant
Betty Rhodes (Mrs. Dale Smith), superintendent at Ramsey, Ill., is
Gerald G. Mieure, '40, a teacher ·41, is now teaching home econom-
of industrial arts and coach at Mar- ics at Medora, Ill. Mr. Smith is a the father of Kathleen Fern, born
shall, Ill., is the father of Taylor farmer. Nov. 23, 1953.
Grant, born in January, 1954.
Bertha Grace Markwell (Mrs. M. James H. Phipps, '42, writes that
Barrett Racster, '40, is D. 0. co- E. Meier), '41, writes that this is he has a second daughter, born
o.rd.inator in the senior high school her thirtieth year in Brookfield, Ill. , last August. Phipps, a teacher at
at Greensboro, N. C., which has where she has taught in all grades Niles Township High School, Sko-
l ,700 students. except kindergarten and first. She kie, Ill., has built a new home at
has 100 seventh and eighth grade 8332 Tripp, Skokie.
Paul Stine, '40, is an electronic Camera Club members who keep
scientist with the Naval Research her busy every morning and noon. Geneva June Murphy, '42, a
Laboratory at Washington, D. C., teacher in the Libertyville-Fremont
where his home is at 5900 Skyline Wilbur P. McElroy, '41, of 403 (Ill.) High School, completed her
Drive, S. E., Washington 23. Mrs. E. Main, Monticello, Ill., is princi- M.S. degree last August at Indiana
Stine, . the former Virginia Le pal of the Monticello High School. State Teachers College. She lives at
Young, '43, is now teaching kinder- He is currently president of the 223 W. Lake St., Libertyville.
garten at Hillcrest Heights, Md. The Okaw Valley Principals' Associa-
Stines have three children, David, tion and secretary of the Piatt Coun- Harold Seip, '42, a teacher' . of
ty Administrators' Association. The chemistry in the Danville, Ill., High
McElroys have a daughter, Brenda, School since 1945, attended a con·
ference of high school chemistry

teachers at the University of Wyorrt-
ing, Laramie, sponsored by t~e
Ford Foundation last August. Se~p
expects to spend a month ~n
Europe this summer. He will be in
Paris for two weeks in August to

attend the International Conferf
ence of Older Boys and Girls 0

PAGE TWENTY-TWO

YMCA. The opportunity to go grew have two sons, Giles, 6V2, and Jon Phi Sigma Epsilon fraternity.
out of his work in Hi-Y at Danville. Richmond, 2V2.
Charlotte Simmonds (Mrs. Robert
Wayne Saxton, '42, a farmer Elizabeth Stansfield (Mrs. Robert E. Collins), '46, of 27 Webster St.,
near Kansas, Ill., married Dorothy Kitchell), '44, of l 010 Austin St., Catlin, Ill., is the mother of Elaine
Hibbs of Charleston in 1950. The Lawrenceville, Ill., has three sons, Marie, born last April.
5axtons have three daughters, Paul Lee, 6V2, Frank Aken, 2V2, and
ages l, 2, and 3. John Phillip, l. Harriet Stansfield (Mrs. James
Huffmaster), '46, of Stewardson,
Alfred A. Redding, '42, a print- Elizabeth Ann Thomann (Mrs. Ill., has a daughter, Jana Lynn, born
ing instructor in the Springfield, Herbert E. Walsh), '45, of Gallup, Feb. 24, 1954.
Ill., High School, took a six week's N. Mex., is the mother of a second
"academic instructor course" last child, Nancy Beth, born last Oct. 4. Harvey Pulliam, '46, is an insur-
summer at the Air University, Max- ance broker at Newton, Ill.
rwell AFB, Montgomery, Ala. Capt. Bartley J. Greenwood, Jr.,
'45, is on active duty with the Samuel Harold Taylor, '47, is
Delmar Nordquist, '42, became Army. His address is 1310 S. merchandising manager of the
superintendent and curator of Seventh St., Maywood, Ill. Pacific Indoor Advertising Co. His
Gingko State Park, Vantage, Wash., home is at 914 E. Bixby Rd., Long
in February of this year. Zada Iona Mowrer, '37, '45, is Beach 7, Calif. A third child, Susan
an assistant professor of physical Kay, was born to the Taylors on
Betty Markel (Mrs. Robert H. education at Washington State Col- Oct. 9, 1953.
ft\agill), '42, writes that the Magills lege, Cheney. She completed her
have a new home in West Wichita, M.S. last August. Her address is C·laude Hayes, '47, is the father
Riverside Heights, Kan. Mr. Magill 519 Fourth St., Cheney, Wash . of ~' daughter born in January. Dr.
l:>egan work in a new office last Ha1,·es has a son, Stevie. Dr. and
tall at Wichita's multi-million-dollar Elizabeth Ann Van Meter (Mrs. Mr;:. Hayes live at 2025 Peach Tree
airport. Vernon Cox), '46, is now at l 008 Rd., N. E., Atlanta, Ga ., where
Hudson St., Kenner, La. Mr. Co:x: Claude teaches at the University of
Freda Rich (Mrs. Victor Seaton), is an estimator and project engi- Atl :m t a .
'42, is a substitute at the Post neer with a construction company
6chool, Ft. Leavenworth, Kan. Mr. in New Orleans. Russell L. Ogden, '47, a business
6eaton is a major in the Army, sta- teacher at Kansas, Ill., has been do-
tioned at Ft. Leavenworth. The Sea- Jessie Rosella Cameron (Mrs. ing summer work beyond the mas-
ton address is 8 Riverside Ave., Ft. James E. Jones), '46, formerly of ter's at the University of Kentucky
leavenworth. Texas, is now teaching in Topeka, and expects to continue there this
Kan., where her address is 620 summer. Last Nov. 4 the Ogdens
Annie Elizabeth McNeil (Mrs. Kent. became parents of their second
Dean C. Hoel), '42, now lives on child, James Russell. Daughter
R. R. 3, Box 994, St. Albans, W. Va. Marjorie Grace Shook (Mrs. Alex- Sally Jo is now one year old.
Mr. Hoel was recently transferred ander Manz), '46, expected a baby
by Monsanto from St. Louis to St. in March. She lives at 1110 Isabella William Patchett, ex-'47, was
Albans, where he is doing rubber Ave., Coronado, Calif. Mr. Manz is named "Man of the Year" by the
l:hemistry research. a naval officer with the amphibious Danville, Ill., Junior Chamber of
forces at Coronado. Mrs. Manz has Commerce in January. An agent
Claude Cutter Therrien, '43, a done some substitute teaching this for the Hardware Mutual Insurance
teacher of English at the Marianna, year. Co., Patchett has assisted with
Fla., High School, writes that he numerous civic projects at Danville
is now doing a 45 minute record Thomas Mac Newell, '46, of over the past seven years. He has
•how and 15 minute newscast in 1420 E. 35th St., Odessa, Tex., been president of the Jaycees, gen-
addition to his part-time copy-writ- writes that he recently resigned as eral campaign chairman for the
ing job with Station WTYS, Mari- research director of the Cardinal March of Dimes, and vice-president
anna. Chemical Co., Odessa, to become and director of Danville's Salvation
president and technical director of Army organization, to name a few.
Hugh C. Phipps, '43, is manager Nee Chem Laboratories, Inc., a
of the Longtin's Square Shop (men's newly formed company for the Mrs. Patchett is the former Ida
furnishings) in Skokie, Ill., where manufacture of organic chemicals. Margaret McNutt, '41. The Patchetts
he lives at 10040 Lacrosse. have two children.
Theresa Reiss, '46, assistant sup-
Clarissa Joan Sheeks (Mrs. War- erintendent of schools in Fayette Patchett served three years with
ren Bonnell), '43, now lives at 2300 County, is president-elect of the the Air Force in World War II. Af-
Eastern Division of the Illinois Edu- ter three years at Eastern, he was
W. Grand Ave., Decatur, Ill. Mr. cation Association. She is vice- graduated from Northwestern Uni-
president this year. Her home is versity in business education.
Bonnell teaches at the Centennial at Ramsey, Ill.
Junior High in Decatur. A daughter, Oa Jett Poynter, '47, was made
Carol Lynn, is now two years old. Phil Baird, '46, was named busi- superintendent of the Palestine, Ill.,
ness man of the year at Olney, Ill., schools last fall. He has taught in
Naomi Ruth Ramsey (Mrs. Wm. where he lives at 324 N. Indiana. Palestine for several years.
Gerald Gieseking), '43, is teaching Mr. Baird is a life underwriter for
English half days at the Altamont, Massachusetts Mutual. He is a na- Donald E. McKinney, '47, is a
Ill., High School thi's year. Mr. tional officer and historian for the sales representative for the Carna-
f;ieseking is an insurance agent
and undertaker. The Giesekings PAGE TWENTY-THREE

tion Milk Co. His home is 1741 E. the Danville, 111., High School, Greenville, S. C., where he was sti-
Lincoln, Decatur, Ill. pl•ced ninth in the National Ampu-
tee Golf Tournament at Royal Oak, tioned.
John E. Paul, '47, is director of Mich., last August. About 70 ampu-
the speech and hearing clinic at tees competed. Leona Mae Paden (Mrs. John S.
the University of Mississippi. He
lives at 110 Vivian St., Oxford, George R. Miller, '48, is princi- Adams), '40, '49, has two children
Miss. A son, George, was born Feb. pal of the St. Elmo, Ill ., High Jane, 2, and Nancy, 1. Mr. Ada~
19, 1954. Dr. Paul was recently School. His address is 905 N. Wal-
awarded advanced clinical certifi- nut, St. Elmo. teaches science at the Palestine, Ill.,
cation in speech by the American
Speech and Hearing Association. John Roberts, '48, is teaching High School.
marketing at Memphis State Col-
Willis C. Rardin, '47, is the father lege, Tenn. He hoped to finish his Jack Sensintaffer, '49, a teacher
·of Thomas Blaine, born last June. comprehensive exams at the Uni-
Mr. Rardin is an elementary prin- versity of Iowa in February. in Horton, Kan., now lives at 530
cipal at Libertyville, Ill., where he
lives at 140 Coolidge Ave. Florence Rolene Moore, '48, is Louisiana, Lawrence, Kan. He has
now teaching in the elementary
Russell Lee Ogden, '47, teacher schools of Richmond, Ind. three children, Regina, 4V2, Jenny
of business at Kansas, Ill. , is the
father of a second child, born Nov. Shirley Middlesworth (Mrs. Don- 2V2, and Tom, 1. '
4, 1954. ald Hill), '48, of 109 S. English,
Springfield, Ill., is the mother of Millard Martin, '49, now lives at
Ruth Evelyn Shawver (Mrs. Brian Freeman, born Jan. 13, 1955.
George Warren), '47, writes that The Hills purchased a new home 222 Park Dr., Joliet, Ill., where he
Mr. Warren is temporarily a stu- last December.
dent at Eastern, but in June of this . Forest Suycott, '48, is now teach- is an assistant manager for Mont~
year will again be traveling for the ing at Mt. Pulaski, Ill., having com-
Consolidated Chimney Co. of Chi- pleted advanced work in music at gomery Ward.
cago. The Warrens then live "in the State University of Iowa.
sundry trailer parks." They receive Marguerite Rhodes (Mrs. James
their mail at 1112 Harrison St., John Tolch. '49, is now teaching
at the University of Nebraska. He Gindler), '49, took a position as
Charleston, 111. has two daughters, Jennifer and
Edward Charles Sullivan, '47, Jahna. speech correctionist in the Downers

will receive the M.S. in June at Monte Popham, '49, of R. R. 3, Grove, Ill., Schools last year. Dr.
Western Illinois State College. He Charleston, has a son, Monte Mikel,
is teaching social science at Ha- born April 15, 1954. Gindler is an associate chemist at
vana, Ill., where the Sullivans live
at 303 S. Promenade St. A son, Carroll Stanhope, '49, of 135 E. the Argonne National Laboratori~
Charles Michael, was born last Elm, Albion, Ill., has been trans-
ferred from West Salem to Edwards The Gindlers live at 148 Ann St.,
Sept. 27. Senior High, where he teaches
Ralph Irvin, '47, a teacher of physics and biology. Clarendon Hills.

physical education and boys' coun- Wayne Norviel, '49, married Edgar Wayne and Zetta Marie
selor at Beloit, Wis., is currently Arta Mossberger last July 24. He
president of the Beloit Teachers works for Swift and Co. at East St. Pinkstaff Sellers, '49, report the
Association, which has a member- Louis, Ill. He may be addressed at
ship of 300. The lrvins live at 1732 805 Devonshire Dr., Belleville, Ill. birth of Dennis Wayne, Nov. 22,
Oakwood, Beloit.
J. R. McCullough, '49, of Ob- 1954. The Sellers live at 909 N.
Grover Lee Malan, '48, superin- long, Ill., is a salesman with Pren·
tendent of schools at Odin, Ill., tice Hall, Inc. Harvey, Urbana, Ill., where Wayne
writes that he is the father of a
third child, Gregory. Den Woodard, '49, principal of is a sports announcer and salesman
the Bement, Ill., High School, was
Robert D. Bond, '48, is a pharma- elected president of the Okaw for Radio Station WDWS.
cist at Macomb, Ill ., where he lives Valley Conference Coaches Asso-
at 433 N. Prairie. ciation last December. Denzil Lyle Goleman, '49, receiv-

Leonard Pourchot, '48, of 2780 Arthur W. Sibley, '49, a sales- ed the d::>ctor of philosophy degree
Aster St., Pueblo, Colo., is now an man for the National Cash Register
assistant professor of education at Co., has returned to the Detroit at Iowa State College, Ames, la.,
the Colorado State College of Edu- area, after a period in south central
cation, Greeley. Illinois. His current address is 3456 last Dec. 17. He majored in ento-
Woodward Ave., Detroit 1, Mich.
Emmett Moore, '48, now lives at mology.
447 S. Main St., Flora, Ill., where Lt. Bernard Ohm, '49, an auditor
he teaches in the high school. for the Air Force, wrote in Decem- Ralph E. Ohm, '49, a teacher: in
ber that he was planning to move
Allen S. Monts, '48, a teacher of from 15 Ridgeway Dr., Woodfields, the Longfellow Junior High, Mat-
graphic arts and industrial arts in
toon, Ill., is the father of Susan

Theresa, born Dec. 16, 1954. The

Ohms live at 1600 Piatt, Mattoont

John Willard Pankey, '49, is a

Iaboratory assistant at the Univer-

sity of Illinois, living at E-33-C, Sta-

dium Terrace, Champaign.

Ruth St. John (Mrs. Dick Thomas),
'49, is teaching fifth grade at the
Osborn School in Phoenix, Ariz.,
where the Thomases live at 357 E.
Weldon. Dick, a reporter for the
Phoenix Gazette, asks, "What's
this I hear about students going

home on weekends now?"
Willard St. John, '49, is teachi~9

in the junior high at Covina, Calff.

His address is 15927 McGill, Co-

vina.

Jean Potter (Mrs. Don Glover),
'49, of 1639 Lucile, Wichita Falls,
Tex., writes that her sister, Mrs.
John Wilson, and John exped a

baby this March.

PAGE TWENTY-FOUR

Don Musselman, '49, who is for the Dallas and Mavis Co., South at Harvard, Ill.
~aching in the North American Bend, Ind. Mrs. Riffle's son, Char- Harold Stephen Morgan, '50, a
High School at Balboa, Canel Zone, les Duane Lawyer, is stationed at
...rites that he is working with the Pepperel AFB in Newfoundland. distributive education coordinator,
Zone's theater group extra-curri- now lives at 423 Sixteenth Ave.,
Paul Jenkins, '50, a teacher and East Moline, Ill., where he is build-
cularly. coach at Grand Chain, Ill., is work- ing a three bedroom home. The
ing on the master's degree at the Morgans' daughter Gina is 3, and
Robert J. Mcintyre, '49, of 123 University of Illinois in the sum- son Jay Stephen is 8 months old.
.,bertson, New Iberia, La., has a mer.
'9cond daughter, Melissa, born Dennis Van Blaricum, '50, is of-
July 24, 1953. Marilyn Jean Reed (Mrs. Hugh fice manager for a cement contract-
Hutson), '50, is the mother of Karen or in Dallas, Tex., where he lives
Louis Stivers, Jr., '49, is the Jean, born last Nov. 24. Her home at 6022 Marquita.
lather of a second son, Philip Alan,
born Jan. 29, 1955. Stivers coaches is on R. R. 2, Westfield, Ill. Kathleen Ann Nelson (Mrs. Har-
at the Carlinville, Ill., High School. Donald McKinney, '50, of 2193 old Sprehe), '50, of 2502 Grove E.,
Boulder, Colo., is a physical edu-
Harold (Louie) Schultz, '47, and Westbrook Dr., Fort Wayne, Ind., cation teacher at Westminister Jun-
Mrs . Schultz, the former Norma married Marilyn Gill last Oct. l 0. ior High.
Jean Garrett, '47, have a daughter, He is an insurance claim adjuster.
Janet, born Oct. 19, 1954. Mr. Clarence (Judy) Onyett, Jr., '50,
Schultz teaches and coaches at Charles B. Shaver, '50, of 8655 of 154 St. and Mich. City Rd., S.
Lansing, Ill. Brookshire, University City 24, Mo., Holland, Ill., now has three chil-
is now in the sales department of dren. Dean, the youngest, was
Morris Tschannen, '50, teaches the Eddy Paper Co. born last May 8. Mr. Onyett teaches
business and is wrestling coach at and coaches at the Roosevelt
the Roxana, Ill., High School this Bernita Shann (Mrs. Russell Mc- School.
.,ear. His address is 237 Seventh, lerran, Jr.), '50, is a housewife and
fv'ood River. mother on R. R. 3, Noble, Ill. Betty Kirkham (Mrs. Harry Bow·
land), '50, writes from 429 Perry,
t Martin Tredway, '50, of l 05 S. George McDermott, '50, of 14 Denver, Colo., that Dolores Seaman
egory, Urbana, Ill., is an Eisner Water St., Cortland, N. Y., where (Mrs. John Morris) has a second
od Store manager as of Nov. l, he is an assistant professor of sci- baby girl, Heather Ann, born New
1954. ence at the teachers college, is di- Year's Day. Mr. Morris expects to
recting a science camp in the Adir- graduate from Denver University
Mavis Mueller (Mrs. Al Daniels), ondacks. A wilderness camp, it is this spring and take work as · a
'SO, is the mother of Ellen Sue, devoted to field studies in natural commercial artist. Betty also men-
born Oct. 18, 1954. Janice Lee is 2. science. tions a visit by Gwin Kilman Watts
The Daniels live at 956 N. Hazel Kenny, and family. and Jack and
St., Pontiac, Ill., where Al teaches. Dorothy Jean Troesch (Mrs. John Dorothy Troesch Horsley. Betty's
T. Horsley), '50, of 724 N. Fourth husband took over as executive di-
Marion Frieda Michael (Mrs. An· St., Vandalia, Ill., has two daugh- recor of Junior Achievement in
"1ony Rinderer), '50, is teaching ters, Carol Lynn, 2, and Diane Sue, Denver last September, she con-
business at Trenton, Ill., and living born Jan. 25, 1955. Mr. Horsley
at 912 Thirteenth St., Highland. Mr. is a clerk in the Carter Oil Co. of- cludes. ,
Rinderer is enrolled in the School fices at St. Elmo.
of Architecture, Washington Uni- James H. Reed, '50, of 1416
lersity, St. Louis. The Rinderers Joseph Stringfellow, '50, is
liave two children. teaching English at Randolph, Spruce St., LaPorte, Ind., is a field
Nebr. He may be addressed at
James Mimicou, '50, is branch Box 223, Randolph. engineer with the Ford Motor Co.
f!anager of the Keystone Readers
lervice and lives at 1000 Main St., John Milton Walker, '50, is with Alice Hanks (Mrs. Robert Stab-
Evanston, Ill. the National Petro Chemicals Co.
and lives in Areola, Ill. ler), '51, is teaching at Stanford
Francis Pankey, '50, and Mrs.
Pankey, the former Marie Bell, Everett Franklin Morris, '50, a High, Bloomington, Ill., this year.
lNrite that they have a red headed graduate assistant at the State Uni-
boy named Steven Thomas, born versity of Iowa, has a second son, The address: 1402 E. Grove,
Jan. 31, 1954. Mr. Pankey is band Kevin Brian, born in January, 1954.
and chorus director at Meredosia, The Morris address is 808 Finkbine Bloomington.
111. Park, Iowa City, la.
Patricia Maurer (Mrs. Phil Ensor),
William Thiel, '50, recreation di- Wendell Needham, '50, who is '51, is teaching at Urbana, Ill.,
rector for the Chicago Park District, a technical service representative where her address is 1107 W.
was appointed 1954-55 chairman of the A. E. Staley Manufacturing Green, Apt. 524.
of the C. A. A. U. men's volley ball Co., has a daughter, Terry Lynn,
~ommittee. Thiel lives at 5715 S. now seven months old. The Need- Marion Eugene McDonald, '51, a
llenwood, Chicago. hams live at 4030 Beechbank Rd., teacher at Robinson, Ill., married
English Village, Columbus 13, 0. Dorothy Van Dyke, '54, last June.
Reba Nay lawyer (Mrs. Winfield The McDonald address is 305 S.
Hans Olsen, Jr., '50, coached Webster St., Robinson.
A. Riffle), '27, '50, is teaching at junior high football last fall and
eighth grade basketball this winter Marilyn Pauline Meyer, '51, is a
Dundas, Ill . Mr. Riffle is a driver tissue technician in the College of
Veterinary Medicine, University of
Illinois.

Tom Danneberger, '51, .· an in-

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structor at the Chanute, Ill., AFB, Vern Ray Wagner, '51, head Warren, 0. :.
is the father of Tom Karl, born"Dec. football coach and assistant basket-
6, 1954. T.he Dannebergers live ·at ball coach at Albion, Ill., writes Don Swango, '51, is manager of
that his wife expects a second child the Lincoln and El Drive.In Theaters
121 N. Race St., Urbana. .· o · in July. Son Stevie will be 3 in in Charleston.
April.
Glenn Mobley, .Jr., '51, w.rote in Marion Frances Railsback, '51, of
Marjorie Ruth · Waddell (Mrs. 1150 Grandview, Boulder, Colo.,
December ·that he expected to go William A. Helgemo), '51, is teach- is an instructor at the University of
overseas with the Fifth Air Force ing typing and military correspond-
for a twa ·year tour of duty in ence to airmen at Sedalia AFB, Mo. Colorado.
Japan. The Helgemos live at 414 Grover, Ken Brauer, ex-'51, and Char~
Warrensburg, Mo.
Robert E. Mitchell, '51, a busi- latte Waggener were married in
ness teacher at the Bradley, Ill., Phyllis Joanne Waddell (Mrs.
Gene W. Gsell), '51, of 409 S. Fif- Altamont last Nov. 7.. Mrs. Brauer
teenth, Mattoon, Ill., writes that
High School, is working toward the her husband is on a six months as- is a Southern Illinois University
master's at Northern Illinois State signment in Japan with the Secur-
ity Service. He is an Air Force flight graduate who teaches at Altamont
Teachers College. engineer. Mrs. Gsell is teaching High School. Mr. Brauer is employ~
Dolores Seaman (Mrs. John Mor~ second grade in Mattoon.
ed at the Altamont Lumber and
ris), '51, of 650 Ivanhoe, Denver, Kenneth McPeak, '51, a teacher
of physics and electricity in Mat- Grain Co.
Colo., is the mother of a second toon, is the father of a second Lynn C. Swango, '52, bega(1
daughter, Teresa Ellen, born Dec.
daughter, Heather, born on New 28, 1954. The McPeaks live at teaching at the DePue, Ill., High
Year's Day, 1955. The first daugh- 2420 Prairie, Mattoon. School last fall.

ter is named Holly. Helen Penn (Mrs. Herbert H. William Garrett, '52, Flavet, Ill,
Coslow), '51, a commerce teacher
Marjorie Wilson, '51, is teaching at the Lovington, Ill., High School, Apt. 249-B, Gainesville, Fla., writes
English in the Danville, Ill., High has been secretary-treasurer of the that he is completing a thesis on
Moultrie County Education Asso-
School. ciation the past year. Mr. Coslow is Coleridge and Ruskin at the Uni-
Charles Thornton Hall, '51 , of a repairman for the Texas-Illinois
Natural Gas Pipeline Co. versity of Florida, where he is a

Clayton, Ill., is the father of a Clara Stein, '51, now Iives at graduate assistant.
1312 Lafayette Ave., Apt. 4, Mat-
daughter born last Nov. 20. Mr. toon, Ill. She is a stenographer for Mary Lou Carrico, '52, a first
the Carter Oil Co.
Hall is principal of the Coatsbury grade teacher at Fairfield, Ill., has
Frank Pitol, '51, married Pat
Grade School. Stanley, '54, last June. Both are finished work for the master's de-
Joan Madden (Mrs. David W. teaching at Mascoutafi, Ill. gree at the University of Illinois.

Frank), '51, is secretary to the ad- Emmett Perry, '51, football coach Iris Gillis, '52, wrote last sum·
at the Kincaid, Ill., High School,
jutant general and an instructor of tied with Taylorville for second mer that she had completed her
place in the Midstate Conference
USAFI typing courses at Ft. Leonard last fall. Perry lives at Bulpitt, Ill. degree, "Master Secondary Teach·
Wood, Mo., where her husband is
Nellie Emiline Simmons (Mrs. R. er of Art." She teaches in the Dan-
in service. The address: E-47, Post J. Prescott), '32, 'S1, teaches first ville, Ill., Elementary Schools.
Housing Area, Ft. Leonard Wood. grade at Hammond, Ind., where the
Prescotts live at 31 Carroll St. Loren Grissom, '52, now lives at
Lauretta Claire Newman (Mrs. Ellery, Ill., and continues to teach
Paul Williams), '51, of R. R. 1, Lola Olds (Mrs. James T. Lukens), at Edwards Senior High, Albion.
'51, of 6649 Cleo, San Diego 15,
Hindsboro, Ill., has a second daugh- Cal if.,. is the mother of Deborah He has two sons, Randall Jeffrey,
Lynn, born last July 18.
ter, Beverly Joan, born last Aug. l, and Stephen, 2112.
Rose Mary Messman (Mrs. James
10. Paula Jean is 2. Perryman), '51, is the mother of Mrs. Mary Beth Cobble Gard,
Enola Walls (Mrs. Robert Robert· Nancy, 2, Janet, 1, and Mary Ann,
3 months. Mr. Perryman, a 1950 '52, is a home adviser for Cumber-
son), '51, writes that besides being graduate of Eastern, is a physicist land County and lives at 303 W.
for the Mallory, Sharon Titanium
a housewife she is doing some Corp. The Perryman home is at Lincoln in Charleston. Mr. Gard is
modeling. The Robertsons live at 4276 Sunnybrook Dr., M. C. 57,
a conductor on the New York Cen·
608 W. Fifth St., Bloomington, Ind.
Mr. Robertson is an accountant tral R. R.

with RCA. Janice Anderson (Mrs. Raymond

Harold L. Von Behren, '51, is Carrell), '52, is the mother of Ma·
linda Lee, born Jast July 6. The
teaching · seventh grade math at Carrel ls live at 100 Hickory, No-

the Woodrow Wilson Junior High komis, Ill.
in Decatur, where he lives at 553
Patricia Brotherton (Mrs. Phil L.
S. Webster.
Bowman),. '52, is the mother of
Don Sunderland, '51, of 1015% Kimberly Ann, born last Sept. 27.

E. Front St., Bloomington, Ill., is Mr. Bowman is a student at the

the father of Barbara Beth, born University of Illinois. d

last Sept. 9. Sunderland is with Marie Onken (Mrs. Clau •
the State Farm Life Insurance Co.
Hershey), '52, is the mother of Cohn·

Richard I. Tomlin, '51, is a lab- nie Marie, born Dec. 14, 1953. T e
oratory technician with the Na- Hersheys Iive at 819 E. Locust St.,

tional Petro Chemical Co. at Tus- Watseka, Ill. .
cola, Ill., where he lives at 43 E.
Houghton. Richard E. Myers, '52, writes

that he works in the Ohio Oil Corn•

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tany office near the 500-mile writes that she spent last summer ed in Washington last year.
1Peedway track in Indianapolis, at Grand Lake, Colo., and liked it Dorris Winkler, '52, was released
Ind. His address "is 5814 W. Wash- so well she decided to stay in Den-
tigton St., Indianapolis 21. ver. She teaches second grade. from the Army on Aug. 13 and
returned to teaching in the seventh
Marilyn Newlin (Mrs. John Dora Louise Bower (Mrs. Ken· grade at Riverton, Ill.
tortier), '52, has lived at 3163 neth Sedgwick), '52, was at 2213
ttevely Ave., Long Beach, Calif., 16th Ave., Gulfport, Miss., as of Ray Carrell, '52, took an indus-
since Feb. 1. Mr. Fortier is a sales- last December. trial arts position in the Nokomis,
man for International Harvester Ill., High School this fall. The Car-
since receiving his discharge from Charles G. McCoy, '52, an in- rells have a daughter, Malinda
the Navy last June. structor in the machine shop and Lee, born July 6.
foundry at United Township High,
Mary Louise Piper, '52, was com- E. Moline, Ill., received recognition Robert W. Allen, '52, took an
missioned a deaconess and be- in Scientific Instruments, Vol. 25, industrial arts position at Carlyle,
r:ame a full time home missionary No. 9, for design of a precision Ill., this fall.
in the Methodist Church in January. grinding machine.
She did special graduate work at Barbara Christman, '52, took a
Scarritt College, Nashville, Tenn. Ed Soergel and Herb Wills, '52, position as graduate counselor in
enrolled for graduate work at Wood Hall, Purdue University, this
Doris Schmittler( Mrs. Charles C. Eastern in December after release fall and is doing graduate work at
tfarper), '52, has been a stenogra- from service at Fort Carson, Colo. Purdue in textile science.
pher at West Point, Ky., while her In service Soergel distinguished
husba nd is in the Army. himself in football , being named Charles R. Jenkins, '52, began
All-Army quarterback in 1953. teaching at Thawville, Ill., this fall.
Richard Parker, '52, is a clerk Wills' service career included spe- He has a son, James Ray, 11
with the Magnolia Petroleum Co., cial services duty. He presented months old.
and lives at 914 N. Rotan, Salem, magic acts for civic and military
audiences. In the Army PT program Melvin Brown, '52, began teach-
111. he taught swimming and competed ing seventh and eighth grades at
Jack Payan, '52, is now at 3406 in cross country. Soergel has sign- Alvin, Ill., this fall.
ed a $7,500 contract with the Balti-
W. l 66th St., Markham, Ill., where more Colts for the next fall season. Robert Flick, '52, is teaching in
he is an insurance broker as of the Sycamore, Il l., High School this
Jan. 1, 1955. Annette Tolly (Mrs. Ralph Eu- year. He received the M. A. from
gene Buesking), '52, is a graduate the University of Florida June 7.
Nancy Jean Sharpe (Mrs. Warren assistant counselor for undergrad
J. Jones), '52, is the mother of women in a dormitory at the Uni- Olen Brown, '52, is grade prin-
Holly Joy, born last Christmas Day. versity of Illinois, where she is cipal at Capron, Ill.
6he may be addressed in care of completing a master's degree in
106 Cedar St., Pana, Ill. education. Mr. Buesking is an Dan Ferree, '52, is teaching at
airman machinist with the Navy. Chenoa, Ill.
Glen Radloff, '52, of Shelbyville, The Buesking address: 1115 Ne-
Ill., is a quality control engineer vada, Urbana, Ill. Violet Luallen (Mrs. Hal Hub-
with the General Electric Co. plant bard), '39, '52, is teaching second
Donna Louise Horton (Mrs. Ron grade at the Lincoln School in
in Mattoon, Ill. Stewart), '52, lives at 1321 Chicago Charleston, Ill. The Hubbards live
Norma Metter (Mrs. Jeffrey Rd., Chicago Heights, Ill. Mr. at 1302 S. Fourth.
Stewart is a coach in the junior high
J:rewe), '52, moved to Skokie, Ill., at Crete and Mrs. Stewart teaches Sarajean Jones, '53, is now
on Feb. 1, where Mr. Crewe has a in the Crete-Mcnee High School. teaching third grade at Farmer
position with the export division City, Ill.
of Searle Pharmaceuticals. He took Glenn Van Blaricum, '52, an ele-
his degree at Indiana University mentary principal at Momence, Ill., Mrs. Maurine Moore Field, '53,
expects to complete work toward is teaching in Charleston, Ill., this
~cently . the M.S. at Eastern this summer. year. She worked ten weeks last
summer helping excavate the
John Survance, '52, an element- Lewis D. McMillan, '52, was pro- Hopewell Indian mound near Cave-
ary principal at Assumption, Ill., moted to captain in the Air Force in-Rock, Ill ., with state archeolog-
txpects to receive the M.S. in Ed. in January. He is a navigator and ists.
at Eastern in August. squadron ~djutant flying weather
reconnaisance in the Hawaiians. Alice Lauher, '53, of 1602V2 N.
Marion G. Rennels, '52, and Mrs. The home address is 1064 Jones Goodwin St., Urbana, Ill ., is teach-
Rennels, the former Rita Pifer, '52, St., Honolulu 18, T. H. ing homemaking this year at De-
are parents of Mark Kevin, born land.
Jan. 6, 1954. Rennels is with the Barbara Stephens (Mrs. Alder-
Ohio Inspection Bureau and lives son), '52, writes that she has re- Maylo Koontz, '53, married ' Rob-
at 47 Bennington Dr., Dayton 5, 0 . turned to Stewardson, Ill., with her ert M. Dalrymple on Sept. 18 and
husband since his discharge from lives at 200 S. Garfield, Oblong,
Joseph W. Elliott, '52, an office service. Mr. Alderson was station- Ill., Mr. Dalrymple works in the
t.'orke r at the Wm. Davies Packing Robinson, Ill., refinery and Mrs.
Co. of Danville, Ill., has a daughter Dalrymple teaches first grade in
born last Oct. 13. A son is now Oblong.
two years old.
Marilyn Macy, '53, writes that
Dorothy May Schwartz, '52, of Marge Steele and Darrell Biggs
~288 Julian St., Denver 11, Colo.,
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also teach at the Maroa, Ill., High Battalion, APO 227, New York, where his address is 719 Keats
School. N. Y. Ave., Winston Manor No. 3.

Ray Tipsword, '53, expects to Cpl. Ronald W. Polston, '53, is Sylve Michlig (Mrs. Dean Met-
receive his discharge from the a battery clerk with Hq & Hq Btry. ter), '53, teaches physical educaticl
Army in July. As of last fall he Ill Corps Arty, Fort Hood, Tex. at the Oakland, Ill., High School.
was serving in Korea. Mrs. Tip- Dean is finishing his work at East-
sword, the former Betty Seybert, Pfc. Donald Lee Michael, '53, ern.
'52, is teaching second grade at may be addressed at T-251363
the Edison Elementary School in Ave. G, Jester Park, Ft. Bliss, Tex. Clyde Nealy, '53, is a student at
Hillsboro, Ill. the Northem Baptist Seminary in
Earl Tyrus Sawyer, '53, a Pfc. at Chicago. His address is 818 S. In-
Roy Olive, '53, is teaching sixth Ft. Leonard Wood, has been work- dependence, Chicago 24, Ill.
grade this year in the new $600,- ing in troop information and edu-
000 Leclaire Elementary School at cation. Bob Gene Miller, '53, a patienf4
Edwardsville, Ill. He lives at Mar- supply sergeant at Madigan Army
ine, Ill. Dorothy Mae Lambert (Mrs. Rich- Hospital, Tacoma, Wash., expect•
ard Shiley), '53, is a homemaking to be discharged from the Army
Helen Joan Davis (Mrs. Norman teacher at Ogden, Ill., this year. next July 5.
E. Krug), '53, writes that son Ken- Mr. Shiley, '53, is a special research
neth Edward was born Aug. 26. assistant with the State Geological Cpl. Bill Reineke, '53, of Ft. Car-
The Krug address is 4 Aviation Rd., Survey in Urbana, where he is tak- son, Colo., expects to be discharg-
Apt. 2B, Brooklyn 34, N. Y. Mr. ing a class at the University. The ed next September and return to
Krug is in the Naval service. Shiley address is Box 770, St. Eastern for the master's degree.
Joseph, Ill.
Elizabeth Moira Stevens (Mrs. Cpl. Elmer G. Shull, '53, shipped
Harold Fuller), '53, teaches third Carol Pullen, '53, is now station- overseas to England in January,
grade at Mentone, Ind., this year. ed at Ft. Amador, Canal Zone. Mrs. 1955.
Mr. Fuller, '54, is a student at the Pullen, the former Ettajane Jones,
Grace Theological Seminary, Win- '53, teaches second grade at Farm- Merel E. Pollard, '53, of the U. S.
ona Lake, Ind. er City, Ill. Marine Corps expected to return
to the States in February after duty
Marie Cerven (Mrs. Donald B. Elaine Scanlan, '53, is teaching in the Mediterranean area.
Tolly), '53, lives at 33 l E. Fourth at Brimfield, Ill., this year.
St., Erie, Pa., where Mr. Tolly is a Cpl. Charles Oxley, '53, was sta-
ceramic engineer at General Elec- Norma Thomas, '53, of 60 Elm, tioned at Fort Hood, Tex., last De-
tric. Forest, Ill., teaches at Rich Town- cember.
ship High School. She is engaged
Louella Johnson ,'53, is teaching to Gary Drummond of Mackinaw, Jack Sims, '53, and Betty Jo
second grade at Taylorville, Ill. Ill., and plans a fall wedding. Moore, '53, visited the chemistry
department at Eastern in February.
Pat Gill, '53, is teaching in the Mrs. Edith Stoltz Griggs, '3 l, '53, Sims operates a trailer laboratory
Clay City, Ill., High School. a kindergarten teacher at Lawrence- for the Coco Cola Co., visiting bot-
ville, Ill., is much interested in tling plants in Nebraska and Kan-
Elizabeth DePew, '53, M. S. '54, work with United Cerebral Palsy. sas and making tests to assure pur-
is teaching vocal music at Dwight, She is a board member of the local ity and correct functioning. Miss
Ill., Her address is 114 E. Seminole affiliate and received a scholarship Moore is employed in the comput-
St. to the University of Kentucky for ing division of the U. S. Aeronauti-
work in guidance of cerebral palsy cal Research Laboratories in Cleve-
Ens. Don R. Myers, '53, was as- victims last summer. She is now a land, 0.
signed to duty in the Federal Build- representative on the national
ing in New Orleans after receiving board of directors of UCPA and has Nancy Hampton, '53, a speech
his commission at Newport, R. I., finished a thesis on cerebral palsy correctionist in the Urbana, Ill.,
last April. His address is l l 04 Mer- for her M.A. Mrs. Griggs lives at Public Schools, is engaged to Rob-
rill St., New Orleans 14, La. 221 W. Olive St., Bridgeport, Ill. ert A. Maroney of Wadena, Minn.

Pat Major, '53, and Nelson Mc- Shirley Ann Stiff (Mrs. William Don Brumleve, ex-'53, expects
Mullen., '54, were married last Dec. Goudie), '53, is mother of James to receive his discharge from ser-
23. Mrs. McMullen teaches second Merle, born Jan. 19, 1955. The vice in June. He is now at Ft.
grade at LaGrange, Ill. Pvt. McMul- Goudie address is Box 74, Sadorus, Hauchuca, Ariz.
len is now at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, 111 .
Ind. Robert A. Warren, '53, gradu'
Harris Moeller, '53, a naval of- ated in January ~m the American
Charles Everett Pettypool, Jr., ficer in the gunnery department Institute for Foreign Trade . at
'53, is a graduate assistant in edu- of the U. S. S. Essex, a carrier, is Thunderbird Field, Phoenix, Ariz.
cation at Ohio State University. His now on duty in the Pacific and has
address is 2778 Innis Rd., Colum- been in Japan and the Philippines. Bill Dawson, '53, writes that he
bus l l, 0. His address: Lt. (jg) A. H. Moeller, is now at Croix Chapeau, France,
U. S. S. Essex (CVA-9), c/ o FPO,
Pvt. John McDevitt, '53, is the San Francisco, Calif. in charge of the Army post tr?°P
father of Michael John, born Dec. information and aducation secho~i
4. Pvt. McDevitt may be addressed Paul Sobol, '53, is a wood shop He teaches off-duty high sch<M
at Hq & Hq Det., l 5th Ordnance teacher in San Francisco, Calif., courses in English and math. .

Alva Harrison '53 a teacher in
the Abbott .:Junior High at Elgin,

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Ill., writes that ·he worked in a cisco State College and writing his student at San Diego State College
machine shop last summer. He and doctoral thesis. Later he met John and lives at 3490 Congress St., San
his wife Jeri and daughter Dawn Mille,r, '54, in downtown San Fran- Diego l 0, Cal if.
•acationed in Rhinelander, Wis. cisco. Miller is stationed at Fort
Scott. Mildred Seaman (Mrs. Stan Wal-
Charlene Ann McNeil (Mrs. Har- lace), '54, is now at 635 Gloucester
Dwayne Roe, '53, will teach in Dr., Warwick Gardens, Warwick,
old L. Stevens), '53, writes that she the Danville, Ill., Schools next year. Va. Mr. Wallace enered the Army
Jaught first grade last year but on Mrs. Roe, the former Marilyn Stef- at the end of the Chicago Bears'
Aug. 4 a son, David, arrived, so fen, '55, will also teach in Danville. grid season and is stationed at Fort
tiow it's homemaker. The Stevens Eustis, Va.
live at 5422 Mitchell Dr., Dayton Helen Vacketta (Mrs. Norman
3, 0., where Lt. Stevens, '52, is a Endsley), '53, left her position at Dorothy Mae Van Dyke (Mrs.
torrosion engineer in the Air Force. the Limestone Community High Marion McDonald), '54, a teacher
School, Bartonville, Ill., at the end of home economics at the Oblong,
Jim Cole, '53, Apt 22-l Hoosier of the first semester. She is ex- Ill., High School, expects a baby
Ct., Bloomington, Ind., is an asso- pecting a baby in July. Norman in July. Mr. McDonald is also a
ciate in the A-V Center, Indiana teaches business subjects at Lime- teacher. The McDonalds live at 305
University and has begun work to- stone. S. Webster, Robinson, Ill.
ward the Ph. D.
Robert McKay, '54, is an insur- Rita Vacketta, '54, married Jack
James Lynch, '53, a teacher of ance underwriter at Worcester, Swank of Danville, Ill., on Nov. 20,
math and science at Somonauk, Ill., Mass. His address is Box 483, Rut- 1954. Mr. Swank is an electrician.
is the father of James Arthur, Jr., land, Mass. Mrs. Swank is teaching second
born last June 7. grade in Danville, where the new-
Anita Tedford, '54, is teaching lyweds live at 1126 N. Walnut.
George A. Eacott, '46, M.S. '53, in the Taylorville, Ill., High School.
writes that he completed require- Her address is 215 E. Market, Tay- Barbara Ann Rosborough (Mrs.
.,ents for vocational auto shop in- lorville. William J. Hughes), '54, writes that
ltruction. He teaches in the Gales- she certified at Katherine Gibbs in
burg, Ill., High School. Charlotte Miller, '54, is teaching New York in October and is now
at Watseka, Ill., and living at 308 working as a secretary for the
Loren Blaase, '53, has been in N. Fourth St. Cities Service Oil Co. She and Mr.
military service this year. He has Hughes live at 6439 W. 28th St.,
a daughter, Lucy, born last June. Hannah Newgent (Mrs. Howard Berwyn, Ill. Mr. Hughes is an ex-
Eads), '54, is teaching art at Villa pediter at International Harvester.
Donald Lee Griesemer, ' 5 3 , Grove, Ill., while Mr. Eads com-
~oach at Sumner, Ill., is the father pletes his work at Eastern. Richard Lee Wilkinson, '54, en-
of another son, Don Alan, born tered service at Lackland AFB, San
May 22. Mrs. Robert Washington, '54, is Antonio, Jan. 6 and will start air
teaching kindergarten in Downey, cadet training next June 8.
Thomas LeRoy Osborn, '53, has Calif. Her address is 1815% Colby
been in military service the past Ave., Los Angeles 25, Calif. Her Bob Calvin, '54, is coaching foot-
year. husband is a student at U.C.L.A. ball at Nokomis, Ill., where he lives
at 308 S. Maple.
Janet Venatta, '53, is teaching Sue Morrison, '54, is a graduate
first grade in the Grant School, student in music at Eastern. Gail Borton, '54, writes that he
Danville, Ill. landed in Okinawa on Jan. 16,
Orpha Bower, '54, is teaching 1955. 1'ie may be addressed as fol-
Pfc. Howard E. Pilson, '53, is home economics at Moweaqua, Ill., lows: Pvt. Gail L. Borton, Jr.,
•tationed near Pirmasens, Ger- where her address is 430 Locust. US55466537, Co. B 811 lth AU F.
many. Mrs. Pi Ison is employed at T. Buckner, APO 719, San Francis-
,he Signal Depot, Decatur, Ill. Maurice A. Kirchberg, '54, is co, Calif.
teaching in the Hopkins Township
Pvt. George Corrie, Jr., '53, is School, Hopkins, Mich. Marilyn Anne Carr Scott, '54, is
now stationed in Germany. His the mother of Barbara Anne, born
wife, the former Joan Ingram, '53, Mrs. Barbara Seibert Albright, August 4, 1954. Until April she
is attending Eastern, working to- '54, is now living at l 065 Colquitt will be at 601 W. Columbia, Cham-
ward the M. S. degree. Ave., N. E., Atlanta, Ga. paign, and after that at Toledo, Ill .

Delbert Blair, '53, of Noble, Ill., Henry Stepping, M. S. '54, Robert Bruce McKay, '54, is an
a teacher in the West Richland teaches biology at Peoria Central insurance underwriter with the
~chool District, was a delegate to High School and lives at 409 Ave., Massachusetts Protective Associa-
'the IEA convention in Chicago at Peoria, Ill. tion and lives at Brewer Way, Hold-
Christmas time. en, Mass.
Dolores Wilson and Juanee Car-
W. R. McMullen, '53, Box 21, lyle, '54, live at 954 N. Leaming- Pvt. Charles Younger, '54, was
Marin City, Calif., wrote in Novem- ton, Chicago, Ill. Both are physical at Camp Chaffee, Ark., in Decem-
ber that he was assigned to a Guid- education teachers at Leyden High ber. Mrs. Younger, the former
ed Missile Battery in the San Fran- in Franklin Park. They plan to tour Mariann Dana, '54, is teaching
~isco area as a missile and control Europe together this summer, leav- English and speech at Mason City,
equipment repairman. While there ing the U. S. on June 8. 111.
he met William Winnett, '47, who
IOnce taught him at Hume, Ill. Win- David Hannah, '54, of 6413 S.
nett is now teaching at San Fran- Kolin, Chicago, Ill., is employed
with American Air Lines.

Donald E. Richardson, '54, is a

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Janet Frances Moore, '54, of l 06 teaches elementary music while Paul Trotta, '54, an engineer at
W. Edwards, Springfield, Ill., is a her husband finishes his work at General Electric in Mattoon, Ill.,
clerk-stenographer with the Illinois Sparks Business College. lives at 1101 Fourteenth St., Mat-
Public Aid Commission. toon. A son, Michael Jonathan, was
Berl Pulliam, '54, entered the born to the Trottas last Aug. l l.
Joan Powers, '54, is teaching Army last August. He may be ad-
business subjects at Granville, Ill. dressed in care of 904 Franklin Richard Lee Weatherford, '54, is
Ave., Effingham, Ill. an Army trainee at Camp Chaffee,
Jacqueline Olsen, '54, is work- Ark.
ing toward the master's degree in Beverly Riley, '54, of 21 l N.
educational personnel at Indiana Washington St., Sullivan, Ill., is Marjorie Weller, '54, of 202V2
University, where she lives at Mor- employed by the Caterpillar Tract- E. St. Paul, Spring Valley, Ill.,
rison Hall, Bloomington. She is a or Co. in Decatur, Ill. teaches home economics at Hall
women's residence hall counselor. Township High School.
Robert Eugene Lee, '54, writes
David L. McQueen, '54, is now that his son Jerry was born Sept. Robert Neil Henkel, '54, is a
serving with the Fourth Army at 28, 1954. Lee entered the Army graduate student at Eastern and
Camp Chaffee, Ark. last August and shipped overseas lives at Douglas Hall.
to Germany on Jan. 5, 1955.
Aden Sempsrott, '54, became Don Jehling, '54, is in service at
sales manager for Vita Craft Paci- Herbert G. McDowell, '54, enter- Fort Sill, Okla.
fic Sales, Inc., in January, 1955. ed military service last Nov. 30,
His address is now P. 0. Box 54, and was stationed at Camp Chaf- Cpl. James Alexander, '54, is an
Corvillis, Ore. He sold for Vita fee, Ark. instructor at Fort Leonard Wood1
Craft and managed a crew of men Mo.
while a student at Eastern. Elva Mae Ragsdale, '54, of
l 403V2 E. Market St., Logansport, A/3c Walter Richards, Jr. '54,
James M. Stanley, '54, of .Pal- Ind., is teaching second grade. wrote in January that he was at-
mer, Ill., entered military service tending instructors' school at
Jan. l l. Henry F. Kirts, '54, of 709 W. St. Sampson AFB, Geneva, N. Y. and
John, Olney, Ill., married Vera has qualified for air cadet observer
Cecelia Shay, '54, a teacher in Jenkins last Aug. 21. Mr. Kirts training.
Decatur, Ill., now lives at 467 W. teaches science at Grayville, Ill .
Prairie in that city. Marshall Kent Kingery, '54, is
Joanne Eleanor Courtright Bon- studying electrical engineering at
Julia Ann Post (Mrs. Duane nett, '54, is living at 208 N. Maine, the University of Illinois.
Bruce), '54, is a supply teacher at Normal, Ill.
Aurora, Colo., where Mr. Bruce is Glenn Frame, '54, is principal of
stationed in the Air Force. The ad- Marilyn Pinson (Mrs. Robert the Beckemeyer School, Hillsboro,
dress: l 0500 E. Colfax, Aurora. Roland), '54, is teaching grade one Ill., and Mrs. Frame, '54, the form·
at Ramsey, Ill. Mr. Roland is a sec- er Kathryn Evans, teaches grade
Jacqueline Lee Butler Reeley, ond lieutenant in the Marine Corps. four at the J. D. Colt School in
'54, of Homer, Ill., is the mother of Litchfield.
Susan Kay, born last Aug. 28. Kenneth Wayne Ratts, '54, is an
assistant and graduate student at Robert Kirby, '54, took a posi·
Bob Davenport, '54, entered the Ohio State University. His address tion in the intermediate grades at
Army on Dec. 27, 1954. is 69 E. Frambes Ave., Columbus. Mason, Ill., on Jan. 3, 1955.

James L. Steere, '54, is pastor of Betty Louise Newlin, '54, of Virgil Dale Moore, '54, is now
the Mt. Zion Baptist Church at 815 W. Leland Ave., Chicago 40, at Fort Sill, Okla., after completing
Piasa, Ill., as of Dec. 15, 1954. Ill., is a laboratory technician at basic training at Camp Chaffee,
Aldens' Textile Laboratory in Chi- Ark.
Paul Bales, '54, entered the cage.
Army on Dec. l, 1954, and was Tom Schreck, '54, may be ad·
stationed at Camp Chaffee, Ark. Doris Fe.ist (Mrs. Edgar Dale dressed as follows: Thoma• C.
Brant), '54, is teaching grade three Schreck, US55466849, Hq Btry 3rd
Barbara Weerts, '54, is teaching at Saunemin, Ill. G M. Bn, 2nd GM Gp, SSM, ft.
home economics at Milford, Ill.
Royce Wayne Maxfield, '54, en- Bliss, Tex.
Frank Pixley, '54, drafted last tered military service last July l Donald H. Branson, '54, and
Aug. 25, lists his current position and is now serving in Europe.
as School of Dental Assistant. He Helen Lee were married on Christ·
is at Ft. Sam Houston, Tex. Robert James Mieure, '54, an
Army private, has been a clerk- mas Day, 1954. Mrs. Branson is .a
Max Dan Shaefar, '54, is a den- typist in the hospital at Ft. Leonard junior at Eastern, where she IS
tal student at St. Louis Un iversity. Wood, Mo. finishing her work. Mr. Bransort
His addr.ess is 3858 Lafayette, St. has a position with the Standard
Louis, Mo. Betty Joyce Stiger, '54, is teach-
ing in the Mt. Pulaski, Ill., High Oil Co. in Decatur, Ill. .
Cpl. Jack Rardin, '54, is work- School.
ing in the personnel section of the Lucy Ann Muchmore, '54, who is
Army Hospital, Fort Riley, Kan . His Earl Keith Shedlebower, '54, teaching elementary school p~ysiA
son, born last July 3, is named took a junior high position in
Byron Caesar. Springfield last Oct. l l. His ad- cal education at Evanston, Ill., Jives
dress is 912 S. First St., Springfield,
Helen Mae Roberts, '54, is now 111. at 2048 Hawthorne Lane, Evanston.
Mrs. Carl R. Tinder of 303 N.
Broadway, Shelbyville, Ill. She HJsJerry Griffith, '54, may be ad·

dressed in care of the Me.ntal
giene Consultation Service•
Army Hospital, Camp Chaffe&11 Ark.

PA(,7E THIRTY

IsPaul Siverly, '54, an ensign in Everybody Happy? Invite Students from 30
Counties to College Day
the Navy, is in flight training at
High school seniors from 30
f>ensacola, Fla., where his address central Illinois counties have been
invited to attend the April 14 col-
is Box 26, 4393 W. Jackson St. lege day-open house at Eastern, ac-
cording to Dr. Ned S. Schrom, di-
Samual Joseph Taber, '54, is in rector of admissions.

~rvice at Camp Chaffee, Ark. College day at Eastern is an an·
nual project sp::msored jointly by
Barbara Joan Sudduth (Mrs. the Eastern Illinois Schoolm::isters'
Club and the college. Invitations
ttarvey Shoemaker), '54, who has have been sent to some 150 high
schools in the 30-county area.
been teaching at the Henning, Ill.,
Last year more than 1,000 high
High School, writes that she ex- school students visited the Eastern
campus. It was the largest high
a>ects to join her husband in Indian- school group to visit the campus
since the program was inaugurated
apolis, Ind., where he is employed . in 1947.

..._,ith Van Camps' Hardware and The value of the visitati::m day,
says Dr. Schrom, is that it enables
Iron Works, at the end of the pres- high school youths to see a col-
lege at work, offers them an op-
ent school term. portuntiy to talk with instructors
in their chosen fields, and permits
James A. McWilliams, '54, en- them to obtain information on
housing and employment.
lered military service last Sept. 7. This is Amy "North" in a recent
News Wins Columbia's
He and Mrs. McWilliams are the pose, age six months. The newest
Top Rating 20th Time
parents of Lisa Ann, as of Sept 15. Home Management House baby
Pvt. McWilliams has been station- has gained eight pounds since com- The Eastern State News won its
ed at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Ind. ing to Eastern last fall. She's on a twentieth medalist rating at the
four-a-day feeding schedule and Columbia Scholastic Press Associa-
Carolyn Wilson, '54, is teaching eats cereal, fruit, meat, and egg tion contest on March l 0. The first
~econd grade in the Garfield yolks. At the end of May she ex- medalist was won 20 years ago
School, Decatur, Ill. pects to return to her parents. when Alexander Summers was
editor and Franklin Andrews advi-
Max Don Sheafor, '54, is a fresh- ser.
man at the St. Louis University
Editors during the period for
Scheel of Dentistry this year. which the News was rated for its
latest honor were Audree Mc-
Mrs. Elizabeth Browning Baker, Alumni Office Mails Millan and Clare Emmerich. Dr.
Francis Palmer has been adviser
'54, is teaching her eighth year at Many Memorial Plates for the past nine years.
•he Lowell Junior High, Mattoon,
Only three other college of edu-
Ill., where she and her daughter The Alumni Office has mailed cation newspapers, none of them
in Illinois, won medalist, highest
'etsy have an apartment at 320 some 45 Eastern memorial plates rating given by Columbia. Three
universities also won medalist.
N. Sixteenth St. She is now enrolled bearing pictures of Old Main and
Anne Worland (Mrs. John "Pat"
for graduate work at Eastern. Betsy six other campus buildings since Harmon), '40, writes (characteristi-
posed for an art class at Eastern an announcement was made in the cally): "Have 9 children, just moved
to 14 room house, 75 yrs. old, 6
last summer and learned swim- December, 1954, Alumnus. Ap- fireplaces. Husband preparing for
trip to Ireland." The 14 room house
ming. parently the farther from the cam- is at 19 Walnut Ave., Cincinnati
15, 0. Pat is a sports editor.
Charles T. Hashbarger, '54, grad- pus an alumnus lives, the more at-

uated from the Naval Pre-Flight tractive the plate is. Two plates
~hool at Pensacola recently and have been mailed to Hawaii, a half

is now assigned to the Whiting dozen to California, and a number
field NAS, Milton, Fla. for flight to other distant states.

training. Plates are still available at the

R:chard Walke·r, '54, married Alumni Office for $1.50 each. They
Carolyn Loving recently. Mrs. Wal- will be mailed anywhere in the

ker finished two years at Eastern United States for $2.00 each.
and had been employed at the

~uehne Co. of Mattoon. Mr. Wal- Miss Thomas Honored
ker is teaching and coaching at the

Flat Rock School near Robinson, Ill. Blanche C. Thomas, Eastern's
The Walkers live at 804 E. Main registrar who is now on disability
St., Robinson. leave, was honored at the annual

Clara Kingery and Carl A. York, meeting of the Illinois Association

both '55, were married in January, of Collegiate Registrars recently.
1955. Mrs. York is teaching home She was cited for valued service as
Jconomics at the Clay City, Ill., an officer and active member for
High School. Mr. York will com- over twenty years. Miss Thomas

plete his college work in June. is now living at her home on South

Fourth Street in Charleston. She

John McDevitt, '53, is playing shows considerable improvement

J:>asketball with an All-Army team after suffering a stroke just before

in Europe. registration day in the fall of 1953.

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